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8. In February I visited Malda and Barasat and inspected the
cattle shows there. I also acted as an Examiner at the Annual and
Final Examinations of the Bengal Veterinary College.
9. The examinations of the Bengal College continued in March,
and I attended these examinations and made time to go up to Santahar
to see for myself the work of the staff detailed on the Demonstration
Train. I then made arrangements for my visit to Madras, where my
services were requisitioned to serve as an Examiner at the Annual
Examinations of the Madras Veterinary College, which were held from
the 21st to 30th March 1927, both days inclusive.
10. With the exception of two months, October and November
1926, during which period he was on leave, Rai Sahib Sarat Chandra
Paul, Assistant Director, was in charge of the Western Range, com-
prising the Presidency, Burdwan and Rajshahi Divisions, throughout
the year. He spent 51 days on tour and travelled 4,456 miles by rail
and 85 miles by road. He inspected the Veterinary Hospitals and
Dispensaries at Khulna, Malda, Bogra, Burdwan, Midnapore, Jessore,
Jalpaiguri, Dinajpur, Saidpur, Suri, Rangpur and Siliguri, besides
attending Glanders cases at Kharagpur, Burdwan and Jalpaiguri and
a cattle show at Suri. He also attended the Train Demonstration and
lectures at Siliguri, and translated in Bengali the " Notes on Animal
Husbandry," prepared by myself and Mr. McLean of the Agricultural
Department.
11. Chief Glanders Inspector, Babu Jnanendra Nath Mitter, who
acted as Assistant Director for two months during the absence on
leave of Rai Sahib S. C. Paul, toured for 8 days during the period.
12. The Eastern Range, comprising the Dacca and Chittagong
Divisions, was in charge of the Assistant Director, Babu Nripendra
Nath Majumdar, throughout the year. This officer toured for 89 days,
and travelled 1,903 miles by rail, 203 miles by road and 1,787 miles
by boat and steamer. During his tours he visited
Mymensingh,
Barisal, Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Brahmanbaria twice each, and
Tangail, Sarisabari, Perojpur, Bhola, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Faridpur,
Chandpur and Comilla once each.
13. In addition to the routine work of inspection, he advised local
authorities regarding veterinary matters in his area, supervised inocu-
lation campaigns against rinderpest in the interior of the districts of
Bakarganj and Chittagong, attended outbreaks of Glanders amongst
hack ponies at Tangail and Brahmanbaria, and arranged for a cattle
show and the veterinary stall at the exhibition held at Dacca in con-
nection with the visit of the Royal Commission. He also accompanied
me to the Agricultural Conference at Faridpur, and attended the inspec-
tion of the work of this Department by the Hon'ble Nawab Bahadur
Saiyid Nawab Ali Chaudhuri, Khan Bahadur, C.I.E., the then Member
in charge, at Mymensingh.
14. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons N. N. Banarji and N. P.
Fernandez continued to be on deputation to foreign service during the
year. Veterinary Assistant Surgeon S. L. Sen was allowed leave with-
out pay for another year, to continue in the post of Veterinary
Inspector, Penang.
15. The work of the subordinate inspecting staff was hampered a
good deal, on account of shortage of funds to meet their travelling
allowance. For several months the tours of these officers had to be