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Expenditure of the College.
24. The main results and the receipts and expenditure of the College
are given in Table I. The statement of receipts and expenditure has been
compiled by me and verified by the Accountant-General, Bengal.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The additional Imperial Officer sanctioned for the College in 1914 has
not yet been available, though the College stands in great need of the services
of such an officer.
2. The teaching staff was short throughout the year of one of its
members whose duties had to be distributed among the other members of
the College in addition to their own. Moreover, one teacher has not enjoyed
the best of health and another has had serious illness in his family, so that,
with an already depleted staff under the circumstances, they must all have
given of their best and are to be congratulated on the results of the
examinations.
3. In consequence of the promotion to the 2nd grade of 3rd grade Deputy
Superintendent, Mr. S. K. Mitra, last year, Mr. N. L. Mitra, Chief Glanders
Inspector, was appointed 3rd grade Deputy Superintendent on 1st July. The
post of a 1st grade Deputy Superintendent having been vacant last year by
the death of Mr. Brand, Mr. D. Dey, 2nd grade Deputy Superintendent, was
promoted to the 1st grade on the 1st October and Mr. S. S. Ahmed, a 3rd
grade Deputy Superintendent, was promoted to the 2nd grade, made vacant
by Mr. Dey's promotion, on the same date. The place of the latter has been
recommended to Government to be filled in July next by promoting the Chief
Glanders Inspector, Babu G. N. Chatterjee.
4. Mr. R. V. Pillai, Laboratory Assistant, was temporarily appointed
Veterinary Supervisor on military duty to bring mules from China to India
from 27th September to the end of the year. From reports received his work
was most satisfactory.
5. Staff.—The work of the staff has been most satisfactory.
THE EPIZOOTIC DISEASES OF ANIMALS DEPART-
MENT IN CALCUTTA.
All the stables and cattle sheds in the Calcutta glanders area were
regularly inspected by the glanders staff.
2. Glanders were detected in two stables and Surra in three.
Altogether fifteen horses were seized and brought to the hospital, where,
after recognized tests, two were destroyed for Glanders and five for Surra,
one died from Surra and seven were discharged as free from any of the
diseases scheduled under the Glanders and Farcy Act.
3. A sum of Rs. 10 was given this year as compensation for the
destruction of a horse which proved to be glandered last year.
4. There were virulent outbreaks of Rinderpest during the year, all
over Calcutta and its suburbs, and prompt steps were taken in each outbreak
to prevent its spread. Five thousand five hundred and eighteen head of
cattle were inoculated with protective serum against the disease.
A severe outbreak of sheep-pox occurred amongst the sheep stored for
meat purposes at 26, Garden Reach Road, Calcutta, by Messrs. Mackinnon,
Mackenzie & Co. Inspections were made of these sheep and_ preventive
measures advised.
Foot and Mouth disease was rare.
5. At the instance of the Health Officer, Corporation of Calcutta, 61
calves were tested with tuberculin.
6. A sum of Rs. 2,130-3 was realized on account of the price of serum,
mallein and tuberculin supplied and credited to Government.