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35. Engineers.—The following officers of the Public Works Department,
North-Western Provinces and Oudh, have been in charge of the Laboratory
buildings under construction during the official year 1897-98:—
(i) A. C. Polwhele, Esq., District Engineer, Naini-Tal.
(ii) H. S. Wildeblood, Esq., „
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(iii) Mr. W. J. Gill, District Surveyor, Naini-Tal.
(iv) Lieutenant S. D'A. Crookshank, R.E., District Engineer, Naini-Tal.
36. Staff.—During the official year the following changes and additions
have been made in the Staff and Establishment of the Imperial Bacteriological
Laboratory.
37. Assistant Bacteriologist.—On April 10th, Dr. J. W. W. Stephens
arrived from England to take up the appointment of Assistant Bacteriologist.
As the Imperial Bacteriologist was leaving for Bengal, where an extensive out-
break of Rinderpest existed (having only remained at the Laboratory to re-
ceive Dr. Stephens), a start was made on April 12th, and North-East Bengal
reached on the 19th April, previous sanction having been obtained from the
Government of India for the Assistant Bacteriologist to leave Muktesar, as
only unfurnished quarters were in readiness for him. On orders being received
for the senior officer to proceed to Bombay to interview Professor Koch, the
Assistant Bacteriologist proceeded to the Laboratory and arrived there on the
16th May. On the arrival of Professor Koch and other officers on the 4th June,
the Assistant Bacteriologist occupied his own quarters.
On June 23rd, Dr. Stephens submitted his resignation to the post of
Assistant Bacteriologist, the assigned reason being that " after having observed,
since my arrival, the work conducted in this department, I have come to the con-
clusion that I am unsuited to the post." This officer left Muktesar on 22nd
July 1897.
Between the departure of the Assistant Bacteriologist on 22nd July and
December 1897, the post of Assistant was not filled up; but on December 14th,
Veterinary-Lieutenant G. K. Walker, who, during a period of seven months,
had acted as locum tenens to the Superintendents of Baluchistan, North Punjab
and Bombay, took over the appointment.
38. Head Laboratory Assistant.—In accordance with the sanction of the
Secretary of State, Mr. Max Kriebel, with six years' service in the Laboratory
of Professor R. Koch, at the Institut für Infections Krankheiten at Berlin,
was appointed on February 22nd, 1898, at the India Office, London, to the post
of Head Laboratory Assistant, and proceeded to Bombay, where he arrived on
the 19th March 1898, and reported himself for duty at the Laboratory, Muk-
tesar, on March 26th, 1898.
As the quarters for the Head Laboratory Assistant are only now in course
of construction, it was necessary to apply for sanction to the Government of
North-Western Provinces and Oudh for permission for Mr. Kriebel to occupy a
room in the Garden Bungalow until his house is ready for occupation. The
necessary sanction was accorded and received on the morning of the 26th
March.
39. Subordinate Establishment.—The additional establishment appointed
during the year includes two Native Veterinary Assistants, trained respec-
tively at Ajmere and Lahore; while sanction has been accorded for the enter-
tainment of the following from the commencement of the ensuing official year
1898-99:—
1 Farm Jamadar.
1 Pakhalwallah.
1 Bhisti.
12 Subordinate cattle attendants (coolies).
1 Sweeper.