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One of the posts of Inspectors remained vacant throughout the year for the
same cause. A new post of Itinerant Veterinary Assistant was created for the
Municipalities of Madhupur and Deoghur in the Santal Parganas. Five
Veterinary Assistants in the employment of District Boards, viz., 2 in Cuttack,
2 in Sambalpur, 1 (stationary) in Ranchi, two employed in the Government
Estates of Angul and the Khondmals, and the Veterinary Assistant at Dumka
were brought into the Provincial cadre during the year. It is hoped that
the Veterinary Assistants in Bettiah, Hathwa, and Dumraon will also be
included during the coming year.
The Inspectors continued to hold charge of the jurisdictions to which
they were posted in the previous year; the circle head-quarters were at
Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, and Cuttack. Chief Inspector Babu P. N. Das,
although nominally in charge of the Bhagalpur Division, toured in different
parts of the Province on special enquires in addition to his routine duties.
In April while the Presidency and Burdwan Divisions were in my charge, he
attended an outbreak of Glanders at Berhampur. He toured for 209 days.
I wish to commend his work, which was carried out in a very efficient manner
and justified his selection as Chief Inspector, to the notice of Government.
Babu B. L. Sur, Inspector of the Muzaffarput* Circle, in addition to his routine
work, attended the Pandits' Conference at Rohika, visited the Bettiah and
Siripur cattle farms, and purchased 100 ewes for the Military Department at
Port Blair. He was on tour for 227 days, travelling 2,976 miles by road and
3,687 by rail. Sirdar Sucha Singh, Inspector of the Gaya Circle, was on tour
for 250 days. He was employed for a considerable time in connection with
the outbreaks of rinderpest in Sasaram and Palamau. The Inspector of the
Orissa Division, Babu D. N. Sarkar, was constantly on tour, but his work
is not characterized by anything that would lead one to suspect special ability
on his patr.
The Inspectors were also deputed to accompany the Special Cattle Survey
Officer on his tours, and to give him any information and assistance he required.
Although the majority of the Veterinary Assistants showed fair progress,
some of them proved to be failures, for instance the Veterinary Assistants of
Purnea and Balasore were dismissed, and the Itinerant Assistants of Ranchi,
Bhagalpur, and Hajipur resigned as the result of enquiries which were instituted.
The Assistants of Damka, Chapra, and Sambalpur did not work satisfactorily and
the two latter were transferred.
The Department requires a leave reserve urgently, as well as a staff of
Assistants who could be sent to the districts to help in the suppression of disease,
but at the present time it appears to be hopeless to expect any great increase
in the cadre, unless Assistants are recruited from other provinces.
The districts named in the last year's report still require Assistants, as
they could not be supplied owing to the small number of graduates that quali-
fied during the year.
RESEARCH WORK
No Research work was carried out during the year, but slides, etc., continue
to be sent to the Raymond Laboratory at Belgachia, for diagnosis.
Seven horses suffering from Kumri were sent to the Imperial Bacteriologist,
Muktesar, for experiment.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Departmental rules for the Guidance of Veterinary Subordinates and for the
conduct of Hospitals and Dispensaries were framed during the year, but could
not be submitted to Government pending the receipt of the opinions of the local
bodies.
A Manual of Instruction, laying down the procedure of work for Subordinate
Veterinary Officers was also put in hand and will be issued shortly: something
of the sort is badly required to bring uniformity into the working of the Depart-
meat.