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The cost of maintenance of the herd including the salary of the Superin-
tendent amounted to Rs. 49,501 against Rs. 48,492 during the year 1919-20.
The total receipts from sale of animals and produce, etc., amounted to Rs. 10,810.
TABLES X, XI & XII.
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TABLES XIII & XIV.
The particulars of the principal fairs and shows are given in the above
tables.
I visited the Sonepur, Khagra, Bihta and Barahpore fairs; at Sonepur
I helped in the purchase of five elephants required for the Nanpara and Piag-
pur Wards Estates in the United Provinces. Mr. Quinlan and Deputy
Superintendent, Babu P. N. Das, were present at the Niazipur show which
proved a greater success than in the previous year.
The other fairs and shows were attended by the Circle Inspectors or Veteri-
nary Assistants as usual. Altogether 11,040 animals were booked by the Bengal
and Nortn-Western Railway to the eastern provinces as compared with 20,448
in 1919-20.
PROVINCIAL
ESTABLISHMENT.
The Provincial Veterinary Service was reorganized with the result that
the salary attached to it was increased from Rs. 200-10-350 to Rs. 200 (for proba-
tioners)—Rs. 250-20-650 (efficiency bar)—Rs. 570-20-750. The post of the second
Deputy Superintendent intended for the North Bihar Division was not filled up.
Deputy Superintendent, Babu P. N. Das, was on duty throughout the year
except for a short period of twenty-four days from the 8th March when he went
on privilege leave and Veterinary Inspector Babu N. Chattarji officiated for
him.
The latter officer, though new to his office, discharged his duties
satisfactorily.
Babu P. N. Das continued to give entire satisfaction and during the ab-
sence of the Second Superintendent, while he was on deputation, he gave the
Superintendent much assistance at headquarters and supervised special depart-
mental work in the Province. He also revised the pamphlet on flaying of goats
alive with its photos and diagrams, under instructions from Government. In its
present improved state it will be intelligible to persons having no expert know-
ledge and help to distinguish between the normally and abnormally slaughtered
animals without difficulty.
SUBORDINATE
ESTABLISHMENT.
The prospects of the veterinary inspectors and assistants were further im-
proved and the conditions of their services were changed as the result of a
general revision of pay of non-gazetted officers sanctioned by Government.
With effect from the 1st March, 1920, only four grades of inspectors in place
of the seven, were created, the pay attached to the grades being Rs.. 100,
Rs. 130, Rs. 160 and Rs. 200, respectively. With effect from the same date, the
progressive scale of pay of veterinary assistants which was formerly Rs. 45-5/3 -75,
was converted into a graded scale shown below :—
For 1 to 5 years approved service, Rs. 50 per mensem.
„ 6 to 10 „
„ 11 to
15
„
Above 15 years
„
For Senior grade 11
„
„
„
„
„ 60
„ 70
„ 80
„ 100
(limited to 10 per cent of the total cadre.)
For Senior grade I
„ 125
(limited to 2 per cent of the total cadre.)
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„
„
„
Both inspectors and assistants will now have to pass two professional
examinations, once at the end of five years and again at the end of ten years,
in order to be eligible for promotion to the next higher grade. Rules regulat-
ing the conduct of these examinations were also framed and approved by
Government.
There was no change in the number of veterinary inspectors which was
ten as in the previous year.
Inspector Babu D. N. Sarkar did not resume his charge on the expiry of
his leave. Babu S. N. Chattarji, Inspector of the Guttack Circle, was granted
leave on medical certificate for six months from the 17th February, while
veterinary assistant Babu S. R. Bagchi, who was appointed Inspector of the
Darbhanga Circle, fell sick while undergoing a post-graduate course at Madras