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months' service left the place. The Subdivisional Officer reports that through
his careful treatment the number of attacks and deaths, which was very great
when he first came, greatly diminished and ultimately disappeared. In addi-
tion to his other duties, he gave instruction to the public as to the best way
of constructing cowsheds, and the manner of feeding the cattle, which
had some effect in checking cattle disease. The public held a very good
opinion of him. No account was kept of the number of cattle treated by
him. He was also employed under the District Board of Saran from 23rd
July to 12th September 1898, for combating cattle disease in the district.
The Chairman reports that there was no means of finding out what public
opinion was as regards his work. Fifty-two animals were treated by him, of
which 36 were cured, 1 relieved, and 15 died (Appendix XIV). He served
the Hatwa Raj with others under a senior lecturer for some time in testing
the Raj horses with mallein. He also served under the District Board of
Darbhanga from 29th October to 10th December 1898 to combat cattle disease.
The Chairman of the Board reports that he was deputed to Naraya and
Phulpara, but finding no disease went to Benipara and Bahera, and found
a very small amount of cattle disease there. He found only 4 cases of
rinderpest in the jurisdiction, two of which were cured and two relieved.
(Appendix XIV). He was sent recently to Ranchi, but too late to be of use.
Hemanta Kumar Roy—Was employed by the Subdivisional Officer of
Arraria to investigate cattle disease from 24th September 18 8 to 23rd
January 1899. The Subdivisional Officer reports that his work was, on the
whole, satisfactory, and public opinion about him was good. The number of
animals treated by him was 87, of which 43 were cured and 44 died. The
disease was rinderpest. On the 6th March 1899 he was employed permanently
in the Calcutta Pinjrapole.
Dilakar Dey—Was employed in the suppression of an outbreak of cattle
disease (rinderpest) in thana Mothurapur in the subdivision of Diamond
Harbour, 24-Parganas, on the 20th April 1898, and his services were dispensed
with on the 26th May 1898. The Subdivisional Officer reports that the work
of the Veterinary Assistant was satisfactory. His mode of treatment was
widely known, when it met with success, and the people adopted it without him
when the epidemic was on the wane. He visited 39 villages and treated 379
cases, of which 270 were cured and 109 died (Appendix XIV). He is now
at the Muzaffarpur dispensary.
William Dunne—Was appointed by the Darjeeling Municipality on the
16th May 1898. The Vice-Chairman of the municipality reports that he is
employed in treating municipal and all other sick cattle, and in inspecting
all cattle within the municipal limits and beyond, when they supply milk
to the town; that he has done his work satisfactorily so far, and that he has
not been at work long enough for the public to form an opinion of him. The
number of animals treated by him during the year under report was 17, of
which 16 were cured and 1 relieved. He visited 32 villages (Appendix XIV).
He told me he was doing very well and he certainly looked prosperous.
Hari Pada Das—Was employed by the District Board of Monghyr in
May 1898 to investigate cattle disease. The Chairman of the Board reports
that when he reached the affected thana the cattle disease had abated, and
the villagers did not give any information on account of the plague scare.
Consequently no work was done by him although he travelled from village
to village. He is now in permanent employ at the Kanti Indigo Concern,
Muzaffarpur.
Brojendra Lal Sur—Was employed for sometime at the Kanti Indigo Con-
cern and resigned of his own accord. The Manager of the Indigo Concern
reports that as the Veterinary Assistant has taken all his papers away it is
impossible to give an exact statement of what he did. He treated 43 cattle, of
which 20 were cured, 12 relieved, and 7 died (Appendix XIV
He has been
replaced by Veterinary Assistant Hari Pada Dass, who has not been employed
long enough to have made his mark. I believe Brojendra Lal Sur is in private
practice in Bhagalpur.
Anukul Chandra Muherjee—Was employed under the District Board of
Midnapur from 17th May to 30th June 1898 for the treatment of cattle disease.
The Secretary to the District Board reports that during the short time