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he served he was employed in thana Jhargram, where there was an outbreak
of cattle disease at the time. As he was in the district for less than two
months, no definite opinion could be formed of the nature of the work done
by him during that time. No statistics are available of the number of cattle
treated. He was employed for some time by the Hathwa Raj in testing the
Raj horses with mallein with others under the orders of a senior lecturer from
this College.
Ashu Tosh Biswas—Was employed by the District Board of Chittagong
from 27th August to 12th October 1898 to check outbreak of cattle disease in
the Cox's Bazar subdivision and at Rangamati. The Chairman of the District
Board reports that the work done by him was satisfactory, but he is not in a
position to give the public opinion about him. He treated 237 cattle, of which
145 were cured, 35 relieved, and 57 died (Appendix XIV). He has recently
been engaged for one year certainly the District Board.
Ban/dm Behari Chandra—Is a permanent employe under the Howrah
Municipality. The Secretary to the Municipality reports that he is in direct
charge of animals belonging to the Commissioners, and in consulting charge
of animals seized under the Cruelty Act by the Agents of Howrah Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The work done by the Veterinary
Assistant during the year 1898-99 was satisfactory. The public are little or
not at all concerned with his work. The number of animals treated by him
was 132, of which 86 were cured, 1 relieved, and 45 died (Appendix XIV).
Ranjit Singh—Was appointed by the Deputy Commissioner of Darjeeling
on the 24th August 1898. The Deputy Commissioner reports that he is
employed for the treatment of cattle disease and visits the bathannas, from which
the milk-supply of Darjeeling is drawn, with a view to the sanitary condition
being attended to. The work done by him has been fairly satisfactory. The
Manager of Government Estates reports that public opinion about the
Veterinary Assistant is good, and that his services are appreciated by the raiyats
in the Government khas mahals. He visited 12 villages and treated 481
cattle, of which 45 were cured and 30 died (Appendix XIII).
Monmohan Mitter—Was employed by the District Board of Burdwan for
the months of June and July 1898, for the purpose of checking the spread of
cattle disease. His report shows that he inspected 29 villages under the
jurisdiction of the police-stations Jamalpur, Satgachia, Kalna, and Mantes-
war. He treated 82 cases, of which 9 were cured, 61 relieved, and 12
died. (Appendix XIV). He was also employed under the District Board of
Champaran, from 16th November 1898 to 19th January 1899, in detecting
cases of glanders and treating the animals affected. The Subdivisional Officer
of Bettiah, under whom the Veterinary Assistant served direct, reports that the
work done by him, was satisfactory as far as known to him. As regards public
opinion about him, he says that nothing has been reported against him. He
treated 78 cattle, of which 68 were cured and 10 died. He visited 22 villages,
(Appendix XIV).
Surendra Nath Bose—Is employed in the Andamans Settlements, Port-
Blair. The Deputy Superintendent of the Andamans Settlements reports that
during the year under report he was engaged in inspecting and treating Govern-
ment cattle, also private cattle and ponies when sick, and his work was satis-
factory. He visited 7 villages and treated 338 animals, of which 251 were
cured, 9 relieved, and 78 died. (Appendix XIV).
Bireswar Mitter—Worked for some time in the Veterinary College. He is
now employed in the Andamans Settlements. The Deputy Superintendent
makes the same remark with regard to the work of this Veterinary Assistant as
applied to the other. He visited 27 villages and treated 83 cases, of which 80
were cured, 1 relieved, and 2 died (Appendix XIV).
Jolindra Nath Mitter—Was employed in the subdivision of Khurda, Puri,
from 30th November 1898 to 16th February 1899, for the treatment of foot-
and-mouth disease of cattle. The Subdivisional Officer reports that the work
done by him was satisfactory. He also says that his treatment nowhere found
favour with the people, because the raiyats are so ignorant and conservative
in their ideas that they would not take advantage of any measure that is an
innovation. He visited 65 villages and treated 608 cattle, of which 522 were
cured and 86 relieved (Appendix XIV).