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year. The fall in number is due to the sudden transfer of the Veterinary Dispensary from
its place of prosperity. The dispensary has again been removed to the head-quarters, the
present building of which serves the purpose fairly well. The establishment of a shoeing
forge is under the contemplation of the Board, as there is a great demand for it, and it is
expected to be shortly opened. The total amount of receipts during the year under review
was Rs. 1,514-2, of which Rs 805-11-9 were expended on the Veterinary Assistant's pay and
travelling allowance, medicines, furniture, &c., &c., leaving a balance of Rs. 708-6-3
(Appendix XV)."
Dumraon—'The
Manager of the Dumraon Raj estate reports on the working
of the Dumraon Veterinary Dispensary for the year 1898-99 as follows:—
" (i) This dispensary was established on the 1st January 1898. There is a Veterinary
Assistant on Rs. 40, named S. C. Mukherji, a salutri on Rs. 10, and 2 peons on Rs. 3-8
each per month. The hospital is managed by a Committee consisting of the Manager,
Dumraon Raj, the Assistant Managers, and the officer in charge of Bhojpur Division, under
rules made by the Manager, Dumraon Raj, and the Subdivisional Officer of Buxar, approved
by the Commissioner of the Patna Division.
(ii) The hospital is entirely supported by the Raj at an annual estimated cost of
Rs. 907-8-9, in addition to the cost of building and repairs, for which specal grants have
been made by Her Highness the Maharani.
(iii) The total number of animals sent to the hospital and treated therein during the
year was 551, out of which 500 were cured, 9 relieved, and 42 died. (Appendix XIV).
(iv) The hospital is making fair progress, and is much appreciated by the public. It is
expected that animals will come in larger numbers the more it is known throughout the district
and beyond.
(v) It has an office building with verandahs on both sides for in-patients, and also
private quarters for the Veterinary Assistant. Her Highness the Maharani is building
separate stalls for the more valuable animals attending the hospital, with quarters for
the attendants attached."
The Manager forwards a statement of receipts and expenditure from
which it will be seen that the total receipts were Rs. 1,259-9-9 (Rs. 907-8-9 from
Her Highness the Maharani and Rs. 352-1 from other sources), of which
Rs. 1,136-8-6 were expended, and there is a balance of Rs. 123-1-3 left
(Appendix XV).
35. Muzaffarpur.—This
Veterinary Dispensary was opened in the month
of February 1899. It is situate in the outskirts of the town, away from the
inhabited parts, and is enclosed by a wall, with a compound and a small build-
ing within. There are two wards—one for cattle and the other for horses. Six
horses and five cattle can be accommodated at a time. It is managed by the
District Board of Muzaffarpur and is under the direct management of a Sub-
Committee consisting of the Civil Surgeon, District Engineer, and Babu
Paramashwar Narayan Mahta.
The work done by the Veterinary Assistant, D. K. Dey, attached to it was
satisfactory, and public opinion about him is very good. He is reported
to have treated 2S cattle, of which 24 were cured and 4 died (Appendix XIV).
His practice seems to be chiefly with horses. He was also employed as
Veterinary Inspector under the Glanders Act in Muzaffarpur. Seventy-nine
horses were tested by him with mallein, and the charts were duly submitted for
diagnosis. In spite of the satisfaction the Veterinary Assistant is said to give,
he does not appear to have done much work; but I am inclined to think that his
returns do not show all the cases he has treated. The expenditure during the
year under report was Rs. 2,742-12-11, the details of which are given in
Appendix XV.
36. Balasore.—The Chairman of the District Board reports that the Veteri-
nary Dispensary was opened on the 9th November 1898, and placed under a
Veterinary Assistant named Radha Krishna Nandi, on a monthly pay of Rs. 35
with travelling allowance.
The Dispensary and the Veterinary Assistant's
quarters have been provided in a suitable building at a monthly rent of Rs. 25.
Necessary furniture, instruments, and medicines have also been provided for the
dispensary. Besides treating cattle in the dispensary, the Veterinary Assistant
visits the interior of the district when any disease among cattle breaks out, and
brings it to the notice of the Board. The number of animals treated by the
Veterinary Assistant was 709, of which 686 were cured and 23 died. Fifty-one
villages were visited by him. (Appendix XIV).
The amount of receipts during the year under report was Rs. 1,003-8, of
which Rs. 969-9-1 were expended, and there is a balance of Rs. 83-14-11 left.
The details of receipts and expenditure are given in Appendix XV.