Duties.
Exercise, &c.
Service.
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XI. Duties. —Duty and employment, consisting of parades, guards, fatigue duty, and march-
ing. The detachment on the Duffla frontier had heavy fatigue duty in clearing Jungle, mak-
ing roads, and building huts. The marches were not long, but became very fatiguing after
rain on account of the heavy nature of the ground. There were three nights in bed for the
Duffla Expedition, and 7.5 for the rest of the regiment. The duty for the rest of the year was
not severe, except during the visit of the Prince of Wales to Calcutta, during which the guards
were exceedingly numerous; but this only lasted for a short time. Embarking and disembarking
stores and magazine on the march from Jalpaiguri, when at Caragola and Sahibgunge, was also
severe work.
XII. Exercise, &c.—Exercise, amusements and occupations, as in previous reports. The
men do not seem to take great interest in any amusement or recreation, although there are
many expert swimmers, wrestlers, runners, and Indian-club players amongst them, and their
performances in these exercises at the annual regimental games given to celebrate the relief
of Lucknow, are highly creditable. As the regiment has been so frequently moved during the
last two years, they have had no inducement to commence gardening operations.
XIII. Service.—The head quarters remained at Tezpur from the 1st January until
the 22nd March, on which date they started for Dhubri in the steamer Prince Albert and flat Konai,
arriving at Gauhátí on the 23rd; starting from that place on the 24th, they arrived at Dhubri
on the evening of the 25th, and halted there in camp on the 26th. From this, they started to
march to Jalpaiguri on the 27th, on which day they reached Kagrabari; on the 28th, Agamuni;
29th, Karbari Hat; 30th, Tufangunge; 31st, Kuch Behar; on the 1st April, Kotimari; 2nd,
Martabhanga; 3rd, Patgram; 4th, Chingrabunder; 5th, reached camping ground on the left bank
of the Teesta opposite to Jalpaiguri, and on the 6th April, crossed the river and marched to
Jalpaiguri.
The head-quarters and right half battalion remained at Jalpaiguri until the 1st De-
cember, when they marched en route to Calcutta; on that day to Bhauganpore; 2nd, to Titalyah;
3rd, to Chopra; 4th, to Ulwapara; 5th, Gaisul; 6th, to Kissengunge; 7th, to Asuragurh; 8th, to
Dengra Ghat; 9th, to Lal Baloo; 10th, to Purneah; 11th, Chitreeapore; 12th, to Luchmipore
; 1 3 t h , t o C a r a g o l a . T h e l a n d i n g p l a c e i s a b o u t 5 m i l e s d i s t a n t , a n d w a s r e a c h e d o n t h e 1 4 t h ,
when the half battalion embarked in a steamer and two flats, and crossed the Ganges to
Sahibgunge, arriving there about night-fall. The whole of the next day was spent in unload-
ing luggage from the ship and flats, and loading up the train. The same evening they
left Sahibgunge and proceeded by train to Calcutta, arriving at Howrah Station on the
morning of the 16th. From Howrah they marched to the Calcutta maidan, where the left
half battalion was already encamped. The whole regiment was encamped on the maidan
u n t i l t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r .
Sickness, mor-
tality and in-
validing.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment—
Present
603.08
A b s e n t .
83.71
Total
686.79
S T A T I O N .
PERIOD
TOTAL
NUMBER OF Daily aver-
age num- b e r
sick
PRE CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
T o .
Strength. Admis- sions. Deaths.
Admis- s i o n s . Deaths. Daily
average sick.
Head-quarters at Tezpur,
Jalpaiguri and Calcutta.
1st January 31st December 326.32 863
5 21.64 264.46 1.53 6.63
Wing at Dacca
Ditto
16th Ditto
246.54 221
2
8.07 93.48 84 3.27
Detachment at Duffla Expe-
dition.
Ditto
1st March
203.12 73
1 16.64 218.57 2.99 8.20
Detachment at Jalpaiguri
Ditto
6th April
19.00
TOTAL
603.08 1,157
8 32.28 191.87 1.32 5.35
Number of deaths in hospital, 8; out of hospital, 10; total, 18; per cent. of total strength
2.62
„ invalided 40; „
5.82
„ sent, on sick leave30;
„ „
4.36
„ of days spent in hospital, 12,699; per admission 10.97 ; per man
„
18.49
„ „on sick leave, 4,290; per man, 143;
„ „
6.24
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
24.73