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transferred to the Bengal Veterinary College for 12 months, the department
receiving in exchange Mr. B. L. Sur. During the remaining three mouths of
the year the latter visited three hospitals, inspected the work of four assistants,
attended 11 outbreaks of cattle disease and visited nine thanas to check the
inoculation work of the veterinary assistants.
89. Mr. P. N. Das—Continuned to hold charge of the Presidency circle.
He was on tour for 294 days and visited 186 villages. He attended seven out-
breaks of rinderpest, three of hæmorrhagic septicaemia and seven of Black
quarter and inocolated 1,110 head of cattle with blackleg pillules in the district
of Muzaffarpur. He was in charge of a severe outbreak of glanders at Jessore,
malleinized seven horses in 24-Parganas for suspected glanders, and examined
numerous ponies in the municipalities in the neighbourhood of Calcutta.
90. Mr. D. N. Sarkar—Was in charge of the Orissa circle. He was
on tour for 290 days and visited the dispensaries at Sambalpur and Balasore
three times, and also inspected the work of the itinerant veterinary assistants
in the interior of the districts, three times in Sambalpur and Cuttack, five times
in Midnapore, twice in Balasore, and once in Puri, Contai, Sargarh, Angul,
Phulbani and Khurda. He also inspected the dispensaries at Bankipore and
Dumka, and the work of the itinerating assistants of Shahebganj, Dhaubaid
and Burdwan. He attended several outbreaks of cattle disease in Cuttack and
Sambalpur districts as well as in Asansol subdivision. He also helped during
an outbceak of glanders in the districts of Hooghly and Burdwan.
91. Sirdar Sucha Sing—Joined the department as Inspector on the 18th
August after completing the final year's course at the Lahore College and
a five months' course at Belgachia in the Glanders Department. He was posted
to Gaya. He was on tour for 201 days of which 105 were spent in his circle
and 96 in the Punjab, where he was deputed to purchase bull buffalo calves
and goats for the Department, Siripur Farm, Banaili Raj, Bhagalpur, Gaya
District Board, etc. He inspected all the dispensaries and hospitals except
Hazaribagh and attended outbreaks of cattle disease in Gaya, Shahabad,
Patna and Palamau.
92. Mr. S. N. Dutt—Passed out of the post graduate course during the
year, but was not on the working staff of the department as he was posted
for training to Calcutta under the Principal of the Bengal Veterinary
College.
93. Mr. J. D. Chatterjce—Passed out the same time and was posted at
Bhagalpur as an Inspector on probation, but was removed soon after for
unsatisfactory work.
94. Mr. N. N. Mazumdar—Was in charge of the Asansole circle. He
remained absent for the most part of the year on account of ill-health. He
failed to do his duties properly and was reduccd to the post of Veterinary
Assistant, but was reinstated on appeal by the Director of Agriculture.
95. Mr. E. V, Pramanick—Worked for a short time only during the
year, having been appointed in place of Mr. Mazumdar.
96. Messrs. Das, Sur and Sarkar—Were the only officers who were
able to work continuously throughout the year. The Inspectors with the
exceptions named have done good work, Mr. Das, Sur and Sardar Sucha Sing
especially, as their inspections were thorough.
RESEARCH WORK.
97. The work of collecting biting flies was continued and 70 boxes
containing over a thousand specimens were sent to Pusa for identification.
The Imperial Entomologist reports that the specimens afforded valuable
information regarding the prevalence of the blood-sucking species. This
work will be proceeded with during the present year.
98. Valuable information of the prevalence of contagious diseases has
been obtained through the submission of blood slides by the veterinary assis-
tants. Inoculations against Black Quarter and anthrax were not allowed unless
the assistant's diagnosis had been confirmed by microscopical examination.
99. Last year it was intended to employ an Inspector for the purpose
of obtaining information about the cattle in Darjeeling and neighbouring
districts for supplying serum and vaccines. This report has been completed
and submitted to the proper authorities.