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41. Dinaipur.—Veterinary Assistant S. N. Bose held charge of the hospital and
the dispensary till the 16th January when he was transferred for unsatisfactory conduct.
He was relieved by Veterinary Assistant A. T. Biswas who is now in charge. During
the year under report 364 animals were treated at the hospital, of which 25 were
treated as in-patients and 339 as out-patients against 45 in-patients and 440 out-
patients treated in the previous year.
The Veterinary Assistant was also on tour when he visited 138 villages, treated
1,412 animals and inoculated 100 head of cattle.
42. Rangpur.—Veterinary Assistant A. C. Chaki was in charge of the hospital
and dispensary throughout the year. Thirty-seven in-patients and 577 out-patients
were treated during the year against 20 in-patients and 488 out-patients in the previous
year. Of the animals treated this year 68 were equines, 442 bovines and 104 others.
The daily average attendance was 5'9. The Veterinary Assistant also visited: 73
villages, treated 154 cases and inoculated 215 animals.
43. Bogra.—Veterinary Assistant R. N. Das held charge of the dispensary
throughout the year. There is no accommodation for in-patients. During the year
1,172 animals were treated against 1,351 of the previous year. Of the cases treated
during the year 103 are equines, 892 bovines and 177 others. The daily average
attendance was 8.5 against 7'9 in the previous year. The Veterinary Assistant was
also on tour for 165 days and visited 362 villages. He treated 616 cases and in-
oculated 1,255 cattle.
The fees realised were Rs. 25-8-0 against Rs. 21-4-0 in the previous year.
44. Pabna.—Veterinary Assistant P. N. Mukherjee was in charge of the dis-
pensary during the year. Only out-patients are treated at the dispensary where
989 animals attended ; of these 29 are equines, 938 bovines and 22 others against
77 equines, 751 bovines and 97 others treated in the previous year. The daily
average attendance was 3.5. The Veterinary Assistant toured in the district when
he visited 123 villages, treated 427 animals and inoculated 1,490 head of cattle in
the interior.
45. Malda.—The Veterinary Assistant P. C. Mukherjee remained in charge of
the hospital throughout the year. The total number of animals treated as in and
out-patients amounted to 1,464 against 896 in the previous year. Of these cases 28 were
equines, 31 bovines and 2 others, treated as in-patients, while of the out-patients 178
were equines, 848 bovines and 377 others. The dailyaverage attendance was 13.2, being
an increase of 2.5 over that of the previous year. The Veterinary Assistant was on
tour for 96 days when he visited 137 villages, treated 1,850 animals and inoculated 2,130
head of cattle.
46. Shillong Government Dispensary.—This was in the charge of the Veterinary
Assistant P. Mukherjee throughout the year except for one and half month when
he was on privilege leave. The total number of animals treated at the dispensary
was 413, of which 104 were equines, 179 bovines and 130 others. The daily average
attendance was 3.5. The Veterinary Assistant spent a large part of his time in
inspecting tonga stables on the Shillong-Gauhati road and treating cases there. A sepa-
rate report of this work has been given in connection with the work on the tonga line.
A sum of Rs. 154 has been credited to Shillong Treasury as dispensary fees
against Rs. 71-10-0 of the previous year.
47. Dhubri Itinerating Dispensary.—The total number of cases treated at the
dispensary was 413, of which 45 were equines, 314 bovines and 54 others. The Vete-
rinary Assistant A. U. Sirkar spent most of his time on tour when he visited 591
villages, treated 2,178 cases and inoculated 2,299 animals.
48. Gauhati Government Dispensary.—The Veterinary Assistant P. Das remain-
ed in charge of the dispensary throughout the year except for a month when he
was on privilege leave. The total number of cases treated at the dispensary was
385, of which 82 are equines, 199 bovines and 54 others against 105 equines, 185
bovines and 61 others of the previous year. He has toured on the Shillong-Gauhati
road in connection with the inspection of tonga stables. The dispensary has not
made any progress, due to the unsatisfactory conduct of the Veterinary Assistant
P. Das, who has since been transferred to a less responsible post.
49. Table VI shows the income and expenditure of Veterinary hospitals and ,
dispensaries for the year under report. There was a considerable increase in the
amount received as fees. The receipts and expenditure under the various heads are
shown as furnished by the District and Local Boards. Besides the expenditure stated