15

Samastipur and Sonepur District Traffic Offices to different;
places in Bengal and Assam, via Katihar, Barauni Junction and
Sonepur during the year. These figures give a very good
indication of the place which the bullocks bred in this province
occupies in agricultural development in those provinces, and of
the need for meeting the demand for better cattle by the
establishment of breeding farms, and of Government fostering
the industry by every means in its power.

                      PROVINCIAL ESTABLISHMENT.

59.  Rai Sahib P. N. Das acted as Assistant Director at Patna
until the 22nd March when he took over charge of the Orissa
Range. He inspected soma hospitals and dispensaries, attended
several meetings of the Divisional Development Board and
District Boards. He discharged his duties efficiently and energe-
tically.

60.  Babu Nilmoni Chattarji, Assistant Director, North Bihar
Range, was deputed to Muktesar for a special course of training
for six months, and on his return was granted leave for four
month3 and nine days from the 2nd January 1925. No substi-
tute was appointed in his place. His work while at Muktesar
was commented on favourably by the Director of the Institute.

                                 TABLE VII.
                SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT.

61.  The number of inspectors remained the same as in
the previous year, i.e., four each in the North Bihar and
Central ranges, and three in the Orissa Range. They were
employed principally on inspection duty, and attending out-
breaks and fairs and shows. Six were on leave for different
periods.

62.  Of the staff assistants, Maulavi Muhammad Quasim died;
he was a promising officer ; another assistant, Babu D. Sahany,
resigned and a third, Babu J. N. Mukharji was appointed
laboratory assistant at Cuttack.

63 Three staff and five reserve assistant surgeons were
attached to the range offices on 31st March 1925.

64 The staff employed in districts on the 1st April 1924,
consisted of 101 veterinary assistant surgeons including the assis-
tant employed by the Bettiah Raj. Six new graduates of the
Bengal Veterinary College joined, three were recruited from