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Cinema.—I am happy to be able to record that the benign
Government have at last on the recommendation of the manag-
ing committee sanctioned the purchase of a cinema machine
during the year under report. Unfortunately the sanction came
too late to make the purchase within the financial year. The
Government was also pleased to sanction during the year under
review the purchase of a frigidaire for the hospital and a machine
was installed at a cost of Rs. 1,250. The frigidaire now partly
supplies the ice and cold drinks to the patients during the hot
weather and preserves our sera vaccines and other perishable
food stuff throughout the year.

(c)   Feasts.—As in the former years, special feasts were
given on festive occasions such as Puja, Holi, X'mas, Id, etc.

(d)  Religious sentiments of patients are respected and
special arrangements are always made for due observance of
their respective festivals. They are also allowed to go outside to
attend prayers, pujahs, kirtans, etc., with the staff.

Attention to patients' religion.— Hindus.—More than 800
patients attended the Durga Puja which was celebrated with
much pomp by the staff and public of Kanke outside the
hospital.

Muhammadans.—On request of Muhammadan patients
a small spare rcom was converted into a mosque for their prayers
and a maulavi who happens to be on our staff conducts the usual
Jumma and other prayers regularly.

Christian patients.—During the year under report arrange-
ments were made on request from the Roman Catholic patients
with the Rector of the Roman Catholic Mission, Ranchi, for
holding regular divine service for the patients belonging to the
Church of Rome which hitherto did not exist. My warmest
thanks are due to the Rector for so kindly acceding to my
request for holding divine service in this hospital.

My thanks are also due to the Chaplain of the Church of
England, Rev. A. C. Chatterji, who held divine service through-
out the year under report.

During X'mas elaborate arrangements were also made for
special church service and the festivities of the season were
enjoyed by a large number of patients including non-Christians.

(e) Picnics.—Hundreds of patients were taken out from
time to time to the nearest hills, riversides, gardens, etc., with
the hospital band for picnic. A few selected patients were also
taken to a lunch picnic at the Hundru Falls.