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advantage is being more freely taken of the facilities for 

 borrowing books given to officers of the Provincial Depart- 

 ments. The library is still wanting in many of the more 

 expensive sets of periodicals; the sectional grants for pur- 

 chase of books usually do not exceed 500 rupees ; this is not 

 more than sufficient for current literature, and there is no 

 general grant from which expensive periodicals can be 

 paid for. The new additions amounted to about 1,500 

 volumes. The library is rapidly becoming overcrowded 

 and proposals for its extension are under consideration. 

 The Director is in general charge of library arrangements 

 and I wish to express my satisfaction with the work of 

 Babu Anukul Chandra Chatterjee, the Librarian. 



13. Publications. — The Journal, Memoirs and Bulletins 

 were continued. As the Department expands, more work 



is submitted for publication, the Provincial Departments 

 supplying an increasing volume of contributions. The 

 grant for publications was reduced during the year, and 

 transferred to the budget of the Inspector General of Agri- 

 culture. Much of the publication work is now don^ by the 

 Inspector General, who is Editor-in-Chief, the Pusa staff 

 supervising the illustration work and also acting as an 

 advisory committee. The free distribution list was con- 

 siderably curtailed during the yeax, consequent on the 

 reduction of the grant. 



14. General Health of the Station. — The general health 

 of the station during the year under report was good. 

 Relief was afforded to 7,657 new cases, of which 7,477 were 

 treated in the outdoor department, and 180 admitted as 

 indoor patients. This is an increase of 1,426 cases over 

 last year's total. The increase in attendance was due to 

 the great prevalence of malarial fevers, and cholera, in Ihe 

 surrounding villages. One hundred and forty six cases 

 amongst European officials and families were attended to, 

 an increase of 47 over last year's total. The daily average 

 number of patients treated was 7-87 indoor and 49-05 out- 

 door, as against 6-96 and 48-97 respectively during the 



previous 12 months. 



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