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(f)  Parole.—Patients of both sexes enjoyed this privilege
throughout the year under review. Local as well as Ranchi
parole were granted to many dependable patients and the
privilege was not at all abused by any patient. Sixty patients of
both sexes go out daily for riverside and cross country walks,
some with attendants and some without. Patients seem to enjoy
this liberty and the effect on their health has been striking.

(g)   Motor drives.—Patients of both sexes are regularly by
turn sent out for motor drives both morning and evening in the
hospital cars and are also allowed to shop at Ranchi.

(h) Libraries.—(i) Patients' Library.—A few more Bengali,
Hindi, Urdu and Oriya books were purchased during the year
under report. The library was popular with the patients
throughout the year under report.

I am highly indebted to the proprietors of the following
newspapers and magazines which were supplied free of cost for
the use of the patients of this hospital throughout the year under
report :—

(1)   Statesman.

(2)  Amrita Bazar Patrika.

(3)   Searchlight.

(4)   Biswamitra (vernacular).

(5)   Basumati (vernacular).

(6)   Utkal Dipika (vernacular).

(7)   Illustrated Times of India.

(8)   Bharatbarsha (monthly).

(9)  Probasi (monthly).

(ii) Medical Library.—A few important books on psycholo-
gical and general medicines were added to the library during the
year under report and the usual medical journals were also
renewed.

31.   Maintenance of and repairs to buildings.—All the
buildings of the hospital were maintained in an efficient state of
repairs by the Public Works Department.

32.   Hospital garden.—The vegetable garden of this hospital,
which is entirely run by the patients' labour, met the full
requirement of vegetables (about 12 maunds a day) of the
hospital throughout the year under report. The subjoined table