rah , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁joint ▁commission er ▁at ▁Lad akh ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁The ▁native ▁government ▁of ▁Lad akh ▁had ▁accepted ▁an ▁army ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁post ▁only ▁on ▁condition ▁that ▁a ▁medical ▁officer ▁was ▁selected . ▁Henry ▁C ay ley ' s ▁duties ▁there ▁were ▁both ▁political ▁and ▁medical . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁a ▁newspaper ▁commented ▁that ▁" the ▁reported ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Ass istant - Sur geon ▁H ▁C ay ley , ▁the ▁British ▁representative ▁at ▁Lad ak , ▁was ▁without ▁foundation ; ▁and ▁some ▁very ▁interesting ▁notes ▁by ▁him ▁respect ing ▁that ▁remote ▁region ▁have ▁just ▁been ▁published ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁mission ▁to ▁Y ark and , ▁where ▁Lad akh ▁had ▁trad ing ▁links . ▁ ▁His ▁appointment ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁leave ▁in ▁England . ▁There ▁he ▁extended ▁his ▁medical ▁knowledge , ▁particularly ▁though ▁studies ▁in ▁o ph th alm ology ▁at ▁Mo or fields ▁E ye ▁Hospital . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁India , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁E ye ▁Inf irm ary ▁at ▁Cal cut ta ▁and ▁Professor ▁of ▁O ph th al mic ▁S urg ery ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁Medical ▁College . ▁ ▁England ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁India ▁perman ently ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁made