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SECTION XII.
ACCOUNTS.
C. P. Sectt.
letter No.
4893, d.
17-12-92.
151. The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Central
Provinces, is a Drawing Officer and signs (1) his salary and travelling
allowance bills, (2) the salary and travelling allowance bills of his office
establishment and (3) the abstract and detailed contingent bills of his office.
The travelling allowance bills of the Superintendent and the Deputy
Superintendents and the detailed contingent bills of his office, as well as
those of the Veterinary Inspectors are countersigned by the Director of
Agriculture.
Para. 2 of
Sectt., letter
No. 324—
XIII-10-19
of 5-8-09.
152. The Superintendent is also the Drawing Officer as well as
Controlling Officer for the travelling allowance of Veterinary Inspectors
and salary and travelling allowance bills of Veterinary Assistants attached
to the central staff.
The Deputy Commissioners are Drawing Officers in respect of pay
bills and Controlling Officers in respect of travelling allowance bills of
Veterinary Assistants attached to their respective districts.
C. P. Sectt.
letter No.
6395, d.
5-10-05.
153. A Veterinary Inspector is a Drawing Officer and signs his salary
and abstract contingent bills. He also signs travelling allowance bills, but
they require countersignature by the Controlling Officer.
154. The following procedure will be observed in drawing and distri-
buting the pay and travelling allowance of Veterinary Assistants:—
(a) For all Veterinary Assistants not attached to districts who are
working directly under the orders of the Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, a single pay bill should be prepared
on establishment pay bill form and forwarded to the Comp-
troller, Central Provinces, for pre-audit and payment: on re-
ceipt of a cheque, the amount so drawn will be disbursed
by the Superintendent to the Veterinary Assistants, and their
receipts taken on the Acquittance Register. In case a
Veterinary Assistant is on itinerant duty at the time that his
pay is drawn, an extract from the pay bill in Form No. 263 of
Schedule No. III (which should be altered to suit requirements)
should be filled in and submitted with the bill, when an order
for payment at the Treasury or Sub-Treasury of the place
at which the Veterinary Assistant may be on duty will be
issued by the Comptroller, Central Provinces.
(b) Travelling allowance bills of Veterinary Assistants not attached
to districts should be dealt with in the same manner as pay
bills. A separate travelling allowance bill should be pre-
pared for each Veterinary Assistant, and all the journeys
performed by him during the month to which the claim
refers should be included in that bill, so as to obviate the
preparation of too many bills. These bills should merely
be signed by the Drawing Officer in the spaces provided for
his signature, before their submission to the Comptroller,
Central Provinces, for pre-audit and payment.
(c) The Veterinary Assistants attached to Dispensaries at district
head-quarters and tahsils will prepare their own pay bills
on establishment pay bill form, and send them to the Deputy
Commissioner of the district for signature. That officer
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LIST OF APPENDICES.
APPENDIX A.—Scale of fees levied at certain Veterinary Hospi-
tals.
APPENDIX B.—Measures to be adopted in case of outbreaks of
contagious disease among animals.
APPENDIX C.—Post Mortem Examinations. ...
APPENDIX D.—Directions for the collecting and packing of
material for despatch to Muktesar for purposes
of investigation.
APPENDIX E.—The Glanders and Farcy Act, No. XIII of 1899,
with the Notifications and Rules thereunder.
APPENDIX F.—List of bazar medicines used in veterinary prac-
tice.
APPENDIX G.—List of statements to be appended to the Annual
Report.
APPENDIX H.—Instructions for inoculating Bovines with Anti-
Rinderpest Serum.
APPENDIX I.—Instructions for treating Bovines and Equines with
Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia Serum.
APPENDIX J.—Instructions for treating Bovines and Equines with
Anthrax Serum.
APPENDIX K.—Registers and Forms. ...
APPENDIX L—List of records returns, &c., at Dispensaries and
in the offices of Veterinary Inspectors and
Deputy Superintendents with the periods for
which they are to be preserved.
PAGES.
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31—32
33—38
39 & 40
41—53
54
55
56—57
58
59
60—92
93—94
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SCALE OF FEES LEVIED AND RULES IN FORCE AT
CERTAIN VETERINARY HOSPITALS.
C. P. Sectt.
letter
No.
21— XIII-10-
22, d. 12-1-12.
NAGPUR AND PACHMARHI.
Horses and Cattle.
Operations
Treatment
Castration of horse
Other major operations including castration
of bulls.
Minor operations ...
First 3 days ...
Succeeding days ...
... Rs. 15.
„
5,
... Re. 1.
4 annas per diem.
2 annas per diem.
Dogs and other animals.
Half the above fees will be charged. These charges include cost of
medicine.
JUBBULPORE, SAUGOR, WARDHA, RAIPUR, AMRAOTI AND AKOLA.
N. B.—These have been modified by several of the above Municipalities.
Fees.
Operations
Treatment
Castration of horse
...
Other major operations
...
Minor operations
...
First 3 days
...
Succeeding days
...
... Rs. 5.
... Re. 1.
Annas 4.
Annas 2 per diem.
Anna 1 per diem.
Rules.
1. All agricultural cattle and all animals, the property of Government
and of the Municipal Committee, Pachmarhi, and of persons not paying
income-tax, will be treated free of charge; provided that persons exempted
from paying income-tax as Military Officers, shall be considered as paying
income-tax for the purpose of these rules. Except in the case of major
operations (including castration) the charge for which is inclusive, an
additional fee of two annas per 24 hours or part thereof will be charged
for any animal occupying a box, stall or kennel at the Hospital as an
in-patient.
2. Owners are required to provide bedding, food and attendance for
in-patients except in the case of dogs, which will be tended by the Hospital
mehtar.
He will also prepare food provided for dogs by owners.
3. Medicines and Hospital necessaries such as lotions, cottonwool,
etc., prescribed in private practice, whether by the Hospital staff
or other persons, will be supplied, if desired, from the Hospital on
payment of the fees at the full scale prescribed in the case of treatment
at the Hospital, the number of days for which medicines, etc. are supplied
being the number of days for which treatment will be charged.
4. The fees referred to in Rule 3 cover only the charges for medicines,
etc. and do not include any fees payable under the rules relating to private
practice.
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Appendix B.
Measures to be adopted in case of outbreaks of contagious disease:
The importance of securing prompt reporting of epidemic cattle
disease is enjoined on all Deputy Commissioners. Touring Officers should
see that the Patwaris, in compliance with Patwari Rule XXVIII. submit
prompt reports of all cases of epidemic cattle disease within their circles
and that Mukaddams recognize their duties under Rule (i) of the rules,
framed by the Chief Commissioner under Section 141 (1) of the Land
Revenue Act. On the receipt of a report of epidemic cattle disease by a
peripatetic Veterinary Assistant (vide paragraph 100 of the Manual), he should
immediately proceed to the spot and at the same time report to the Deputy
Commissioner and the Veterinary Inspector what action he is taking. It
should be borne in mind by the Veterinary Assistant that his absence on a
prolonged visit to a very distant and perhaps unimportant outbreak would
often prevent him from attending more important outbreaks nearer head-
quarters, especially at a season when epidemic disease is rife. If the
Veterinary Assistant is not at head-quarters when he receives the report,
he must use his own discretion. If a report of an outbreak is received by a
Veterinary Assistant in charge of a Dispensary, he shall be guided by the
orders contained in paragraph 93 of this Manual. The duties of District
Veterinary Inspectors in connection with outbreaks are contained in para-
graphs 55 to 57 of the Manual. Revenue Officers should explain to cattle
owners the value of inoculation and of the segregation of diseased cattle.
They should use their influence to induce cattle owners to comply with the
directions of the Veterinary Officer when dealing with such outbreaks and
should do their best to ensure that Veterinary Officers perform their duties
efficiently, tactfully and with due regard to the prejudices of the people.
Revenue Book Circular,
Section III, Serial No. 1,
Rule XXVIII.
2. On the occurrence of any epidemic disease of cattle, the Patwari
should report it by " post bearing " to the Veteri-
nary Assistant of his tahsil or district, and to the
Deputy Commissioner. Books containing tripli-
cate report slips for this purpose will be supplied to Deputy Commissioners
and other Indenting Officers by the Central Jail Press, Nagpur, on receipt of
the annual indent in the ordinary course.
Police Manual, paragraph 5,
page 107.
3. The officer in charge of a police station shall, on receipt of a report
from a Kotwal of the presence of infectious
cattle disease in a village, forward to the Veteri-
nary Assistant in charge of the tahsil, notice of the same by Service post
card. Forms will be supplied for this purpose by the Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department.
NOTE.—This provision is not intended to be enforced save when the absence of Patwaris
from their Circle on Settlement or other similar duty renders it necessary.
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Appendix C.
Rules for the conduct of Post mortem Examinations.
Post mortems on animals must be made by the Veterinary Assistant
upon the request of the Police or of a private individual, if he can show the
existence of reasonable suspicion of any foul play. The Veterinary Assist-
ant should, in all cases, take the precaution of having a Police representa-
tive present. If there is any indication of poison, the parts of the anatomy
should be placed in vessels and sealed in accordance with the rules given
below. If the Police or the owner of the animal wish it, suspected portions
of the viscera should be made over to them, after having been placed in
separate vessels and sealed in the presence of the Police. In all cases the
Veterinary Assistant should send a detailed report of his examination to
the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department. The post mortem exami-
nation should be made with the least possible delay compatible with care-
ful examination, after receipt of the report.
2. Post mortems for the private information of the Veterinary Assist-
ant should be made with due precaution and specimens of the lesions, etc.,
should be sent to the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department.
3. In cases of suspected anthrax, on no account must the body be
opened, but only blood smears should be taken and sent for diagnosis. In
cases where rabies is suspected, the brain of the animal should be sent at
once direct to the Pasteur Institute, Kasauli. The tissue should be placed
in glycerine, if the journey is likely to last more than two days.
4. In all cases details of the occurrence should be sent to the Superin-
tendent, Civil Veterinary Department.
5. A non-graduate Assistant may charge a fee of Rs. 3 for a post
mortem made for a private person, and Rs. 5 if he is a Veterinary graduate.
Preservation, packing and despatch of substances to the Chemical
Examiner for analysis and report.
1. Articles sent for examination should, as a rule, if under 10 seers in
weight, be sent by registered post. If above this weight, they should be
sent by rail (passenger train, freight pre-paid). In the latter case the Rail-
way receipt should be enclosed in the letter advising despatch of the parcel,
2. In all cases a letter advising despatch of the parcel must be sent to
the Chemical Examiner in form No. 2 appended with as much additional
information as possible concerning them. It should be sent by post
and not enclosed in the parcel. The number and date of the letter must
always be written on the outside of the parcel, preferably on the label.
3. Great care must be used in packing substances sent to the Chemi-
cal Examiner, so that the success of the analysis may not be endangered
and to avoid all risk of the parcel becoming dangerous or offensive to Post
Office or Railway officials. Such an accident would render the sender liable
to prosecution under Section 61 of the Post Office Act (VI of 1898). The
Chemical Examiner is directed to report the name of any officer who fails
to comply with these instructions.
Appendix C.—(Contd.)
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4. In all cases the parcel should be packed and sealed in the presence
of the Veterinary Assistant The cost of preparation, packing and postage
or railway freight should be charged to the contingencies of the Dispen-
sary. The Despatching Officer will be held personally responsible that the
subjoined instructions are carefully followed.
5. Articles belonging to separate cases must on no account be packed
in the same box or parcel.
6. If, in the opinion of the Veterinary Assistant, the results of a post
mortem are such as to give reasonable grounds for suspecting poison
to have been used, he should immediately take steps to despatch portions
of the viscera, etc. to the Chemical Examiner.
7. These rules apply equally, whether the articles are sent by post or
by rail.
8. Special bottles for holding viscera and boxes for holding these
bottles are supplied by the Chemical Examiner. Serial numbers are etched
into the glass, both of the bottle and of the stopper. The boxes are also
marked with serial numbers.
9. On receipt by the Chemical Examiner of a box from a Veterinary
Assistant, the viscera bottle will be at once taken out and replaced by an
empty bottle. The box will then be returned to the Veterinary Assistant
by passenger train.
10. All bottles will be issued from the Chemical Examiner's office
containing a sufficient quantity of rectified spirit. Motor grease will be
placed on the stoppers to prevent their sticking. In case the bottles are
used and cleaned by the Veterinary Assistant, care should be taken to
treat the stoppers similarly with vaseline or any other suitable grease.
12. The top of the box which has a pent-roof shape, is not meant to
open. The box is furnished with a door at the side, through which the
bottles can be taken out and replaced. The box is lined with cushions
which press against the bottle firmly on all sides, so that no further packing
is necessary.
13. The door of the box is furnished with a lock, the key of which
will remain permanently in the possession of the Veterinary Assistant.
A duplicate key is kept in the Chemical Examiner's office. The key
should therefore not be sent with the letter advising despatch of the
parcel.
A serial number is marked on each box and also on its key. This
number should be quoted in the number advising despatch of the parcel
NOTE.—(i) In the event of the key of a box being lost or stolen, the box should not be
brought into use until the lock and number have been changed. For this purpose it should be
returned, cloth-covered and sealed, to the Chemical Examiner.
(ii) The printed form of label should always be used when sending viscera boxes to the
Chemical Examiner.
(iii) After the label has been stuck on the door of the box, a line should be drawn in red
ink by hand round the label about half an inch from its edge. Should any one attempt to
remove the label by wetting it, the ink of this line will run, thus providing an additional
security, at all events in dry weather.
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Appendix C—(Contd.)
13. After locking the door of the box, a piece of tape should be
passed across the key-hole and sealed in position. Depressions in the
wood near the key-hole are provided for the seal impressions.
The
special seal provided for the purpose should be used. To prevent the seal
from sticking in the wax and to ensure a clear impression, it should, before
use, be dusted over with powdered French chalk (Salem Kharia).
14. The address label (Chemical Examiner's form No. 7) should be
pasted (not gummed) to the door of the box in such a position as to cover
the key-hole. On this label the number and date of the letter advising
despatch should always be inserted to prevent mistakes in identification.
15. A label (Chemical Examiner's form No. 6) will be pasted on to
each bottle before issue from the Chemical Examiner's office. When the
bottle is brought into use, this label must be filled up by the Veterinary
Assistant. The label is intended to be attached to each bottle or other
article sent to the Chemical Examiner. It should not be attached to the
outside of any box or parcel, neither should it be sent in an envelope. In
cases where there is no accused the words " case No.—-—" and the portion
beginning with " King Emperor versus " and ending " Indian Penal Code "
may be cut out. The number that is etched into the glass of the bottle
should be copied on to the label.
16. The stopper should be securely tied in position by tape or string,
or a piece of leather or bladder should be stretched over it and tied securely
in position.
17. If under any circumstances it happens that the spirit supplied
by the Chemical Examiner has become unfit for further use, a fresh supply
of spirit may be obtained locally. In all cases a sample of the spirit
used must be sent to the Chemical Examiner in a small bottle properly
sealed and labelled. Should the spirit contain any sediment, care should
be taken that some of this is sent in the sample bottle of spirit.
18. The quantity of spirit used should be equal to that of the viscera
in bulk and should cover the material in all positions in the bottle.
The
viscera and spirit together should not fill the bottle, but only reach to two-
thirds of its height, in order to diminish the risk of the bottle bursting in
case any gas is given off.
19. Spirit that has been denaturalized by the addition of Caoutchou-
cine should not be used for preserving viscera.
20. The pieces of viscera sent should be slashed or cut into small
pieces to ensure penetration of the spirit. The stomach should be cut
open with a similar object.
21. Before despatch each bottle should be put into the card-board
case in which it was received from the Chemical Examiner. It should be
noted that the number stencilled on the card-board case is the same as
that of the bottle.
Appendix C.—(Concld.)
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22. The pieces of tape attached to the side of the card-board case
should be brought together on the top of the cover of the card-board case
and sealed in position with the special seal. No knot should be made in
the tape.
A piece of wide newar tape is attached to one end of the inside of
the box near the hinge of the door. When putting the card-board case
into the box, care should be taken that the free end of the newar tape
encircles the case so that by pulling the free end of the tape the card-
board case can be taken out of the box.
24. The serial number of the viscera bottles used (which are etched
into the glass of the bottle and the stopper) should always be quoted in
the letter advising despatch of the parcel.
25. The special seal and the keys of the boxes should be kept
in the personal custody of the Veterinary Assistant, and should never
be allowed to come into the hands of unauthorized persons.
26. In cases of suspected poisoning, portions of the following should
be preserved and sent : —
(1) Stomach and its contents.
(2) Liver.
(3) Intestinate contents.
(4) Spleen.
Foreign articles found in the rectum should be placed in separate
packages and sealed. In cases of suspected Sui poisoning or in cases
in which death is supposed to have been caused by the introduction of
foreign bodies into the rectum, the injured parts only need be sent, together
with any foreign bodies found. Such foreign bodies should be dried
when practicable and sent without any preservative, as the poisons used
in these cases are likely to be harmed by the action of alcohol.
27. In the event of a viscera bottle being cracked or broken, it
should at once be sent to the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, who will completely destroy it. A certificate that this has been
done will then be sent to the Chemical Examiner, who thereupon will issue
another bottle in replacement.
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Appendix C.—(Contd.
CHEMICAL EXAMINER'S FORM No. 2.
FROM
THE VETERINARY ASSISTANT OF
To
THE CHEMICAL EXAMINER,
UNITED PROVINCES, AGRA.
Dated
19.
CASE No.
KING-EMPEROR versus
, caste,
, son of
, of mauza
,
police station
, charged
under section
, Indian Penal Code.
SIR,
I have the honour to forward to you, by
, the
following articles :—
(i) Portions of viscera of
. The bottles
containing the above are numbered
and
.
The above bottles are enclosed in standard pattern boxes num-
bered
.
(2) The undermentioned articles :—
packed in a cloth covered sealed box.
The above articles were packed and sealed in my presence, the pre-
scribed medico-legal seal being used.
The railway receipt is herewith enclosed.
It is suspected that
.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Veterinary Assistant.
Appendix C.—(Contd.)
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CHEMICAL EXAMINER'S FORM No. 6 (Label)
ARTICLE FOR ANALYSIS.
CASE No.
KING-EMPEROR versus
, caste
son of
, of mauza
, police station
charged under section
, Indian Penal Code.
No. and date of letter advising despatch
to Chemical
Examiner
.
(Serial No. of bottle to which this label is attached)
.
Contents (in full detail, with name of owner or possessor of the
article, in Roman characters)
.
Date of packing
.
Veterinary Assistant of
CHEMICAL EXAMINER'S FORM No. 7 (Label).
Letter No.
,dated
.
Per Passenger Train freight prepaid.
GLASS WITH CARE.
FROM
THE
VETERINARY
ASSISTANCE
OF
,
To
THE CHEMICAL EXAMINER,
UNITED PROVINCES AND CENTRAL PROVINCES,
AGRA.