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Again, 10 horses were found to be affected in the Arab and Commission
stables; the same remarks apply to these horses as to those detected on board
ship.
But, as affecting the City of Bombay, the system adopted by owners of
glandered horses, of turning them loose in the streets should be most severely
dealt with when their owners can be discovered, and I am pleased to see that
one Arab dealer was fined Rs. 25 for neglecting to give information to the
Veterinary Inspector of Police of a horse belonging to him being glandered.
During the year, 7,147 horses were inspected at the harbour, showing
an increase of 726 as compared with 1894; this large importation of horses will
prove the necessity for increased vigilance on the part of the Authorities
at Bombay, if it is desired to prevent the extension of the disease
to the many parts of India to which these horses are sent.
North-Western
Provinces.
455. Glanders occurred on the Saharanpore Rajpur Dàk line, also at
Lucknow, Cawnpore, and Saharanpore. Ten horses were affected and all were
destroyed.
The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, North-Western Pro-
vinces and Oudh, states:—
" It is satisfactory to see that the Government of India have decided to extend the Glanders and Farcy Act
to the whole of India; we will then be in a position to deal with outbreaks as they are reported or as we meet
them without having to wait for the Act to be extended to any particular area or district, allowing the disease to
spread in the meantime."
Punjab.
456. The Principal, Lahore Veterinary College, reports having admitted 3
horses to the College hospital that were detected as having been the subject of
glanders and were therefore immediately destroyed.
In December last, a rather severe outbreak of glanders was found to
exist at Phugwara, amongst the Ekka ponies plying between Phillour and
Jullundur. Veterinary Lieutenant Larnder discovered three cases. As at that
time troops were marching and constantly halting at Phugwara, I addressed
the Commissioner and Superintendent, Jullundur Division, asking that pre-
cautions should be taken to prevent the disease being communicated to any
Mounted Corps, I also asked that a notice should be placed on the encamping
ground notifying the fact that glanders existed in that place.
As Phugwara is in the Kapurthala State, the Glanders and Farcy Act
could not be put into force, but as soon as the matter was reported to the
State Authorities, the three ponies were destroyed and the necessary preventive
measures were taken. Notices, as advised, were also circulated for the inform-
ation of troops marching which would enable them to take all precautions.
As Veterinary Captain Pease toured through certain districts of the
Punjab during the cold weather on duty connected with the Bacteriological
Survey of India, and as he discovered a case of glanders at Sanwat in the
Kurnal district and was unable to deal with it, owing to the fact that he was
not vested with the necessary powers, the Lieutenant-Governor was pleased, on
my recommendation, to appoint him to exercise and perform throughout the
Province the powers conferred and the duties imposed by the Act as Inspector,
and also to perform the duties of Veterinary Surgeon for the purposes of Sec-
tions 7 and 8 of the Act.
Inspection of
Remounts pur-
chased at Horse
Fairs and Shows.
457. Last year I regretted to have to state that although the Adjutant
General in India had issued a Circular to all Officers Commanding Native
Cavalry Regiments and Mountain Batteries, to the effect that all remounts
purchased at Fairs were to be inspected by the Veterinary Officer on duty
before they were despatched to their destinations, no applications were received
from Purchasing Officers by the various Superintendents, Civil Veterinary
Department, attending the Horse Fairs and Shows, for the examination of
batches of Remounts.
I am, however, pleased to state, that, during the year under review, only
one such report of neglect has reached me, and having attended 19 Shows I
was pleased to find that on all occasions Purchasing Officers were only too
pleased to avail themselves of the services of the Veterinary Officers.