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compelled to resign, but fortunately I obtained for him a situation at Belgaum
as Itinerating Veterinary officer.
Applications have been received for two suitable graduates for employ-
ment at the Calcutta Veterinary Institute, for three at the. Ajmere Veterinary
School, and two for the Khándesh Collectorate, but none will be available until
the termination of this collegiate year. Appendix F will give particulars how
all graduates are employed.
Contagious diseases.
7. Mr. C. F. Fernandez, G.B.V.C., was appointed Itinerating Veterinary
Inspector for the City and Port, Government Resolu-
tion, Judicial Department, No. 3126 of 11th June
1892, and Mr. I. V. Vaz, G.B.V.C., was appointed Harbour Veterinary Surgeon,
Government Resolution, Judicial Department, No. 5531 of 7th October 1892.
Both have done excellent work.
Foot and mouth disease has not prevailed to any serious extent during the
year; a few isolated cases took place from time to time which were treated at
the Government lazaretto at Sewri.
Glanders and Farcy.—In connection with Act XX of 1879, Glanders and
Farcy, the lazaretto has been completed at Sewri at a cost of Rs. 2,901-5-11, for
the segregation of suspected cases and the destruction of confirmed ones. The
lazaretto consists of six loose boxes for horses and two sheds to accommodate
fifty cattle, office, store-room and a " Mills' Cinerator " for the cremation of the
carcases of animals that have been destroyed or died. Sanction has been asked
for the erection of a bullock trevis, which is much needed. No water has been
as yet laid on to the lazaretto, the want of which is a great drawback, as water.
has to be brought from a considerable distance.
Since the completion of the lazaretto on the 11th June 1892, 26 confirmed
cases of glanders were destroyed, 14 cases were admitted as suspects, 11 of
which eventually were destroyed and 3 were discharged.
The majority of horses destroyed for glanders belonged to the owners of
carriages plying for hire in the City, next come the Arab dealers at Byculla,
and a few to private individuals. The figures stand as follows :—
Owners of carriages plying for hire 24. Arab stables 10. Private indivi-
duals 3. A "hack-ghárry" stable in the Bhendy Bazár is notorious for
glanders; no less than 12 cases were removed from this stable alone, which
is an extremely serious matter, but, of course, little good can be done unless the
law permits systematic periodical inspection.
In the Arab dealers' stables, three cases came from Ali Bin Amer's, three
from Umar Jamal's, and four from Sulliman Bin Daud's. Glanders, according to
the information supplied by the Commissioner of Police, must be on the in-
crease in the Arab stables. For the year 1889 there were four cases ; in 1890
one case, in 1891 two cases, whereas for the year 1892-93 there were ten cases,
one more than in whole of the three years quoted. 1,827 horses were examined
by the Itinerating Veterinary Inspector during the ten months he has been
employed. 4,306 horses have been imported during the year; of these, 3,135
came from the Persian Gulf, 16 from England, 798 from Australia, and from
Indian ports 357.
Only one case of glanders was discovered on board ship, the S. S. " Ori-
ental," belonging to the British India Steam Navigation Company, which brought
a cargo from the Persian Gulf.
Three vessels passed through the port conveying a total of 45 horses.
Glanders broke out in the town of Karáchi in October last. Six cases
were reported to this office and a vigilant, watch has been kept on vessels com-
ing from that Port.
49 cattle were imported into Bombay by sea during the year, but as there is
no " Cattle Disease Act" in force, they could not be inspected. I am however
making this matter the subject of a special report to Government.