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As already stated in the review of the Sonepore fair, a case of glanders
was detected. The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, who attend-
ed this fair, reports as follows :—
" That the extension of the Glanders and Farcy Act is certainly most urgently needed was
shown by the case of glanders which was brought to the fair. Had it not been discover-
ed on its arrival, this, the most contagious of equine diseases, might have been spread broad
cast among the animals present in the fair. Though the Act not being in force in the
district, the owner was permitted to take the animal away presumably to his own house, and
this was a means of spreading the disease along the road. Had the Act been in force, the
danger would have been avoided . "
The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal, further says :—
"Act XX of 1879 would seem only to apply to Calcutta and the suburbs and no doubt
works well, but this is much too limited an area. This disease is not only extremely infectious
to animals, but is likewise a grave source of danger to mankind. It would, therefore, seem that
so dangerous a disease should be put down by every possible means.
"At Berhampur Mela, Shahabad, two cases were discovered and were ordered to be
removed from the fair. These affected animals now form a moving contagium and are liable
to affect hundreds of others. It is through want of care that the disease is so frequently met
with ."
These cases, as well as that previously alluded to as having occurred in
North-Western Provinces, points' to the necessity of extending the Glanders
and Farcy Act to the whole of India. The question has been referred to
Local Governments and Administrations who were asked by the Government
of India to state in what areas the Act has been brought into force, and
also whether they considered any general or partial extension of the Act
advisable.
Replies have been received on the 1st point. The following being a
summary:—
Areas in which the Glanders and Farcy Act, XX of 1879,
is in force.
NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES AND OUDH.
The Act is in force in.
(1) Road between Bareilly and Ranibagh, and to a tract one mile in breadth on either side.
(2) Cantonments of Meerut, Muttra, Bareilly, Shahjehanpur, Lucknow, Cawnpore and
Allahabad.
(3) Road between Saharunpore and Rajpur, and a tract one mile in breadth on either side.
(4) Municipalities of Allahabad, Cawnpore, and Lucknow.
(5) Tonga line between Kathgodam and Naini Tal, and a tract of country one mile in
breadth on either side.
The Act is also extended annually to Kalinjar, Batesar, and Mai during the time the
Batesar fair lasts.
Bombay.—The Act extends to :—
(1) The City of Bombay.
(2) Cantonments of Poona and Kirkee and Poona City.
(3) The Cantonment and Municipal District of Karachi and the Port of Karachi.
(The question of extending the Act to Nasik and Bandra is at present under consideration.)
Ajmere-Merwara.—The Act is at present nowhere in force in Ajmere -Merwara.
Coorg.— The Act is in force throughout Coorg.
Berar.—The Act is not in force in the Hyderabad Assigned Districts.
Assam.—The Act has not been brought into force in any part of Assam.
Central Provinces.—The Act applies at present to the Cantonments of Kamptee, Jubbul-
pore and Saugor, and the Municipality of Nagpur.
It is also intended to extend the Act to the Municipality of Raipur.
Punjab.—The Act has been made applicable to the whole of the Province.
Burma.— The Act applies to the whole of Burma but is in force in Rangoon only.
It will be seen that the Punjab and Coorg are the only provinces
wherein the Act is applicable everywhere.
The question of the further general or partial extension of the Act
is at present under consideration.
As this disease was introduced into regiments by remounts purchased
at horse shows, a circular was issued to all Officers Commanding Native