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officer belonging to the Army Veterinary Department, Veterinary Captain
Maxwell, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, attended and gave his
advice.
North-West-
ern Provinces
and Oudh.
318. Owing to the prevalence of glanders at so many military stations in
these Provinces, I directed enquiries to be made to endeavour to trace the sources
from which the disease is derived. The districts mainly affected are Allahabad,
Lucknow, Fyzabad, Cawnpore and Bareilly. All the District Authorities, how-
ever, appear unanimous in stating that the disease does not exist in their dis-
tricts. The Deputy Commissioner, Fyzabad, however, remarks, " even if it
had existed I do not understand what steps could have been taken to eradi-
cate it, for the Glanders and Farcy Act has not yet been extended to this
district."
Glanders also appeared on the Saharunpore and Dehra dâk line, but for-
tunately it was confined to one chowki. Three cases occurred but owing to
the fact that the Glanders and Farcy Act is in operation on this road, prompt
measures were taken which appear to have entirely arrested the progress of
the disease.
Another case occurred in the North-Western Provinces which is very in-
structive, bearing as it does on the question of glanders in the Bombay stables,
and also on the advisability of extending the Act to the whole of India.
A pony, the property of the Rajah of Mursan, whose residency is close to
the Cantonment of Muttra, purchased a number of ponies in Bombay ; shortly
after their arrival, the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, whilst
making his inspection in this district, discovered that one was affected with
glanders. He recommended that the one so affected should be immediately
destroyed and that the other eleven ponies, that had been received from Bom-
bay, should be isolated. This the Rajah of Mursan refused to do. The animal,
is reported to have died, but the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
entertains grave suspicions that it was removed.
As before stated, this case is most instructive.
1st.—It shows how very necessary it is that more supervision should be exer-
cised in Bombay. Here we have a pony purchased from one of the
largest Arab stables on 29th December, railed to its destination
which was reached on 2nd January, and noticed to be affected with
glanders 3 weeks afterwards.
2nd.—It shows the necessity of extending the Glanders and Farcy Act to
the whole of India. Here we have a case of glanders occurring
close to a cantonment in which a British Cavalry Regiment is
quartered, and owing to the fact that the Act had not been made
applicable to this district, no action could be taken in the matter.
Punjab.
319. During the past year, the following cases have been detected in this
province, and have been dealt with under Act XX of 1879:—
At Pathankote—2 ponies belonging to the dâk line. Subsequent inspec-
tions of the line have proved it to be free from glanders.
At Amritsar—A pony, the property of a gharriwala, was destroyed suffer-
ing from the disease.
At Gujrat.—I regret to have to report that one of the Government stal-
lions was found to be affected and had to be destroyed. The source from
which the disease was derived in this case cannot be traced. I caused all the
mares covered by this horse, during the previous 3 months, to be carefully
examined, but no trace of glanders was found to exist among them. As
this case occurred shortly before the Gujrat horse show was held, I caused
all Veterinary Assistants from the districts of Gujrat, Jhelum, Sialkot, and
Gujranwala to assemble at Gujrat; this ensured careful inspection of every
animal previous to its entry into the show ground, but no cases were detected.
Lahore appears to be rather a prolific centre. On this point the
Principal, Lahore Veterinary College, states that during the year 4 cases
were brought to his notice.