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51. The post of the Veterinary Inspector, Lower Sind Circle, was held
by Mr. M. W. Mirza from 1st April to 25th November 1943. He was deputed
to Imperial Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar and Izatnagar, for
receiving Laboratory training for a period of about two months and relinquished
the charge of his office on the 26th November 1943 to Mr. J. R. Banna,
Veterinary Inspector, Upper Sind Circle, who held the charge of the post in
addition to his own duties until 28th February 1944, as on completion of
training by Mr. M. W. Mirza he proceeded on Medical grounds from 21st
January 1944 and was on leave on 31st March 1944. Mr. Mirza's lien was
shifted as Veterinary Inspector, Upper Sind Circle, and Mr. J. R. Banna was
appointed Veterinary Inspector, Lower Sind Circle, from 29th February 1944
which post he held on 31st March 1944 in addition to his own duties. The
post of Veterinary Inspector, Upper Sind Circle, was held by Mr. J. R. Banna
from 1st April 1943 to 28th February 1944 and held the charge of Lower Sind
Circle, in addition to his own duties for the period Mr. M. W. Mirza was
on deputation for training and subsequently on leave that is to say that
Mr. Banna held charge of the two circles from 26th November 1943 to 31st
March 1944.
52. Mr. M. W. Mirza was on tour for 156 days covering 3,929 miles
by rail, 323 miles by road, visiting 51 villages. Mr. J. R. Banna toured for
190 days visited 105 villages and travelled 3,374 miles by rail and 564 miles
by road. Both the Veterinary Inspectors performed very useful work during
the year in periodically inspecting the Veterinary Dispensaries and in super-
vising the field work of Subordinates in villages.
53. There were 8 Veterinary Field Compounders working in the depart-
ment. Of these, one was deputed to the Sind Police Rifles and the remainder
were placed in-charge of Itinerating Veterinary Dispensaries. They, as usual,
attended to minor ailments of animals such as Liver Fluke Disease, Parasitic
gastritis, Foot-and-Mouth disease, Mange, etc., and carried out castration of
bulls by Burdizzo method. They have been of immense help to Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons in supplementing their work in the district and their
utility having been realised as cheap and useful agency, Government have
been pleased to increase this cadre by 8 more Veterinary Field Compounders
to be filled in the year 1944-45.
54. The Clerical Staff performed their duties very efficiently in spite of
a great difficulty experienced in filling the vacancy of junior clerk owing to
paucity of hands available with corresponding tremendous increase in the
office work due to the expansion of the department. Besides, on account of
sudden death of Mr. J. L. Anjaria one of the most senior hands who was
Head Clerk in December 1943, Mr. Sulleman I. Mahomedi the present Head
Clerk had to shoulder the responsibilities with the help of two other junior
clerks Messrs. Kishinchand D. Kirpalani and Premchand C. Ramnaney who
in spite of great pressure of work discharged their duties in a most conscientious
manner. Proposals for the expansion of the clerical staff in the department
which has recently been met by Government by the appointment of a few
temporary hands are not at all adequate to solve this important problem and
revised proposals will be submitted in due course.
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