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No. G.-160 OF 1918.
GENERAL DEPARTMENT.
Office of the Commissioner in Sind,
Government House, Karachi, 21st August 1918.
MEMORANDUM.
The Commissioner in Sind has the honour to submit the report of the
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, Baluchistan and Rajputana,
on the working of the Veterinary Department in Sind during the year 1917-18.
Charge.
2. The charge of the office of the Superintendent was held throughout the
year by Mr. J. G. Cattell except for a short period
when Khan Bahadur S. G. Haji acted.
Tour.
3. During the year under report the Superintendent's tour was fairly good.
The Deputy Superintendent's tour was not as extensive
as it should have been.
Mortality statistics.
4. The total reported mortality from contagious
diseases was 5,686 against 3,326 deaths reported in the
previous year.
Inoculation.
5. Preventive inoculations against rinderpest were carried out in 18 out-
breaks against 30 in the previous year and the figure
of inoculations rose from 1,610 to 2,261.
Professional work.
6. The number of cases treated at dispensaries rose from 17,060 to 19,213:
but the number of animals treated by Veterinary
Officers on tour decreased from 3,719 to 3,334.
Floods and sickness interfered with the tours of the Veterinary Assistants.
Sind scholars at the Bombay
Veterinary College.
7. The result of the last examination has been very satisfactory. Of
the 6 Sind scholars who appeared at the examination,
2 passed the final examination, 1 passed the 2nd
grade and 2 passed the 1st grade examination. Only
1 failed in the 2nd grade. This year one candidate only was admitted. Two
were rejected by the Principal, Veterinary College, on account of defective eye-
sight. Correspondence between the Commissioner and the Principal has now
led to a satisfactory arrangement for the examination and admission of
Sindhi scholars.
Dispensaries.
8. No new dispensaries were opened during the year under report, but it
is hoped that during the current year two
dispensaries at Kandhkot and Nawabshah will be
constructed.
Breeding operations.
9. The breeding operations in Sind seem to be progressing favourably.
The Arab stallion maintained by the District Local
Board, Larkana, covered 53 mares during the year
under report. The Larkana District Local Board have now 2 Arab stallions.
The question of the establishment of District Local Board stallions has been
fully considered, and it has been found that Arab stations are the most likely
to secure a suitable class of remounts. Pony breeding in place of mule breed-
ing will increase the supply of police remounts.
As desired by Government, Khan Bahadur S. G. Haji has been instructed
to take up the preparation of the note on the cattle breeds of Sind, and it is
hoped it will be ready by the end of next cold weather for submission to
Government.
Two Tigris rams and 6 ewes sent by the Basra authorities for breeding
purposes were sent to the Agriculture Farm at Landhi. Six lambs were born
3 ewes succumbed to a double parasitic infection. All the 6 lambs died. The
remaining 3 ewes and 2 rams were in poor condition and were brought to
Karachi in May last for treatment in the Karachi Veterinary Dispensary. The
results so far cannot be considered satisfactory.
Willingdon Cattle Farm.
10. The selection of the Farm depends upon the supply of water. The
experimental water boring operations by the
Agricultural Engineer are in progress.