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On the reversion of Mr. Nagarsheth from the post of Manager of Chharodi
Cattle Farm he was appointed as a Veterinary Inspector, the appointment being
sanctioned in Government Order, Revenue Department, No. 637, dated 24th
February 1920.
Two Veterinary Assistants died during the year. There are 15 vacancies
in the cadre which can only be filled as new dispensaries are opened. All the
Veterinary Assistants who were on Military duty have returned. Several
Veterinary Assistants were engaged in the early part of the year in the arrange-
ments for feeding prickly pear to famine-stricken cattle and their services in
this connection were greatly appreciated by the district authorities.
32. Four Veterinary Inspectors were engaged in district work until
practically the close of the year. Their duties are very heavy and the excessive
size of their charges militates against the effectiveness of their work, much of
their time being necessarily spent in travelling in the train when they should
be touring in the villages. The relief afforded by the appointment of a fifth
Veterinary Inspector is very slight.
Veterinary Inspector Marathe was deputed to work for the Bombay
Pinjrapole Society in accordance with Government Order, Revenue Department,
No. 6832, dated 7th July 1919.
While all have worked hard, Veterinary Inspectors Maniar and Nagarsheth
deserve special mention for the energy and intelligence with which they have
performed their duties.
33. The following Veterinary Assistants are specially commended for
their work:—
M. G. Kulkani ...
H. B. Shirsathe ...
J. G. Kulkarni ...
M. P. Gandhi ...
C. N. Desai ...
Belgaum.
Poona.
Hubli.
Ahmedabad.
Broach.
B. B. Patel ...
M. K. Garudachar ...
G. V. Dadhe ...
M. H. Bhatt ...
B. C. Shiddangowdar.
Bulsar.
Sirsi.
Jalgaon.
Jambusar.
Haliyal.
V.—EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Table XIV-A.
34. The expenditure of the Department is shown
in Table XIV-A from information furnished by the
Accountant General.
VI.—GENERAL REMARKS.
35. The chief feature of the year has been a satisfactory tendency for the
volume of the work to return to normal under the favourable conditions
resulting from a good monsoon.
The mortality statistics would indicate that the year has been a compara-
tively healthy one for stock, but as I have shown, they are so incomplete that
notwithstanding the apparent inprovement the position cannot be viewed with
much satisfaction.
The question of expansion of the Department is still in abeyance. So far
as the Subordinate Staff is concerned we are still considerably behind time
with the programme already sanctioned by Government and so long as expansion
depends on the ability of the District Local Boards to open hospitals under the
present financial arrangements progress will be very slow.
It would seem that the system of distribution of Government grants requires
to be revised.
The revision of the rates of pay of the subordinate establishment has been
dealt with apart from the scheme for expansion as the matter is of special
urgency and the proposals are now under the consideration of Government.
Of equal urgency to the expansion of the Subordinate Staff is the need
for an increase in the Superior Staff. Proposals in this respect are also held
in abeyance pending the final decision of Government on the questions raised
by the Public Services Commission in regard to the department.