ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE
YEAR 1906-07.
Mr. K. Hewlett held charge as Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, Bombay Presidency, throughout the year under report.
2. The Superintendent was away from head-quarters for 175 days during
the year as against 152 days last year. He travelled 19,831 miles by rail,
860 miles by road and 45 miles by sea, as against 14,697 by rail, 486 by road
and 298 by sea last year. In addition to the above the Superintendent in his
capacity of Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, Baluchistan
and Rájputána, travelled 3,461 miles by rail and 72 miles by road.
3. Tours were made in connection with cattle breeding, horse breeding
and contagious diseases of animals in various parts of the Presidency. The
following State studs were visited:—Bhávnagar, Pálitána, Junágad, Rájkot, Ván-
káner and Kolhápur. All the stallion stands were visited and all the Vete-
rinary dispensaries inspected. The Superintendent attended and acted as one
of the Judges at the Ahmednagar Horse Show and attended the Cattle Fairs or
Shows at Mhasvad, Sholápur, Ahmednagar, Surat and Chikkurvatti, The
Northcote Cattle Farm at Chharodi was inspected ten times and the Kurans at
Sholápur, which were to have been utilised as a Cattle Farm, were visited twice.
The Pinjrapoles at the following places were visited, viz., Surat, Ahmedabad,
Násik, Jalgaon, Dhulia and Hubli.
4. The Superintendent attended as a member of the Board of Examiners
at the Bombay and Madras Veterinary Colleges in December and conducted
the special examination at the Bombay Veterinary College in March. He also
served on the Committee appointed in Government Resolution No. 9814, dated
15th October 1906, Revenue Department, to advise regarding the control of
rinderpest on the Island of Bombay. Charge of the office of Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, Baluchistan and Rájputána, taken over on
29th March 1906, was held throughout the year by Mr. Hewlett in addition to
his own duties.
5. The late Mr. W. A. Broad, I.C.V.D., was placed under the Superin-
tendent to undergo a further period of training and reported himself for duty on
June 5th. At first he accompanied the Superintendent on his tours inspecting
Veterinary dispensaries and visiting outbreaks of disease, subsequently he was
deputed to visit outbreaks of disease and inspect dispensaries on his own
account. He travelled 3,160 miles by rail and 675 miles by road. He died in
Poona on September 18th from enteric fever. Mr. Broad was an officer of
considerable ability and his death is a loss to the Department.
I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION—VETERINARY COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS.
6. There is no information to be recorded under this heading as Table I
is to be appended to the Annual Report of the Bombay Veterinary College under
Government Resolution, Educational Department, No. 926, dated 14th May
1906.
II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASE—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, OUTBREAKS,
MORTALITY, PREVENTIVE INOCULATION, &C.
7. Reports of outbreaks of contagious disease have been received from all
the districts of the Bombay Presidency with the exception of Broach. The city
of Bombay has also reported contagious disease.
It may be seen from Table II that 210 equines and 26,947 bovines are
reported to have succumbed to contagious disease during the year under report
compared to 27 equines and 1,270 bovines last year.
Glanders-Farcy.—There were 38 cases reported from Bombay City, one of
which died and the rest were destroyed under the Glanders and Farcy Act.
Three cases were reported from Pen in the Kolába District and were destroyed
under the Act. Seven horses were reported from Thána District to have died
from this disease. One horse was destroyed for this disease in the Sátára
District.
Surra.—There were 138 cases reported from Bombay City; two of them
died and the remainder were destroyed under the Glanders and Farcy Act. In
B 220—8