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IV.— SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT
28. The year under report is the 4th year since the reorganisation of the
Subordinate Civil Veterinary Department. The following was the staff
entertained during the year, viz., one Deputy Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, whose appointment was sanctioned in Government Resolution,
Revenue Department, No. 5389, dated 8th June 1912, three Divisional Veterinary
Inspectors, 52 Veterinary Assistants, of whom 46 were employed in dispensary
work in the Presidency, one as Manager, Northcote Cattle Farm, Chharodi, and
5 used as relieving hands against 47 last year, of which 3 were Divisional
Veterinary Inspectors and 44 Veterinary Assistants.
29. The services of Mr. B. G. Govaikar, a Provincial servant, have been
lent to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at Násik in place
of Mr. Lopez who is seconded to the Bombay Veterinary College.
30. During the year under report 1 Veterinary Assistants were deputed to
undergo a course of training in inoculation at the Imperial Bacteriological
Laboratory, Bareilly. They all successfully passed the prescribed test at the
end of the course and were considered eligible to inoculate animals by the
"Serum alone" method.
31. The following is a brief review of the work done by Divisional
Veterinary Inspectors:—
Ráo Sáheb J. K. Bhatt held charge as Inspector of the Northern
Division with head-quarters at Ahmedabad. He was on tour for 286 days,
travelled 2,333 miles by road, and 12,560 miles by rail, inspected all the
dispensaries and stallion stands in his division once every two months, was
in charge of the Ahmedabad Cattle kitchens and the Tálukdári charity
Cattle camp, attended 28 outbreaks of cattle disease, organised and attended
the cattle show at Dholka and the Gujarát Horse Show at Ahmedabad,
delivered some excellent lectures at shows, and made a most interesting
exhibition in the Veterinary Department. Ráo Sáheb Bhatt has worked
hard and has done an excellent year's work.
The title of Ráo Sáheb was graciously bestowed upon him by Govern-
ment during the year in recognition of special good work in connection
with the Ahmedabad Famine kitchens for cattle.
Mr. R. N. Sane held charge as Inspector of the Central Division from
20th July 1912 till the close of the year under report. He was away from
head-quarters for 152 days, and travelled 1,864 miles by road and 7,485
miles by rail. He inspected all the Veterinary dispensaries and Govern-
ment stallions in his division, organised and attended the cattle show at
Sholápur, attended two outbreaks of rinderpest and supervised the work of
inoculation, visited famine cattle camps at Ahmednagar, checked district
work of Veterinary Assistants in his division and lost no opportunity of
mixing freely with the cultivators when in the district. Mr. Sane's work
as an Inspector has been very satisfactory.
Mr. Marathe was Inspector of the Southern Division throughout the
year except from 15th April to 14th August 1912 when he was absent
on sick leave. He was away from head-quarters for 142 days, he travelled
1,263 miles by road, 1,084 miles by sea and 3,978 by rail. He inspected all
the dispensaries in his division, attended three outbreaks of cattle diseases,
one for rinderpest and two for Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia, visited 66 villages
within easy distance from several dispensaries for the purpose of making
the existence of the dispensaries known to cattle and horse-owners, per-
formed 10 castrations, attended the Pen Agricultural Exhibition, and acted
as a judge in awarding prizes in the cattle section, rendered professional
help to all the Veterinary Assistants in the division whenever required.
A considerable improvement on last years's work is shown.
32. Again I wish to thank my Head Clerk Mr. Vishnu Yeshwant Sovani
for the very satisfactory manner in which he has carried out his duties through-
out the year. Mr. B. H. Dange and Mr. G. S. Godbole, my 2nd and 3rd clerks,