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10. With the view to prevent the likelihood of horses suffering from Glanders
being sent out by road, rail, or steamer, a proposal to inspect all horses leaving
Bombay at the causeways, railway stations, and bandars is before Government.
A similar scheme for the inspection of horses coming into Bombay otherwise
than by sea should be brought into force.
11. The rules for. the working of the Act were revised under the sanction
of Government and were made consistent with the transfer of the control to me.
12. Veterinary Lieutenant Baldrey, Assistant Principal, Bombay Veterinary
College, and Chief Veterinary Inspector Fernandez were deputed to Moombra in
the Kalyán Táluka of the Thána District to investigate an outbreak of Glanders
amongst the horses of Sardár Umar Jamal that were located there. Veterinary
Lieutenant Baldrey reported the results of his investigation, and steps are being
taken to prevent the concealment of cases in the districts adjoining Bombay.
The Inspector General, Civil Veterinary Department, made enquiries into the
matter, and, incidental to this outbreak, proposed the application of the Glanders
Act to places within a radius of 30 miles from Bombay, but Government,
having found this measure impracticable as the local officers would not know
for certain whether any places are within or without the limit, decided to apply
the Act to the whole of the Thána and Kolába Districts, and to appoint the
Principal, and the Assistant Principal, Bombay Veterinary College, and the
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, as Veterinary Practitioners for
the districts.
13. The disinfection of stalls and lines, where diseased horses were located,
and the segregation of those that were in contact with them, have been strictly
enforced and carried out in the presence of the Inspectors, as the present rules
empower them to carry out these necessary measures, which the previous rules
did not.
14. With a view to prevent the introduction of Tick Plague, Government
ordered the inspection of all shipments of horses coming to Bombay from
Australia, by the Glanders staff, with the consent of the owners, pending
legislation to authorize the inspection of all horses and other animals
imported into India. I have proposed to build a Lazaretto at the harbour for
the isolation of any shipment wherein a tick plague case is detected.
15. The question of uniform for the Veterinary Inspectors is still in
abeyance ; but it is a subject which I am anxious to see dealt with at an early
date. As an instance of the necessity of uniform, a graduate of this College
employed as a Cattle Inspector by the Bombay Municipality was lately assaulted,
because he wore no distinguishing badge of office. The same has happened with
one of the Inspectors under the Glanders Act, and may be repeated any day.
16. Owing to serious illness, abscess of the liver, I had to go on three
months' privilege leave from 15th February last. During my absence Veterinary
Lieutenant Baldrey acted for me and held control of the Department.
17. The Veterinary Inspectors performed their duties, under the super-
vision of Chief Veterinary Inspector Fernandez, to my entire satisfaction.
Mr, Fernandez continues to show zeal in his work. Conveyance allowance to
the Inspectors has been sanctioned.
18. The clerk sanctioned has been attached to the College office, and the
clerical work of the Department hitherto performed by Chief Inspector Fernan-
dez will now be conducted by the Clerk under the supervision of the College
Head Clerk, Mr. V. B. Phatak.
19. Appendix B is the financial statement.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
JAMES MILLS, Veterinary Major, A. V. D.,
Principal, Bombay Veterinary College.