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Vide Table V.—Veterinary Assistants treated 13,620 animals as in and
outdoor patients and performed 54 castrations against a total of 14,084 animals
treated and 64 castrations performed at the dispensaries during the previous
year.
The decrease of 570 in the number of animals treated at the Karáchi
Dispensary is attributed to 350 animals, subjected to the mallein test last year,
being shown as out-patients, and to an increase in the number of private
practitioners in Karáchi during the year under report.
Table VI.—Showing receipts and expenditure of and balance available at
the credit of the various dispensaries has been omitted under orders conveyed
in Government Resolution, Revenue Department, No. 7435, dated 8th
August 1912.
III.—BREEDING OPERATIONS.
There is nothing to be recorded under the headings (1), (2) and (3) as
there are no breeding operations carried on in the province.
(4) Fairs and Shows.
The annual Cattle, Mule and Agricultural Show, which is held at Badin,
had to be abandoned owing to an inadequate supply of water.
IV.—SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT.
Number, Supervision and work performed.
There were 8 Veterinary Graduates working in 7 hospitals at the be-
g inning of the year under report. Kháu Sáhib S. G. Haji was appointed
Deputy Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, on the 15th May
1912. The Deputy Superintendent was on tour for 133 days and travelled
4,040 miles by rail and 1,280 miles by road. He inspected all the dispensaries
in the province and visited 201 villages and attended several outbreaks of
disease. There were 8 Veterinary Assistants in 8 hospitals at the close of the
year under report. One new appointment was made and the services of one
man were dispensed with. There is plenty of room for improvement in the
work of the Veterinary Assistants.
V.—EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Table XIV-A.—A total expenditure of Rs. 70,556-10-2 was incurred
during the year under report from Imperial, Provincial and Local Funds on
account of the Civil Veterinary Department in Sind, against a total of
Rs. 52,048-14-5 incurred last year.
Rupees 16,987-1-7 shown under the head "Imperial" is the expenditure
incurred by the office of the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind,
Baluchistán and Rájputána, at Karáchi, during the year, against Rs. 21,271-11-6.
Rs. 26,957-S-3 were expended from " Provincial " and Rs. 26,612-0-4 from
" Local Funds " against Rs. 6,209-11-9 and Rs. 24,567-7-2, respectively, last
year. The increase of expenditure under these heads is due to the re-organiza-
tion of the Subordinate Civil Veterinary Department and to the opening of a
new dispensary in Sind, during the year under report.
VI.—GENERAL REMARKS.
The scheme for the re-organization of the Subordinate Civil Veterinary
Department in Sind sanctioned in Government Resolution, Revenue Depart-
ment, No. 1615, dated 14th February 1907, was brought into force during the
year under report. Khán Sáhib S. G. Haji was appointed Deputy Superin-
tendent, 2nd grade, with effect from the 15th May 1912 and five District Local
Board Veterinary Assistants were appointed to the Subordinate Civil Veterinary
Department, with effect from the 1st July 1912. Two men remained District
Local Board servants.
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