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of touring billets in this department, but owing to want of provision in the budget to
meet the cost involved, the consideration of the scheme has been postponed to next
year, Under this scheme the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in charge of a dispensary
will, as a rule, be required to attend outbreaks of contagious diseases occurring in the
taluk in which the dispensary is located.
47. The abolition of the Inspectorate has necessitated closer and more frequent
inspection of the work of the staff by the Circle officers and as it is found by
experience that a Circle officer can control efficiently only 24 subordinates, the
formation of a VI Circle in this department has become a matter of urgent necessity,
considering the fact that the IV Circle at present consists of 40 subordinates and the
V Circle, 35.
48. At the request of the Deputy Inspector of Schools, Nuzvid, the Veterinary
Assistant Surgeon in charge of the Veterinary dispensary at Nuzvid has been deliver-
ing lectures to the elementary school teachers on the elementary principles of
Veterinary Science whenever it is convenient to do so, without extra expense to
Government. Generally these teachers are the only literate men in villages and if
interest in veterinary matters is aroused in them they should prove to be a useful
medium for popularizing the work of the department.
49. The staff found it necessary to complain against village officers on 152
occasions for slackness in reporting outbreaks of contagious diseases. It appears that
many of the village officers have yet to realize that if they report promptly, the work
of this department would be much facilitated and the mortality among cattle would
be less.
50. Civil Veterinary Department leaflet No. VII on Black-quarter was published
and distributed during the year.
51. Six men of this department underwent the post graduate course held at the
Madras Veterinary College, for six months from 1st July 1924 and at the examination
conducted at the end of the course four came out successful.
52. The work of the executive staff ha9 been good on the whole and the Circle
officers carried out their duties to the best of their ability. The clerical stuff
continued to work satisfactorily.
MADRAS,
11TH JULY 1925.
D. A. D. AITCHISON, I.V.S.,
Acting Chief Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department, Madras.
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE MADRAS
VETERINARY COLLEGE FOR THE YEAR 1924-25.
General administration.—Mr. D. A. D. Aitchison held charge of the office of the
Principal throughout the year.
In addition to his own duties he also acted throughout the year as Chief Super-
intendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Madras, during the absence of Mr. F. Ware
on leave.
Mr. P. T. Saunders held the post of Professor of Surgery from 1st April to 30th
June 1924 and that of Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology from 1st July 1924
till the end of the year.
Mr. T. J. Hurley who was transferred to the College from the department
joined the College on 8th July 1924 and from that date till the end of the year he
held the post of Professor of Surgery.
M.R.Ry. V. Krishnamurti Ayyar Avargal held the appointment of Professor of
Pathology and Bacteriology from the commencement of the year till 28th April 1924
when he proceeded to Muktesar for undergoing training at the Imperial Institute of
Veterinary Research. From that date until 1st July 1924 the appointment was held
by the Principal when Mr. Saunders took charge of it.