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No. 2022, REVENUE, 4TH SEPTEMBER 1915.
temporary measure, to the Cooly Immigration depot at Tataparai, and Government
have been asked to move the Ceylon Government to decide on the site for a perma-
nent depôt, with as little more delay as possible.
III.—BREEDING OPERATIONS.
(i) Bovines.—There were 16 bulls in this department at the beginning of the
year. Of these two died and one was sold. No new bulls were purchased as the
Board ordered that the animals found unfit for work need not be replaced. Appended
is a table showing the number of coverings performed by each bull as far as they
can be ascertained.
Name of
bull.
Bull No. 1
„ 2
„
3
„ 4
„
5
„
13
„ 14
„
15
„
16
„
18
„
19
„
20
„
21
„
22
„
23
„
24
Station.
Tinnevelly dispensary
..
..
Tanjore hospital .. .. ..
Vizagapatam hospital .. ..
Guntūr district .. .. ..
Gōdāvari district .. .. ..
Guntūr
do. .. .. ..
Ongole hospital
..
..
..
Vizagapatam district .. ..
Do.
..
..
..
Guntūr district
.. .. ..
Madras Veterinary College.. ..
Vizagapatam district .. ..
Gōdāvari
do. .. ..
Guntūr
do. .. ..
Anantapur
do. .. ..
Do.
do. .. ..
Number of
coverings.
31
Nil.
36
20
14
2
Nil.
162
20
5
3
42
13
4
40
5
Remarks.
The bull was lent to M.R. Ry. Abdur Rahim Sahib
Bahadur from 17th February 1915 to 28th March
1915.
Sold in auction on 1st April 1915.
Transferred to Nellore district on 20th November 1914.
....
Died on 8th September 1914.
The bull is in the Veterinary hospital, Ongole, for rest
and treatment. Ordered to be auctioned.
Auctioned on 9th January 1915.
....
The bull was transferred to the Veterinary hospital at
Vizagapatam on 22nd October 1914.
Allowed to roam, so number probably incorrect.
Was ill throughout the year.
....
Died at the Veterinary hospital, Rajahmundry, on 5th.
September 1914.
Allowed to roam with village berd.
....
Coverings not reported after 28th June 1914.
(ii) Equines.—Out of the three stallions that remained on 1st April 1914 one
was destroyed on account of old age on 13th February 1915. The three stallions
between them covered 92 mares during the year, but the stallion which was destroyed
was not used after the end of November. These operations have been extended up
till August 1915, when a final report on the subject is due to the Board.
(iii) Fairs and shows.—The usual shows were held at Madura, Tiruppur and
Ongole during the year and separate reports were submitted with regard to the
first two. The report of the association on the Ongole show is awaited. The Cattle
Diseases Act was enforced at all the usual annual cattle fairs in the Presidency and
veterinary assistants deputed in each case to attend them.
IV.—SUBORDINATE STAFF.
(i) Executive staff.— At the close of the year under review there were seven
Inspectors and 82 Assistants in the department. The manner in which they were
employed is shown in table VII. Thirteen graduates of the Madras Veterinary
College were newly appointed. During the year, one Assistant resigned and the
services of another were dispensed with. Two Assistants, S. C. Jeysing Raj and
W. J. DeCosta, who had joined the Transport Veterinary Reserve, were called up for
military duty and proceeded on active service ; and a third, S. R. Lakshman, has left
since the close of the year. It will probably not be possible to allow any more to
join the reserve.
(ii) Office Establishment.—The office of the Superintendent, having become too
large, both in staff and correspondence, for the room allotted to it in the Veterinary
College buildings, moved into a hired building in Royapettah, during the year.
New buildings have been sanctioned by Government for the office, but they
appear to have been cut out of the budget of the current year.
Mr. S. B. Daniel joined the office as head clerk on 4th June 1914 and has been
confirmed in his appointment.
V.—EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
This amounted to Rs. 1,39,349-8-3 which is an increase over the previous year
of Rs. 18,498-7-11. With the exception of " Breeding operations " there was an
increase under every head, especially subordinate establishment and hospitals, due to
the growth of the department.