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6. M.R.Ry. R. Narasinga Rao Avargal held charge of the II Circle, Bezwada,
throughout the year with the exception of 20 days from 19th June 1924 when he
was on leave and during which time Mr. A. J. Wilson was attending to the current
duties of the II Circle office in addition to his own as Officer in charge, IV Circle,
Madras. Mr. Narasinga Rao was on tour for 183 days and conducted inoculations
by the serum simultaneous method on 35 animals at the Chintaldevi Cattle Farm,
7. M.R.Ry. H. C. Sampath Ayyangar Avargal, the permanent Officer in charge
of the III Circle, Bellary, was on leave for three months from 26th April 1924,
when Mr. W. J. D'Costa was posted to act. Mr. D'Costa was on tour for 50 days
and M.R.Ry. Sampath Ayyangar Avargal for 137 days. The latter Officer had to
visit the Hagari Farm several times in connexion with an outbreak of Haemonchus
contortus among the sheep for the purpose of administering special treatment.
8. Mr. A. J. Wilson was in charge of the IV Circle, Madras, throughout the
year and spent 192 days on tour. He attended the Co-operative Society's Conference
held at Tinnevelly and delivered a lecture on Rinderpest. The "Madras Veterinary
Journal" was, as usual, edited by him.
9. M.R.Ry. K. Kylasam Ayyar Avargal, Officer in charge, V Circle, Coimbatore,
was on leave for a short period from the loth to 30th April 1924, and Mr. Wilson was
placed in charge of the current duties of the office. Mr. Kylasam Ayyar spent 161
days in camp, attended an outbreak of Piroplasmosis amongst the cross-bred cattle
on the Government cattle farm at Hosur and inoculated 123 head of cattle by the
serum simultaneous method at Hosur, Vellore and Coimbatore.
10. The Circle Officers' inspections of the work of the staff were all that could
be desired and they, in the course of their tours, inspected, as a rule, the Government
live-stock wherever they were stationed.
II.—EXECUTIVE STAFF.
11. On the 31st March 1925 the subordinate staff consisted of 192 Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons as against 190 in the previous year. There existed at the end of
the year one vacancy which was subsequently filled up. How the staff were
employed is shown in Table VII. Veterinary Assistant Surgeons A. Rajappa and
C. Brown died during the year and Veterinary Assistant Surgeon P. D. Ethiraja
Mudaliyar was dismissed from service for falsification of diary, travelling allowance
and contingent bills. The strength of the leave reserve of the staff was reduced
from 30 to 25 from 1st April 1924 and the men thus set free were utilized to fill the
five new touring posts created during the year.
(a) Hospitals and Dispensaries.
12. Four new dispensaries were started at Tuticorin, Guruzala, Anantapur and
Kallakurichi and the number of Government Veterinary institutions excluding those
at the Madras Veterinary College and the Agricultural Farm, Coimbatore, was there-
fore 67 at the end of the year under report.
13. The Veterinary hospitals at Sivagiri and Vijilapuram which had been
maintained by the Zamindars of Sivagiri and Kangundi respectively were closed by
them during the year.
14. The present Zamindar of Sivagiri did not appear to have evinced any
interest in the hospital which was started by his predecessor who was himself a
veterinarian. He has been asked whether he would like to transfer the hospital with
all the buildings and equipment to Government in case Government are prepared to
run the hospital. No reply has till now been received.
15. The Zamindar of Kangundi started a dispensary at his own cost first at
Kuppam in February 1919 and when it was not a success there, he moved it to Viji-
lapuram where also the attendance was disappointing. He therefore decided to close
the hospital but was pleased to transfer the whole hospital equipment to this depart-
ment of his own accord.
16. The number of cases treated and castrations performed at all the institutions
except the Madras Veterinary College hospital was 96,740 as against 85,089 in the
previous year. The number of castrations was 306 more than in the preceding
year and as usual the highest number, viz. 625, was done at the Veterinary