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No. 2642, REVENUE 30TH AUGUST 1911.
TABLE III.—Statement showing results of preventive inoculation during the year 1910-1911.
Districts.
1
1. Ganjám .. ..
2. Vizagapatam ..
3. Gódávari .. ..
4. Kistna .. ..
5. Guntúr .. ..
6. Nellore .. ..
7. Cuddapah .. ..
8. Kurnool .. ..
9. Bellary .. ..
10. Anantapur ..
11. North Arcot ..
12. Chingleput ..
13. South Arcot ..
14. Tanjore .. ..
16. Trichinopoly ..
16. Madura .. ..
17. Ramnad .. ..
18. Madras .. ..
19. Tinnevelly ..
20. Coimbatore ..
21. Salem .. ..
22. The Nilgiris ..
23. Malabar ..
24. South Canara ..
Total ..
Name of disease
against which in-
oculation
was
carried out.
2
Rinderpest.
..
Method of inocula-
tion followed.
3
By serum alone.
..
Number of outbreaks
in which inocula-
tion was under-
taken.
4
6
6
14
..
..
3
7
6
1
6
34
12
24
52
6
9
11
2
18
22
..
36
67
3
331
Number of animals
which died uninocu-
lated in course of
outbreak.
Equines.
6
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Bovines.
6
..
4
416
..
..
86
339
20
..
64
19
201
283
1,160
62
21
106
..
82
801
..
47
2,283
56
5,538
Others.
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
32
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
34
..
530
..
..
..
..
696
Number of animals,
inoculated.
Equines.
8
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Bovines.
9
177
177
1,482
22
..
541
789
866
369
350
2,406
796
127
4,918
716
498
746
64
2,171
942
..
145
2,638
162
21,080
Others.
10
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
66
. .
..
..
..
..
..
16
..
48
..
..
..
..
..
116
Number of animals
which died after
inoculation.
Equines.
11
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Bovines.
12
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
9
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
33
47
12
101
Others.
18
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
TABLE IV.—Statement showing the number of animals treated and castrated by Veterinary
assistants and by salustries on tour during the year 1910-1911.
Province.
1
Madras
By Veterinary
assistants.
By salustries ..
Total ..
Number of villages
visited.
2
..
..
Number of Veterinary
assistants or salus-
tries employed.
3
35
3
..
Castrations
performed.
Equines.
4
7
171
178
Bovines.
5
8
166
174
Others.
6
2
..
2
Total.
7
17
337
354
Treated for
contagious
diseases.
Equines.
8
..
..
..
Bovines.
9
772
..
772
Others.
10
..
..
..
Total.
11
772
..
772
Treated for
non-contagious
diseases.
Equines
12
21
..
21
Bovines.
13
2,608
..
2,608
Others.
14
21
..
21
Total.
16
2,660
..
2,660
Total number of cases
treated and castra-
tions performed.
16
3,439
337
3,776
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TABLE VII.—Statement showing strength of subordinate Veterinary staff employed
during the year 1910-1911.
Province.
1
Madras
..
How occupied.
2
Itinerating ..
Quarantine
Depot, Tuti-
corin.
College work ..
In charge of
hospitals.
Foreign service.
By whom paid.
3
Provincial
funds.
Provincial
funds.
Local funds ..
Zamindars ..
Coorg Govern-
ment
and
Federated
Malay States.
Total ..
Veterinary
Inspectors.
4
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
8
Veterinary
Assistants.
5
†36
1
§2
5
6
3
12
66
Salustries.
6
‡ 3
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
Subordinate
teaching
staff of the
Veterinary
College.
7
..
..
||4
..
..
..
..
**4
Remarks.
8
* One on furlough.
† One Acting as
Inspector.
‡ Employed
on
castration duty
only.
1 Acting Hos-
pital
Sor-
§
geon.
1 Acting 3rd
Lecturer.
1
Assistant
||
Principal.
3 Lecturers.
¶ Lent to Coorg
Government
and Federated
Malay States.
** Exclusive of the
two assistants
lent from Exe-
cutive Branch.
Note.—The Veterinary Assistants in charge of the Hospitals at Madura, Trichinopoly, Bellary, Cocanada and
Tanjore have no lien on Government service and are not included in this table.
TABLE VIII.—Return of stud bulls for the year 1910-1911.
Province.
1
Madras
Nu mb e r on 1st
April 1910.
2
17
Property of Government.
Obtained daring
the year.
Number.
3
2
Average
price
paid.
4
Rs.
212
A.
8
P.
0
Casualties during
the year.
5
†† 1
Balance remaining
on 31st March
1911.
6
18
Property of local bodies.
Number on 1st
April 1910.
7
..
Obtained during
the year.
Number.
8
..
Average
price
paid.
9
..
Casualties during
the year.
10
..
Balance remaining
on 31st March
1911.
11
..
†† Died in November 1910.
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TABLE IX.—Statement showing main results of the working of Provincial cattle farms
during the year 1910-1911—Nil.
TABLE X.—Return of horse, pony and donkey stallions, under Government and local
bodies, for the year 1910-1911.
Details
1
Balance on
31st March 1910
Increase.
By transfer ..
Purchased in
India ..
Received from
Europe by
purchase ..
Total ..
Decrease.
Died .. ..
Sold .. ..
Destroyed ..
Transferred
to .. ..
Total ..
Balance ..
Horse and pony stallions under local bodies.
Horses.
Arab.
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Persian.
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Thorough-bred
English.
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
...
..
Country-bred.
5
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
...
..
Australian.
6
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Total.
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Ponies.
Arab.
8
12
..
..
12
1
..
2
..
3
9
Persian.
9
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Country-bred.
10
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
...
Deli.
11
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Shan.
12
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Total.
13
12
..
..
..
12
1
..
2
..
3
9
Total horses and ponies.
14
12
..
..
..
12
1
..
2
..
3
9
Details.
Balance on
31st March 1910
Increase.
By transfer ..
Purchased in
India
Received from
Europe by
purchase ..
Total ..
Decrease.
Died .. ..
Sold .. ..
Destroyed ..
Transferred
to .. ..
Total ..
Balance ..
Donkey stallions under local bodies.
Italian.
15
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Cyprian.
16
..
..
..
..
..
..
...
..
..
..
..
Country-bred
(Punjabi).
17
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Persian.
18
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Catalonian.
19
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Arab.
20
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
American.
21
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Sicilian.
22
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Total.
23
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
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TABLE XI.—Services and produce of each class of horse, pony and donkey stallions under
local bodies during the year 1910-1911.
Horse, pony
or donkey.
1
Pony .. ..
Province.
2
Madras .. ..
Stallions
on register
on 31st
March 1911.
3
9 stallions.
Stallions actually
employed
at stud.
Year
under
report.
4
9
through-
out the
year and
3 for
about
two
months.
Previous
year.
5
12
Number of
mares covered.
Year
under
report.
6
172
Previous
year.
7
277
Average number
of mares
covered per stal-
lion employed
at stud.
Year
under
report.
8
18.10
Previous
year.
9
23.08
Remarks.
10
..
TABLE XII.—Average cost of feed, keep, attendance, etc, of horse, pony and donkey
stallions during the year 1910-1911.
Province.
1
Madras .. ..
Horse.
Year
under
report.
2
..
Previous
year.
3
..
Pony.
Year
under
report.
4
Rs.
422
A.
7
P.
7
Previous
year.
5
Rs.
690
A.
12
P.
11
Donkey.
Year
under
report.
6
..
Previous
year.
7
..
Remarks.
8
..
TABLE XIII.—Abstract of particulars regarding horse fairs and shows held in non-selected
districts during the year 1910-1911—Nil.
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TABLE XIV (a).—Statement showing the cost of the Civil Veterinary Department in the
province of Madras during the financial year 1910-1911.
Major heads.
1
Superintendence
..
..
..
..
..
Subordinate establishment
..
..
..
Hospitals and dispensaries .. .. ..
Establishment for the inspection of cattle for
export to Ceylon.
Breeding operations .. .. .. ..
Prizes .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fairs and shows
..
..
..
..
..
..
Total ..
Veterinary instruction
..
..
..
..
Amount.
Imperial.
2
Rs.
13,109
..
..
..
..
..
..
13,199
A.
13
13
P.
2
2
Provincial.
3
Rs.
12,658
31,617
8,414
1,660
4,879
4,075
..
63,196
Madras Veterinary College.
8,676 2 8
*27,647
A.
14
12
9
12
8
0
7
P.
1
1
4
0
0
0
6
7 7
Local.
4
Rs.
..
..
19.288
..
.. 1,330
20,618
A.
11
0
11
P.
2
0
2
..
Total.
5
Rs.
25,868
31,517
27,703
1,650
4,879
4,076
1,330
97,014
A.
11
12
4
12
8
0
0
16 1
P.
3
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
36,222 10 3
* The figure obtained from the statements furnished by the Accountant-General (Rs. 27,676-7-7) is in excess of
the actual amount under " Provincial " by Rs. 128. This is due to the Accountant-General having included twice
the remuneration paid to the examiners which was paid only once in December 1910.
TABLE XV.—Comparative statement of cattle mortality for five years ending 1910-1911.
Causes of death.
1
Disease.
Rinderpest
..
..
..
..
Anthrax .. .. .. .. .. ..
Malignant sore-throat .. .. .. ..
Black quarter .. .. .. .. .. ..
Epizootic aphtha .. .. .. .. ..
Others ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Total ..
Other causes.
Snake-bite .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wild animals
..
..
..
..
Criminal poisoning .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total ..
Grand Total ..
Number of deaths among cattle for the year ending
1906-1907.
2
31,611
12,082
9,086
4,168
2,794
63,798
113,539
1,899
13,372
43
15,314
128,853
1907-1908.
3
97,244
10,977
7,190
6,148
8,644
27,731
162,834
1,886
12,611
56
14,552
167,386
1908-1909.
4
149,666
12,511
6,888
4,708
4,578
38,100
216,451
1,626
11,412
26
13,063
229,614
1909-1910.
5
56,900
11,968
6,954
4,404
3,260
26,587
110,073
1,653
11,124
60
12,727
122,800
1910-1911.
6
24,436
11,374
6,731
2,867
4,239
26,421
76,067
1,633
10,477
34
12,644
88,101
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(ii)
Letter—from D. A. D. AITCHISON, Esq., I.C.V.D., Principal, Madras Veterinary
College, Madras.
To—the Secretory to the Commissioner of Revenue Settlement, Survey, Land.
Records and Agriculture.
Dated-the 7th July 1911.
No.—R. 174.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL, MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE.
I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Madras Veterinary
College for the year 1910-1911.
2. Administration.—Throughout the year I held the appointment of Principal.
A slight alteration in the staff was necessitated by Mr. J. F. Valladares being granted
one year's furlough prefixing 3 months' vacation from 1st July 1910, which was
afterwards changed to study leave and a further period of 9 months granted as
furlough; consequently Mr. H. C. Sampath Aiyangar and Mr. S. Sankaramurthi
Pillai have acted in the next senior grade appointment as lecturers and Mr. V.
Krishnamurthi whose appointment is house Surgeon, has acted as third lecturer and
has very creditably carried out the teaching work of Mr. Valladares, while Mr. A. J.
Wilson, who was previously in charge of the Saidapet Veterinary hospital, has acted
as house Surgeon.
3. Selection of students.—I have already addressed the Board of Revenue on
the increasing difficulty experienced in obtaining sufficiently educated students, viz.,
Matriculates to enter the College. I selected the students for the current year
on the 3rd January 1910. After advertising the prospectus of the College in all the
local gazettes and in the Fort St. George Gazette and having spent Rs. 1,200 in
advertising in the local newspapers, it was only possible to obtain 11 passed men
(Matriculates) for class A and the complement of 20 students had to be made up with
9 unpassed men:—
Students in college.
Class A
Class B
..
..
20
...
...
*24
Class C ... ...
...
...
†18
* Including 1 died.
† Including 1 man for re-examination.
Educational qualifications of the students in college.
Matriculated .. .. ..
17
Unpassed ...
...
...
45
Castes to which the students belong.
Brahmins
Non-Brahmins
Eurasians
28
18
5
Muhammadans ... ...
Malayalees
...
...
Coorgs ... ... ...
5
4
2
Districts to which the students belong.
Tanjore ...
Coimbatore ...
Madras
Coorg
...
...
Chingleput ...
Mysore
Bellary ...
Trichinopoly ...
Travancore ...
8
4
7
... ... 3
3
9
1
... ... 1
8
Tinnevelly ... ... ...
Singapore ... ... ...
Malabar ... ... ...
Madura ... ... ...
South Canara ... ...
North Arcot
...
...
Gódávari ... ... ...
Hyderabad
...
...
... 5
... 1
... 2
... 1
... 6
...1
... 1
... 1
The selection of students for the year 1911 was made on January 4th and I regret
to say I have only been able to form a class of 14 students, made up of six passed
and eight unpassed men.
4. Professional examination.—The following officers conducted the professional
examinations which were held from the 7th to the 14th of December 1910: —
President:
Lieut.-Col. G. H. Evans, I.C.V.D., Acting Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary
Department.
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Members:
1. Lieut.-Col. J. Farmer, I.C.V.D., Superintendent, Government Cattle Farm, Hissar.
2. Captain W.O. Dawson, I.C.V.D., Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Madras.
All students attending college were allowed up for examination with the exception
of one. The following table shows the results :—
Class.
A
B
C
Number presented.
18
22
18
Number passed.
12
16
10
Percentage of passes.
66.6
72.7
55.5
The Board of Examiners expressed themselves in their report on the college
results in the following terms:—
"The examiners are much gratified with the results and congratulate the
Principal and his colleagues. It is quite evident that much time and care has been
devoted to the training of the students in the different classes and also that the
suggestions recommended in last year's report have been followed. After the
examinations, the Board took the opportunity to inspect the results of the monthly
class C examinations held at the college. Of the students who have failed in this
class with one exception the Board is of opinion that they are unlikely to pass on a
future occasion. They do not appear to possess anything but an indifferent
education."
5. Employment of graduates.—The ten graduates who obtained the diplomas
have been appointed as follows :—
Civil Veterinary Department, Madras ... ...
Under Coorg Government ... ... ...
In private practice ...
8
1
1
6. Work of the hospital.—During the year the hospital practice has given
abundant opportunity for the students to gain practical experience. The figures
showing the number of cases treated are as follows :—
—
In-patients ... ... ... ...
Out-patients ... ... ...
Total number of patients .. ..
Equines.
476
312
788
Bovines.
186
132
817
Canines and
others.
410
630
1,040
Total
1,071
1,074
2,145
7. Operations.—The number of operations performed during the year is as
follows:—
Equines
...
...
...
...
Bovines
...
...
...
...
Canines and others ... ... ... ... ...
154
88
106
8. Segregation ward.—The cases admitted in the ward during the year were 24.
Foot-and-mouth disease
...
...
...
...
...
Tetanus
...
...
...
...
Anthrax ... ... ... ... ... ...
Surrah
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
10
8
4
2
During the year two outbreaks of anthrax occurred amongst the municipal cattle at
Barber's and Basin Bridge depots and accounted for 8 deaths. Preventive measures
were immediately taken by the college staff and the outbreaks successfully checked.
Pyroplasmosis again occurred this year amongst the Madras foxhounds. The treat-
ment of the dogs was carried out by Mr. Sampath Aiyangar, who is in charge of the
dogward, and in his hands the Trypan Blau treatment was much more successful
than was the case last year.
9. Receipts.—The receipts of the college from hospital charges during the year
amounted to Rs. 11,099-14-6.
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8. Breeding bulls.—There were seventeen bulls at work at the commencement of the
year. One of these died and two new ones were bought. Statistics of their work are
furnished in the case of eight only and in regard to most of these no reports have been
made as to the results of coverings. The Superintendent is requested to take steps to
secure in future complete statistics as to the number of coverings. There is more
difficulty in getting to know the results of covering and, with the object of
removing this difficulty, the Principal of the Veterinary College has begun to
levy for each service by a Government bull the sum of one rupee which is returned
when a report of the result is made by the owner. It is reported that this system
has not affected the number of coverings ; but the plan might lend itself to abuse in
the mufassal.
9. Cattle shows.—Nine cattle-shows were held during the year. The utility of
these shows has been called in question and the subject of contributing from public
funds in aid thereof is engaging the attention of the Board.
10. General.—A map illustrative of the work of the department has not been
sent with the Superintendent's report, as directed by Government in their Order
No. 1327, Revenue, dated 5th May 1911, communicated with B.P., No. 192, dated
20th May 1911. It should be furnished as soon as possible. The Superintendent
will be separately addressed regarding certain discrepancies found in the tables
appended to his report.
(True Extract.)
S. VENKATARAMADAS,
Secretary.
To the Secretary to Government, Revenue Department.
„
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department.
„
Principal, Madras Veterinary College.
Copy to the Director of Agriculture.
II
Proceedings of the Board of Revenue (R.S., Sur., L. Rds. and Agri.), Mis.
No. 2809, dated 21st August 1911.
The Hon'ble Mr. A. BUTTERWORTH, I.C.S.
Read—the following paper :—
Letter—from F. WARE Esq., Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department.
To—the Secretary to the Commissioner of Revenue Settlement, Survey, Land
Records and Agriculture.
Dated—the 14th August 1911.
No.—1838.
With reference to Board's Proceedings, No. 192, dated 20th May 1911, I have
the honour to submit the accompanying map to be appended to the annual report for
1910-11.
2. In view of the fact that all the districts were reported to be infected during
the year by each of the contagious diseases specified in the cattle mortality state-
ment (Table II) and that information is not available for making out the exact
locality so infected in each district, I have caused the symbols of outbreaks to be
placed only in such districts as were seriously affected.
Resolution—Mis. No. 2809, dated 21st August 1911.
Submitted to Government in continuation of Board's Proceedings No. 281,
dated 1st August 1911.
(True Extract.)
S.
VENKATARAMADAS
Secretary.
To the Secretary to Government, Revenue Department,
with a proof copy of a map.
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No. 2642, REVENUE, 30TH AUGUST 1911.
Order—No. 2642, Revenue, dated 30th August 1911.
Miscellaneous.
Recorded.
2. The Government concur with
the remarks of the Board of Revenue
regarding the results of the Veterinary College. They cannot but regard it as a
matter for much regret that in a country where the condition of agricultural cattle
is of so much importance and where the value of cattle has received traditional and
even religious recognition, there is so much difficulty in obtaining a supply of
candidates with sufficient education to fit them for the post of Veterinary Assistant.
The pay offered compares favourably with the initial pay in other departments, the
prospects of advancement are good and the fact that 42 men out of the 46 who have
passed out of the College during the past three years have secured employment
shows that there is a fair certainty of an appointment. The absence of an adequate
supply of properly educated candidates seems to indicate a regrettable lack of public
interest in the agricultural advancement of the country and a marked want of enter-
prise on the part of the classes from which such candidates should be drawn.
3. Owing to the small number of qualified recruits available, the progress of the
Veterinary Department has been less rapid than was hoped, but even allowing for
inaccuracies in the figures, a considerable amount of useful work was done and as the
staff increases His Excellency the Governor in Council has no doubt that the results
will become increasingly valuable. The attention of all district officers should be
drawn to the remarks of the Superintendent in paragraph 3 of his report and the
Government hope that as the knowledge of veterinary science and of the work carried
on by the veterinary staff spreads among the people, the public at large will manifest
more interest in these important and beneficent operations.
(True Extract.)
A. G. CARDEW,
Secretary to Government.
To the Board of Revenue (Revenue Settlement).
„ Public Department.
„ Educational Department.
„ Local and Municipal Department.
„ Public Works Department.
„ Inspector-General. Civil Veterinary Department.
Copy to the Government of India, Department of
Revenue and Agriculture (with C.L.).
Editors' Table.
Government of Madras.
REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
Recd.
Regd.
1912.
Enclosures
Spare copies
G.O. No. 2486, 19th August 1912.
Report on the operations of the Civil Veterinary Department,
Madras.
Recording, with remarks, the — during 1911-12.
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No. 2486, REVENUE, 19TH AUGUST 1912.
GOVERNMENT OF MADRAS.
REVENUE
DEPARTMENT.
READ—the following paper:—
Proceedings of the Board of Revenue (R.S., Sur., L. Rds. and Agri.),
No. 397, dated 30th July 1912.
F. C. PARSONS, Esq.
Read—the following papers :—
(i)
Letter—from P. J. KERR, Esq., M.R.C.V.S., I.C.V.D., Acting Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department.
To—the Secretary to the Commissioner of Revenue Settlement, Survey, Land
Records and Agriculture, Madras.
Dated-the 6th July 1912.
No.—2792.
I have the honour to submit herewith the Administration Report of Civil Veteri
nary Department in this Presidency for 1911-1912 in print. The report was drafted
by Mr. Ware before he proceeded on leave, but the tables were filled in subsequently.
2. The map to be attached to the report is under preparation by the Director of
Survey and will be submitted separately on receipt.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT, CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT, MADRAS.
I.—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
Mr. Ware held the office of Superintendent throughout the year.
He spent 181 days on tour, out of which about 9 weeks were spent under canvas
in the districts of Salem and Kurnool, travelled 7,870 miles by rail, 891 by road,
including 68 miles by boat. He inspected each hospital and visited every district
for the purpose of examining the work of the touring assistants in the Presidency
during the year, inspected sites for proposed hospitals at Nellore, Tinnevelly,
Conjeeveram, Calicut, Anantapur, Hindupur, Kurnool. Cuddapah and Erode, inspected
the Government stallions standing at Pollachi, Kangyam, Tiruppūr, Krishnagiri,
Hosūr, Trichinopoly, Karūr and Palni and the Government stud bulls Nos. 10, 14
and 23 and inspected the work of the Special Veterinary Inspector attached to the
Forest Department. He attended the cattle shows at Tiruppūr and Ongole and, at
the request of the Government of India, inspected the animal manure factories of this
Presidency located at Coimbatore, Calicut, Tellicherry and Ranipet.
2. On 26th May 1911 M.R.Ry. V. P. Subramania Mudaliyar was promoted from
Veterinary Inspector to be Deputy Superintendent on probation for one year. From
that date until the end of the year under report he spent 170 days on tour and
travelled 6,306 miles by rail and 986 miles by road and 78 miles by boat. He visited
seventeen districts checking the work of touring Veterinary Assistants and Veterinary
Inspectors and inspecting the hospitals. He also inspected the Government stallions
twice, as also bulls Nos. 21,13,1,14,10 and 12, and visited Anantapur, Amalāpuram,
and Cuddalore for selecting sites of hospitals. He also purchased two Kangyam
bulls for breeding purposes.