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Table IV.—Statement showing the number of animals treated and castrated on tour
during the year 1924-25.
Numbe r .
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Districts.
Ganjam ..
Vizagapatam ..
Godavari ..
Kistna ..
Guntur ..
Kurnool ..
Bellary ..
Anantapur ..
Cuddapah ..
Chittoor ..
Nellore ..
Chingleput ..
South Arcot ..
Trichinopoly ..
Tanjore ..
Madura
Ramnad ..
Tinnevelly ..
Coimbatore ..
The Nilgiris ..
Salem
North Arcot ..
Malabar
South Kanara ..
Agency tracts ..
Total ..
Number of veteri-
nary assistant sur-
geons employed.
4
6
2
7
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
5
5
85
Number of villages
visited.
60
1,266
341
1,277
638
374
41b
689
597
425
610
415
535
598
448
6(9
323
559
369
352
425
420
458
384
578
13,730
Castrations
performed.
Equines.
..
1
1
2
..
..
..
3
1
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
5
1
4
..
..
..
5
24
Bovines.
726
233
87
239
77
36
249
303
116
328
157
303
540
874
235
147
69
465
164
86
42
420
468
107
356
6,827
Others.
18
27
9
33
95
14
79
137
53
51
49
15
23
182
14
65
10
37
146
37
12
14
9
16
9
1,154
Total.
744
261
97
274
172
50
328
443
170
379
206
318
563
1,056
260
212
79
502
315
124
58
134
477
123
370
8,005
Treated for
contagious diseases.
Eqnines.
2
..
1 2
..
i
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
8
Bovines.
941
1,997
578
2,292
1,160
1,405
1,811
825
3,958
1,944
4,477
336
145
231
136
530
473
393
1,442
392
849
713
1,039
542
922
29,531
Others.
8
250
12
4
2
30
141
438
346
315
317
55
..
.. 5
.. 2
49
..
4
47
24
5
23
2,077
Total.
951
2,247
591
2,298
1,162
1,436
1,952
1,263
4,304
2,259
4,794
336
200
231
136
535
473
395
1,491
393
851
760
1,063
547
945
31,616
Treated for non-
contagious diseases.
Equines.
34
27
20
124
67
56
88
123
27
33
73
24
39
27
14
24
18
27
81
77
215
32
12
3
97
1,372
Bovines.
1,434
2,978
703
2,592
2,033
1,410
1,766
2,115
1,366
555
1,119
1,418
1,225
1,957
924
1,561
767
1,086
1,026
547
982
1,733
602
1,351
1,626
34,816
Others.
70
135
70
159
73
54
95
101
52
31
89
39
46
59
61
58
65
88
103
61
62
21
100
41
226
1,958
Total.
1,538
3,140
793
2,875
2,173
1,530
1,949
2,839
1,445
619
1,281
1,481
1,309
2,043
999
1,643
850
1,201
1,210
685
1,259
1,786
714
1,395
1,949
38,206
Total number of
castrations per-
formed and cases
treated.
3,233
5,648
1,481
5,447
3,507
3,016
4,229
4,045
5,919
3,257
6,281
2,135
2,072
3,330
1,385
2,390
1,402
2,098
3,016
1,202
2,171
2,980
2,254
2,066
3,264
77,827
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Table VI.—Discontinued.
Table VII.—Statement showing the strength of the subordinate veterinary staff on
31st March 1925.
Province.
Madras Presidency.
How employed.
Itinerating .. .. .. .. .. ..
Office
..
..
..
..
..
..
Reserve staff .. .. .. .. .. ..
Veterinary College, Madras .. .. .. ..
Agricultural Department
..
..
..
..
Corporation of Madras
Forest Department .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ootacamund municipality .. .. .. .. .. ..
In charge of veterinary institutions—
Government .. .. .. ..
Private
..
..
..
..
By whom paid.
Government
..
..
..
Corporation of Madras .. ..
Forest Department .. ..
Municipal Council, Cotaoamund ..
Government ..
..
..
..
Private employers .. .. .. ..
Total ..
Number of
Veterinary Assist-
ant Surgeons.
78
2
23
9
2
1
3
1
2
192
Table VIII.—Return of stud-bulls for the year 1924-25—Nil.
Table IX.—Statement showing main results of the working of the Provincial cattle farms—
Nil.
Table X.—Return of horse, pony and donkey stallions under Grovernment and local bodies
for the year 1924-25—Nil.
Table XI.—Service and produce of each class of horse, pony and donkey stallions under
Government during the year 1924-25—Nil.
Table XII.—Average cost of feed, keep, attendance, etc., of horse, pony and donkey stallions
during the year 1924-25—Nil.
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No. 1449, DEVELOPMENT, 6TH OCTOBER 1925
Table XIII.—Abstract of particulars regarding horse fairs and shows held during the year 1924-25.
Name.
Kottapalli
(Goda-
vari district).
Thadicombi
(Madura district).
Number of horse
fairs and shows
held.
1
1
Total number
of animals
present.
Year under report.
1,000
250
Previous year.
1,000
Not at-
tended.
Total number
competing
for prizes.
Year under report.
..
..
Previous year.
..
..
Total number
of horse stock
(not including
branded ones)
present.
Belonging to breeders.
..
..
Belonging to dealers.
1,000
..
Number of remounts
purchased.
For remount depot.
..
..
For native cavalry.
..
..
For police.
..
..
Total.
..
..
Price paid
for
remounts.
Highest price.
..
..
Lowest price.
..
....
Average price.
RS.
300
Number of
mules
purchased.
By Government.
..
..
By others.
- - -
..
..
Total.
..
..
Price paid
for mules by
Government.
Highest price.
..
..
Lowest price.
..
..
Average price.
..
..
Total number of animals sold.
700
..
Prize money provided
From Imperial funds.
..
..
From Provincial funds.
..
..
From Local funds.
..
..
From other sources.
..
..
Total.
..
..
Amount
actually
awarded.
..
..
Number of
medals
awarded.
..
..
Amount sanctioned by Government
of India for next year's fairs or
shows.
..
..
Remarks
..
..
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No. 1449, DEVELOPMENT, 6TH OCTOBER 1925
Table XIV-A.—Statement showing the cost of the Civil Veterinary Department in the
Province of Madras during the year 1924-25.
Major heads.
Superintendence ... ... ... ...
Subordinate establishment .. ..
Hospitals and dispensaries .. ..
Total
Veterinary instruction
Grand total
..
...
...
..
...
...
Provincial.
RS.
82,202
1,59,522
1,78,347
4,20,072
1,07,679
5,27,751
A.
7
4
7
3
3
6
P.
5
7
11
11
0
11
Table XV.—Comparative statement of cattle mortality for five years ending 1924-25.
Causes of death.
diseases.
Rinderpest .. .. .. ..
Anthrax .. .. .. .. ..
Hæmorrhagic septicæmia .. ..
Black-quarter .. .. .. ..
Foot-and-mouth disease .. ..
Other contagious diseases .. ..
Total ..
Other causes .. .. .. ..
Snake-bite .. .. .. ..
Wild animals .. .. .. ..
Criminal poisoning .. .. ..
Total ..
Grand total ..
Number of deaths among cattle for the year ending
1920-21.
17,273
3,069
2,758
1,384
1,186
11,406
37,066
8,400
860
8,644
53
17,957
55,023
1921-22.
10,121
2,791
3,840
3,407
1,345
12,754
34,258
9,043
728
8,140
214
18,125
62,383
1922-23.
4,279
2,775
3,164
4,343
2,403
11,214
28,178
13,043
768
11,051
110
24,972
53,150
1923-24.
3,434
2,890
3,612
4,642
1,273
7,283
23,134
16,878
862
11,681
63
28,474
51,608
1924-25.
9,681
3,361
3,324
2,068
1,362
9,858
29,654
15,373
849
11,338
75
27,635
57,289
Programme of work of the Principal, Madras Veterinary College, for the year 1925-26.
I. (a) Teaching.
(6) Supervision of the work of the college, the hospital and the laboratory.
(c) Control of contagious diseases in the City of Madras.
(d) Reporting on cruelty cases remanded by the Magistrates.
(e) Inspection of Police and Corporation animals.
(f) Inspection of horses imported into Madras.
(g) Quarantining of cattle imported from other countries without valid certificates of
health.
II. A post-graduate course is being held from 1st July 1925 and will continue till
December 1925.
Programme of work of the Civil Veterinary Department, Madras, for the year 1925-26.
The executive staff at present consists of 192 Veterinary Assistant Surgeons.
It is proposed to open only three dispensaries during the year 1925-26 owing to financial
stringency.
Three new touring billets will be created in or after April 1925.
The question of opening a VI Circle office at Madura is under the consideration of
Government and their orders are awaited.
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II
Official Memorandum No, 2390 III/25-1, Development, dated 28th July 1925.
The Accountant General is requested to furnish a statement showing the receipts
and charges of the Civil Veterinary Department, including the Madras Veterinary
College, for the year 1924-1925. The expenditure incurred during the year by the
Public Works Department on behalf of the Veterinary Department may also be in-
cluded in the statement. The figures are required for incorporation in the Adminis-
trative report of the Veterinary Department. An early reply is requested.
(By order)
G. H. COOKE,
Under Secretary to Government.
To the Accountant General.
III
From the Accountant General, No. C.-9-20, dated the 14th August 1925.
[Reference.— Government Memorandum No. 2390 JI1/25-1, dated 28th July 1925, requesting
to furnish a statement of receipts and charges of the Civil Veterinary Department
for the year 1924-25.]
Statements showing the receipts and charges of the Veterinary Department, in-
cluding March 1925 Final adjustments, are herewith enclosed.
The expenditure incurred by the Public Works Department on behalf of this
department has been separately shown.
J. C. NIXON,
Accountant General
To the Secretary to Government, Development Department.
ENCLOSURES.
Statement of receipts of the Civil Veterinary Department, including Madras Veterinary College
for the year 1924-25.
Head of Revenue.
VETERINARY RECEIPTS.
Veterinary and stallion receipts . .. . ..
College receipts .. .. .. ..
Contributions from Local Rodies .. ..
Other receipts.. .. .. ..
RECOVERIES OF SERVICE PAYMENTS.
Deduct refunds—Voted—
Transferred-
Civil Veterinary Department .. .. ..
Net Receipts ..
Figures up to
the end of
March 1925
Preliminary.
RS
556
13,436
1,361
8,046
165
23,235
A.
9
10
13
9
15
11
P.
0
10
6
5
8
1
March 1925
Final
adjustments.
RS.
513
387
451
..
449
A.
9
14
11
12
P.
0
11
0
11
total recsipts of
1924-25.
RS.
43 0 0
13,436
973
8,498
165
22,785
A.
10
14
4
15
14
P.
10
7
5
8
2
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Statement of Charges under the Civil Veterinary Department including Madras Veterinary
College for the year 1924-1925.
Head of Account.
VETERINARY CHARGES—PROVINCIAL.
Superintendence—Transferred.
Non-Voted—
Pay of Officers-
Superintendent, Cm] Veterinary Department .. ..
Passage pay .. .. .. .. .. ..
Contingencies — Non-Contract—
Rates and Taxes .. .. .. .. ..
Customs duty on Government stores .. .. ..
Total, Non-Voted ..
Voted—
Pay of officers—
Deputy Superintendents
..
..
Pay of establishment—
Permanent .. .. .. ..
Clerks and servants
Temporary
..
..
..
Total, Pay of Establishment ..
Allowances, Honoraria, etc.—
Travelling allowance (excluding Fixed Travelling Allowance).
Fixed Travelling Allowance
Fixed Travelling Allowance,
and conveyance allowance.
conveyance allowances, etc. House-rent and other allow-
ances.
Total fixed travelling allowances, etc. ..
Honararia
..
..
.. .. ..
Total allowances, honoraria, etc. ..
Contingencies—Non-Contract—
Surgical instruments, Appliances, etc. .. .. .. ..
Rents
..
..
..
..
..
..
Other contingencies ..
.. .. .. ..
Total, Non-Contract Group ..
Total Voted ..
Total, Superintendence ..
Veterinary Instructions—Transferred.
Non-Voted—
Pay of officers—
Principal
..
..
.. ..
Officers appointed by the Secretary of State .. ..
Passage pay
.. .. .. ..
Total, Pay of officers ..
Allowances, Honoraria, etc.—
House-rent and other allowances
..
..
..
Contingencies—Non-contract—
Rates and Taxes
Customs duty on Government Stores .. .. ..
Total, Non-Voted
..
Voted—
Pay of officers—
Other Gazetted officers .. .. .. ..
Executive Subordinates—Permanent
..
..
..
Clerks and servants—Permanent
..
..
..
Total, Pay of establishment
..
Allowances, Honoraria, etc—
Travelling allowance (excluding Fixed Travelling Allow-
Fixed Travelling Allowance, conveyance allowance, etc—
House-rent and other allowances .. ..
Honoraria .. .. .. ..
Total Allowances, Honoraria, etc ..
Figures up to
the end of
March 1925
Preliminary.
RS.
6,625
1,361
384
586
8,958
24,125
19,187
525
19,712
11,890
119
1,200
1,319
..
13,210
3,594
303
12,297
16,195
73,244
82,202
20,510
19,729
1,038
41,277
3,862
4,404
139
49,684
8,930
10,162
5,456
15,609
2,358
3,742
1,262
7,353
A.
14
5
11
9
7
7
15
0
15
12
4
0
4
0
5
8
13
10
0
7
0
2
11
13
13
12
0
6
8
9
9
2
10
14
0
8
P.
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
3
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
March 1925
Final
adjustments.
RS.
150
604
1,342
..
557
650
..
..
..
545
119
..
119
150
576
35
229
264
338
219
..
1,650
604
2,254
350
5,488
62
8,165
..
..
..
547
..
80
627
A.
0
14
3
5
0
9
4
4
0
5
6
3
9
4
0
0
14
14
0
4
6
8
3
0
3
P.
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
11
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
Total charges of
1924-25.
RS.
6,475
756
1,696
586
9,515
23,475
19,187
525
19,712
12,436
1,200
1,200
150
13,786
3,558
303
12,068
15,931
72,905
82,421
20,510
21,379
1,643
43,532
4,212
9,893
201
57,839
8,930
10 152
5,456
15,609
2,905
3,742
1,332
7,980
A.
14
7
14
9
12
7
15
0
15
5
0
0
0
5
15
8
9
0
11
7
0
2
9
11
13
0
6
14
8
9
9
2
13
14
0
11
P.
0
0
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
8
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Statement of charges under the Civil Veterinary Department, including the Madras Veterinary
College, for the year 1924-25.
Head of account.
Contingencies—Non-contract—
Scholarships .. .. .. .. ..
Feed and keep of sick animals .. .. .. ..
Surgical instruments and appliances, etc. .. .. ..
Charges under Glander and Farcy Act .. .. ..
Pay of menials .. .. .. .. ..
Other contingencies .. .. .. .. ..
Total, Non-contract Group .. ..
Total, Voted ..
Total, Veterinary instruction ..
Subordinates' establishment—
Reserved—Agency tracts—Voted—
Pay of establishment—
Executive establishment—Permanent .. .. ..
Clerks and servants—Permanent .. .. ..
Total, Pay of establishment ..
Allowances, Honoraria, etc.—
Travelling allowances (excluding Fixed Travelling allow-
ance).
Contingenoies—Non-contract—
Other contingencies .. .. .. .. ..
Total, Reserved—Voted
..
Transferred—Non-voted—
Rates and taxes
..
..
..
..
Voted—
Pay of establishment—
Executive subordinates-Permanent .. .. ..
Clerks and servants Permanent .. .. ..
Temporary .. .. .. ..
Total, Pay of establishment ..
Allowances, Honoraria, etc.—
Travelling allowances (excluding Fixed Travelling allow-
ance
Fixed Travelling allowances, conveyance allowance—
House-rent and other allowances ..
..
..
Total, Allowances, Honoraria, etc. ..
Contingencios—Non-contract—
Purchase of anti-rinderpest serum .. .. ..
Other contingencies .. .. ..
Total, Non-contract Group ..
Total, Transferred
..
Total, Subordinate establishment ..
VETERINARY CHANGES—PROVINCIAL.
HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES.
Reserved—Agency tracts —
Voted—
Pay of establishment-
Executive subordinates—Permanent .. .. ..
Allowances, Honoraria, etc.—
Travelling allowances (excluding Fixed Travelling allow-
ance).
Contingencies—
Non-contract—
Surgioai instruments and appliances .. ..
Rents .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other contingencies .. .. .. ..
Total, Non-contract Group .
Total, Reserved ..
Figures up to
the end of
March 1925
Preliminary.
RS.
8,662
6,939
922
2,520
1,376
5,691
26,101
57,991
1,07,679
5,684
640
6,326
2,614
878
9,819
3
95,247
4,458
21
99,726
29,422
1,036
30,458
454
19,060
19,614
1,49,703
1,59,522
3,325
129
..
258
856
1,114
4,568
A.
10
9
3
0
1
2
10
12
3
5
9
14
4
0
2
0
9
0
6
14
9
3
12
2
5
7
1
4
9
5
0
0
0
14
P.
0
8
10
0
0
2
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
10
11
11
7
0
0
0
6
6
6
March 1925
Final
adjustments.
RS.
..
48
1,180
..
..
85
1,314
1,941
10,096
219
....
219
73
76
69
6
508
37
16
562
70
70
19,084
83
19,117
19,614
19,545
..
120
523
9
16
516
395
A.
8
6
6
4
7
15
8
8
2
12
10
0
12
0
10
6
15
15
6
1
7
14
4
11
13
0
11
1
6
P.
0
8
6
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
9
9
Total charges of
1924-25.
RS
8,662
6,988
2,102
2,520
1,376
5,776
27,415
59,936
1,17,776
5,466
640
6,107
2,687
954
9,749
9
95,756
4,495
37
1,00,289
29,351
1,036
30,387
19,538
19,093
38,631
1,69,318
1,79,067
3,325
8
523
267
839
1,630
1
4,96
A.
10
1
10
0
1
7
14
3
2
13
9
6
6
12
8
0
5
0
15
4
10
3
13
8
6
15
0
8
9
10
13
0
5
2
4 5
P.
0
8
6
0
0
8
10
10
4
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
10
1
1
9
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1449, Dev.—6
AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF MADRAS GOVERNMENT
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No. 1007-721-XIV
GOVERNMENT OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Nagpur, the 28th September 1932
READ—
Letter No. 863 1-3, dated the 11th July 1932, from the Director
of Veterinary Services, Central Provinces, forwarding the
report on the working of the Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment for the year ending the 31st March 1932.
RESOLUTION
The year was not on the whole as healthy for cattle
as 1930-31, the number of outbreaks reported being
5,784 as against 4,487 and the mortality having risen
from 17,965 to 19,695. Although, as usual, rinderpest
accounted for the greater proportion of deaths, the
disease prevailed in a comparatively mild form, but
hæmorrhagic septicæmia broke out with virulence in
parts of the province and was responsible for more than
one-third of the total mortality.
2. The facts and figures given in the report furnish
ample proof of the efficacy of preventive inoculation.
The marked fall in the incidence of blackquarter as a
result of opportune preventive measures is an instance in
point. What is more important is that the department has
convinced the cultivators of the benefit of these measures,
opposition to inoculation being now a thing of the
past except in some backward tracts.
Propaganda
by the field staff now evokes a ready response, witness
the increase in the number of inoculations from
228,911 to 279,379. A rough calculation would show
that the prevention by inoculation of the possible loss
of life due to rinderpest and hæmorrhagic septicæmia
was worth to the cultivator about eight lakhs of rupees,
or more than double the annual cost of the veterinary
2
department. It is not surprising to learn, therefore, that
the demand for inoculation was far in excess of what
the department could meet with the limited resources at
its command.
3. An outstanding feature of the report is the
success which has so far attended the endeavours of the
department to discover a cheaper method of immunizing
cattle against rinderpest than serum simultaneous
inoculation. If the further investigation of the method,
which is now in progress, demonstrates its fitness for
general adoption, Major Stirling and his collaborators
may well congratulate themselves on having made
a momentous contribution to the means of fighting
rinderpest, since the new method reduces the cost of each
operation from nearly Rs. 2 to a few annas. The scheme
of controlling the import of cattle into the province, in
order to check infection at its source, to which reference
was made in last year's resolution, is still under examina-
tion. The veterinary research scheme financed by
the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research which
was also mentioned last year is under way, and the results
should strengthen the hands of the department in dealing
with an infection that is largely responsible for causing
debility in the cattle of the province, viz., piroplasmosis.
4. As in preventive so in curative activities
the statistics of the year show a pleasing increase, the
number of cases treated in the field and at dispensaries
having risen to 636,637, the largest figure recorded
during the last five years. The decrease in the number
of mofussil cases, i.e., cases in which medicine was
dispensed although the patients were not brought to
the dispensary, bears testimony to the increasing
appreciation by the cultivator of the importance of
more exact methods of treatment. The increase in the
number of castrations performed, from 71,639 to 107,966,
is another striking proof of the success of sustained
propaganda and represents a big step forward towards
the improvement of cattle-breeding.
5. With its preventive work increasingly fruitful
and public confidence assured, the department has an
immense field of utility before it, bounded only in its
resources in men and money. Like the other
departments of Government it has not remained
unscathed by the axe of retrenchment. The contributions