From S. G. GRANTHAM, Esq., I.C.S., Assistant Secretary to the Financial Commissioner, Burma, to the
Revenue Secretary to the Government of Burma, —No. 1226—5R.-82, dated the 30th June 1911.
I am directed to submit, in proof, three copies of the Report of the Civil
Veterinary Department, Burma, for the year 1910-11, together with a copy
of a letter No. 169C.— 1R., dated the 18th June 1911, from the Director of
Agriculture, Burma.
2. The Financial Commissioner does not think it necessary to summarise
the report and he agrees with the comments of the Director of Agriculture.
3. The remarks in paragraph 2 concerning rinderpest amongst dairy cattle
in Yandoon call for the attention of the Municipal Committee.
4. Arrangements have now been made for the transfer of the serum store to
Rangoon.
5. It was not found practicable to take any definite steps to deal with the
large herds of cattle owned by Natives of India.
6. Mr. Gates sympathises with the desire (expressed in paragraph 18) to
control the movements of infected cattlea part from the action taken under the
Village Act. Having regard, however, to the comparatively recent orders of
Government, he does not propose to move further in the matter.
From H. CLAYTON, Esq., I.C.S., Officiating Director of Agriculture, Burma, to the Assistant Secretary
to the Financial Commissioner, Burma,—No. 169C.— 1R, dated the 18thJune 1911.
I have the honour to submit, in proof, six copies of the Annual Report of the
Civil Veterinary Department, Burma, for the year ending 31st March 1911.
The report was received by me on the 13th instant only, its late submission being
due to delay in the receipt of certain final district reports by the Superintendent.
The maximum limit of from 8 to 10 pages laid down in your letter No.
948—5R.-49, dated the 18th May 1911, has been somewhat exceeded. It was
hoped that those limits might have been observed this year but the late receipt
of district reports left but little time for compression.
2. There has been considerable development in the work of the Veterinary
Hospital and Dispensary during the past year and increased accommodation for
in-patients is badly wanted in the place of the present temporary structures which
are falling into ruin. The proposals for the appointment of a Laboratory Assist-
ant have been received and will be forwarded shortly.
3. There were 13 pupils in the newly formed class at the end of the year
which number has subsequently been increased by the admission of two Kachin
students from Bhamo. It is satisfactory to record that there has been no recur-
rence of the misconduct among pupils reported last year and that the behaviour
of the present batch is said to be exemplary.
4. The total cattle mortality for the Province is 39,164 head, as against
30,566 head in 1909-10 and 19,519 in 1908-09. This increase is due to serious
outbreaks of rinderpest in the Henzada, Bassein, Thayetmyo and Prome Districts
in Lower Burma and in the Minbu.'Myingyan and Myitkyina Districts in Upper
Burma. There was considerable improvement in the Shan States and it is hoped
that the new rules introduced during the year will enable this to be maintained in
future years.
5. There has been an increase of 1,096 in the number of animals inoculated
for rinderpest in the course of the year, and a large reduction in the percentage of
deaths, the total number having fallen from 226 to 35. Sanction has been
obtained to the removal of the serum depôt from Maymyo to Rangoon since the
end of the year.
6. The Bhamo Agricultural Show was visited by Mr. MacKenna, Director
of Agriculture. The exhibits were most encouraging and the show may be regard-
ed as firmly established.