VETERINARY SCHOOL), BURMA, FOR THE YEAR INDED THE 81»t MARCH 1920.
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Commissioner, Yamèthin, on the subject:" The Indian owners of half-starved
cattle are a serious menace to the province, especially in Upper Burma. Prone
to all diseases, robbing the hard-worked Burma cattle of much of the scanty
grazing and the fields of stubble that would be left as manure, turning all
roads on and near the railway line into quagmires and paying no taxes they are
a serious nuisance and a danger."
The Deputy Commissioner, Amherst,
observes, " several villagers in the Kawkareik Township were fined by their head-
men for infringing the rules and an obstinate Chittagonian from the Legyaw
Village-tract was fined Rs. 50 by the Township Magistrate, Kawkareik, for his
gross negligence of the rules as an example to others and to make them realize
the extent of the punishment to which they throw themselves open for gross
negligence. " In Pyapôn, Ma-ubin, Thayetmyo, Toungoo, Bassein, Amherst
and Sandoway it was found necessary to fine cattle owners and even some head-
men for neglecting to see the rules carried out and in one instance in Thayetmyo
District to dismiss one headman. In the Yamèthin District, on the other hand,
not only did the headmen and cattle owners assist the district officers and
Veterinary Assistants in promptly reporting outbreaks and observing the rules,
but segregation sheds were maintained and kept in good condition for prompt
and immediate action.
In the Yamèthin and Kyauksè Districts examinations were held during the
year in connection with the rules. In the latter district 22 candidates presented
themselves ; 7 were village headmen, 4 sons of village headmen and 11
cultivators and 19 of these passed.
In the Myingyan District owing to scarcity of fodder in the Natogyi, Taung-
tha and Kyaukpadaung Townships grass cutting passes in reserved forest were
issued to cattle owners.
15. Veterinary Inspectors and Assistants.—Some
idea of the work of the
district staff of Veterinary Inspectors and Assistants can be obtained from the fact
that in one district in Lower Burma employing four Veterinary Assistants, one for
each township,—rinderpest was reported during the year from 30 villages in one
township and 78 in another, several villages being affected at about the same time;
under the circumstances the staff can only do their best and I take this opportunity
of testifying to the* good work of most of these men in districts where disease was
most prevalent. Most of the district officers speak highly of the help given by
the staff during the year, the cordial relation existing between them and the cattle
owners, and the ready demand for their services.
Deputy Superintendent Maung Pe Than has been unremitting in the supervi-
sion of outbreaks and the work of the Inspectors and Assistants in his charge.
Deputy Superintendent Bhagwan Singh has, as in previous years, given me entire
satisfaction.
Veterinary Inspector Maung Pe (2) stationed at Yamèthin has done parti-
cularly well, both in taking prompt measures for the prevention of the spread of
the disease and for carrying out serum injections. He was by the district authori-
ties considered worthy of being awarded with a Certificate of Honour at the
District Durbar in January. Maung Shwe So, Thatôn, was also granted a Certi-
ficate of Honour.
Other Inspectors who have done well are—
Maung Po Thin, Maung Tun Aung, Maung Ba, Maung 3hwe Dok
Maung San Hla and Maung Shwe So.
I would also like to mention the names of the following Assistants:—
Maung On Pe, Thatôn, was granted a Certificate of Honour.
Maung Po Hmi(2),Pyu ; Maung Oh, Pyinmana; Maung Tun Mya, Yedashe ;
Maung Po Ba (3), Yanaung; Maung Nge, Mahlaing ; Maung La Tin, Singaing ;
Maung Po Tun, Kyauksè ; Maung Po Nyein, Myittha ; Maung Po Hlaing, Pakôkku ;
Maung Shwe Po Yin, Amarapura ; Maung San Lin, Patheingyi; Maung Po Yin,
Maymyo ; Maung Tun Nyet, Taikkyi; Maung Po Kha and Maung Kyaw, Prome ;
Maung Win, Moulmein ; Maung Po Tun, Minbu ; Maung San Po, Pegu ; Maung
Po Kyi, Bhamo ; Maung E Pe and Maung Ba Tun, Ma-ubin ; Maung Mya Maung,
Yandoon ; Maung Kha, Danubyu ; Maung Han Tin, Pantanaw ; Maung Hla Gyaw,