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RESOLUTION ON THE REPORT ON THE CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT
their ponies, compensation up to two-thirds of the estimated value of the animal
should as a temporary measure be paid in all cases in which a pony was destroyed
by the orders of a Veterinary officer. The total number of ponies destroyed up
to the end of the year of report was 353, and a sum of Rs. 33,005 was paid by
the Municipality in compensation. Active measures are still in operation and over
230 infected ponies have been destroyed since the 1st April 1911. Tangible
results have been attained in diminishing the prevalence of glanders. The disease
is not, however, eradicated, and the cessation of precautionary and preventive
measures cannot yet be contemplated.
Prevention.
3. The willing and intelligent co-operation of the villagers-in the measures of
prevention and precaution for which they are respon-
sible can be expected only as the result of patient
education and encouragement by Departmental and District officers. These
measures are practically two in number—namely, prompt report and segregation
of infected animals and contacts. Cases of failure are doubtless many and some
are noticed in the Report ; they should be dealt with firmly but not oppressively by
Deputy Commissioners under the Village Act. Though definite signs of progress
are difficult to detect the Lieutenant-Governor thinks that there is no reason for
despondency and exhorts all District officers to persevere in this important endeavour
to raise the standard of general interest and action in measures for the public
welfare. In an agricultural Province like Burma the evil results of cattle-disease
can hardly be over-estimated. As regards additional methods of prevention a
Bill is at present under the consideration of the Legislative Council which if passed
will enable rules to be made to control diseased animals in transit. After experience
of the results achieved by such rules, and with the added knowledge to be antici-
pated from the Cattle Survey now to be undertaken, the necessity of further
measures can be again considered. The Lieutenant-Governor is glad to observe
that measures have been taken to supervise the entry of cattle into Burma on
the trade-routes, and that in the Shan States attempts are being made to confine
disease to the local area of its outbreak. As regards the provision of permanent
segregation camps the Local Government was advised against the proposal. His
Honour is however prepared to reconsider the decision if the Financial Commis-
sioner thinks the proposal feasible and advisable. He is also willing to consider
proposals for the introduction of registration of deaths into Upper Burma.
Preventive inoculation appears to be gaining ground but slowly. The number
of operations was only 4,562 against 3,466 in 1909-10. It is satisfactory that the
percentage of deaths subsequent to inoculation fell so remarkably. The Lieute-
nant-Governor hopes that Veterinary officers will not relax their efforts to popularise
this method of prevention: The scheme for wholesale inoculation in the Möno-
Mit State in case of an outbreak, referred to in paragraph 2 of this Government's
Resolution on the Report for 1909-10, was found finally to be impracticable and
had to be abandoned.
Veterinary Instruction.
4. The Veterinary School at Insein, with which is combined a Veterinary
Dispensary for demonstration purposes, was open
throughout the year, and a new School was estab-
lished at Taunggyi, under the charge of-a Veterinary Inspector, to provide more
conveniently the necessary instruction for Shans to be employed as Veterinary