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TABLE
Abstract of particulars regarding cattle fairs and
Province, Bihar.
(Names of fairs and shows.)
1
CENTRAL RANGE.
1. Bihta ... ...
3. Hijla ... ...
3. Barhampur... ...
4. Deokund, 1st ...
5. Deokund, 2nd
...
6. Rafiganj ... ...
7. Bhusunda, 1st ...
8, Bhusunda, 2nd ...
Total ...
CHOTA NAGPUR SUB-
RANGE.
1. Chatra ... ...
2.Lowalong ... ...
3. Balearnath ...
Total ...
Grand total ...
Number of cattle fairs and
shows held.
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
9
1
1
1
3
24
Number of stock present.
Bulls.
3
1
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
28
Bullocks.
4
22,000
16
16,600
2,200
1,200
2,800
1,000
4.000
49,716
2,160
4,360
1,200
7,710
224,731
Cows.
5
600
13
1,418
600
600
1,600
4,000
1,600
10,031
1,065
970
600
2,635
15,127
Young stock.
6
400
6
2,300
2,000
1,000
1,200
4,000
2,600
13,408
2,126
1,800
1,000
4,025
61,678
Buffaloes.
7
300
6
1,430
200
150
700
2,000
600
5,295
430
1,030
800
2,200
15,091
Camels.
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
535
Others.
9
40
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
55
320
700
600
1,620
10,808
Average price
Bulls.
10
RS.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bullocks.
11
Rs.
15
50 each.
...
30 to 125
each.
25
each.
25
each.
26
each.
20
each.
20
each.
...
17
19
each.
5 to 50
each.
...
...
(a) Goats—3,000.
Sheep—200,
(b) Young stock.
(c) Includes Montgomery bull—1
Tailor Breed—9
Buffalo—1
(d) Elephants-556
Goats—40
Deer—8
Dog—2,
xxxix
XIV—concld.
shows held during the year 1937-38—concld.
of animal sold.
Cows.
12
Rs.
10
to
60 each.
...
16
to 150
23
22
18
20
25
...
15
10
5
to 30
...
...
Buffaloes.
13
Rs.
25
to 75
each.
...
20
to 100
24
each.
23
20
ench.
80
30
...
20
23
10
to 60
...
...
Camels.
14
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2-8-0
3
...
...
...
Amount realized in fees.
15
Rs.
...
...
2,950-0-9
600
280
900
...
...
4,630-0-9
1,776
1,600
1,200
4,676
37,403-0-9
Total number of animals that
competed for prizes.
16
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
13
...
...
...
...
708
Prizes awarded.
From Imperial Funds.
17
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
From Provincial Funds.
18
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
330
From Local Funds.
19
Rs.
82
70
...
...
...
...
...
...
153
...
...
...
...
502
From other sources.
20
Rs.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
21
Rs.
82
70
...
...
...
...
...
...
152
...
...
...
...
832
Number of medals awarded.
22
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
Remarks.
23
(e) Dumbas—300
Dogs—40
Elephants—70
(g) Elephants only.
(h) Goats only.
(i) Goats, Dear and Elephants.
(f) Young stock of buffaloes.
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TABLE XIV (A)
Statement showing the expenditure of the Civil Veterinary Department during the year 1937-38 in the
province of Bihar.
Heads of Account.
1
Superintendence ...
Veterinary Instruction (Veteri-
nary College and Patna Cattle
Farm).
Subordinate Establishment ...
Hospitals and dispensaries
Expenditure in connection with
Research work.
Prizes ...
Fairs and Shows ...
Breeding operations ...
Total ...
Amount.
Imperial.
2
Rs.
...
...
...
...
a. p.
(a)
8,960
...
...
...
8,960
0
0
0
0
Provincial.
3
Rs.
1,18,800
68,025
64,292
39,619
1,46,191
...
...
...
...
4,36,927
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
Local.
4
Rs.
...
6,502
...
98,372
1,33,451
...
...
5,069
11,413
2,54,808
a.
3
2
2
9
4
5
p.
0
6
5
3
0
2
Total.
5
Rs.
1,18,800
1,38,819
...
1,37,991
2,79,642
8,960
...
5,069
11,413
7,00,695
a.
0
3
2
2
0
9
4
5
p.
0
0
6
5
0
3
0
2
(a) Met from grant from the Imperial Council or Agricultural Research.
xii
STATEMENT C.
Showing receipts and expenditure of the Bihar Veterinary College
during the year 1937-38.
RECEIPTS.
Admission fees ... ... ...
Tuition fees ...
...
...
...
Examination fee ... ... ...
Diploma fee ... ... ...
Seat rent
...
... ... ...
Sale-proceeds of prospectus ... ...
Fines ... ... ... ...
Treatment fees ... .. ... ...
Shoeing charges ... ... ...
Miscellaneous ... ... ...
Contribution from United Provinces Government
Do.
from Orissa Government ...
Total ...
Rs.
380
3,820
405
200
1,925
64
163
903
98
167
8,126
4,000
500
12,626
a.
0
0
0
0
0
8
1
3
0
8
4
0
0
4
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
3
9
0
0
9
EXPENDITURE.
Pay of officers (Charged on Revenue)
Pay of officers (Voted) ...
Pay of Establishment ... ...
Allowances (Non-voted) ... ...
Allowances (Voted) ... ...
Contingencies (Non-contract) ...
Stipends and scholarships ...
Total
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Rs.
3,658
30,767
15,177
201
1,681
15,229
332
67,047
a.
1
2
8
0
11
11
4
5
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
BGP (DVS) 4—576-6.4-1939—AHK and others.
No. 502-D.
GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR.
DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT.
RESOLUTION.
Dated the 13th March 1939.
Read—
The annual report of the Civil Veterinary Department for the
year 1937-38.
Major P. B. Riley, I.V.S., held charge of the Department
throughout the year, except for a period of two months when
he was on leave and Mr. M. I. Malik acted as Director,
Veterinary Services. The work connected with the
(Veterinary) Disease Investigation Scheme, financed by the
Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, was carried out
under the direct control of the Director. Mr. L. Sahay held
the post of the Disease Investigation Officer throughout
the year. On the 1st December 1937 the Central Range
was separated from the office of the Director, Veterinary
Services, and placed in charge of a Deputy Director in the
cadre of the Bihar Veterinary Service, Class I.
2. During the year under review the general condition
of the cattle was on the whole satisfactory. The. number of
outbreaks of different contagious livestock diseases reported
during the period was 2,884 as compared to 3,289 in the
previous year. There were 12,644 deaths out of 35,593
animals affected, as compared to 18,632 deaths out of 40,675
attacks in the year 1936-37. This improvement was due
mainly to the large decrease in the number of rinderpest
outbreaks and deaths, Bhagalpur and South Monghyr being
entirely free from this disease. On the other hand, there
was a distinct increase in the number of outbreaks of
hæmorrhagic septicæmia and foot and mouth disease, the
2
former having broken out in specially virulent form in
almost the entire Central Range and Ranchi district and the
latter having particularly affected Saran and
Ranchi
districts. No case of Glanders, Farcy or Dourine was
reported in the province. 2,536 outbreaks were attended to
by the departmental staff during the year. Preventive
inoculation against the various cattle diseases was continued
and a total of 474,091 animals were immunised during the
year as against 504,219 in 1936-37. The decrease in the
number of protected animals was due to the lesser outbreak
of rinderpest. The percentage of death among the protected
animals was .005 as compared with .08 during the preceding
year. Sera and vaccine to the value of Rs. 40,748 were
obtained from the Imperial Veterinary Research Institute,
Muktesar, and the Branch Serum Institute, Izatnagar, for
supply to different customers through the serum depots at
Patna, Muzaffarpur and Ranchi.
3. The response from the local bodies to the suggestions
for the expansion of their veterinary activities was
satisfactory. The number of veterinary assistant surgeons
employed in districts increased from 107 to 120 during the
year. The number of rural veterinary dispensaries also
increased from 122 to 132 during the year under report.
These field veterinary dispensaries are becoming increasingly
popular among cattle-owners owing to their proximity
to their villages and the question of increasing their number
is under consideration. The number of veterinary hospitals
remained constant at 29 as in the previous year, but the
number of patients treated at these veterinary hospitals
was 100,395 as against 97,225 in 1936-37. This increase
is satisfactory in as much as it indicates that increasing
advantage is being taken of the institutions by the livestock-
owners.
4. The total milk yield of the herd in the Patna cattle
breeding and dairy farm was 395,272 lbs against 401,937 lbs
during the previous year. The decrease in milk supply
was due to a smaller number of cows remaining in milk.
On the retirement of Bahu N. N. Ghosh, the permanent
farm manager, a veterinary inspector has been placed in
temporary charge of the farm.
Steps are being taken
by Government to appoint a permanent and qualified farm
manager.
The total revenue of the farm amounted to
Rs. 62,163-14.9 and the total expenditure to Rs. 87,509-5-6.
3
5. Mr. R. T. Davis, Principal and Professor of Medicine
of the Bihar Veterinary College, went on leave preparatory
to retirement on the 20th May 1937 and was relieved by
Major P. B. Riley. Mr. Malik has since been officiating
as the Principal of the college. The post of the Professor
of Anatomy and Physiology remained vacant during the
year and Maulavi M. A. Rahim, assistant to the Professor
of these two subjects, carried on the duties of the Professor.
The question of the renewal of contract and the absorption
into Class I Veterinary Service of Mr. P. G. Malkani,
Research Officer and Professor of Pathology and Bacterio-
logy, and Dr. A. C. Chaudhuri, Professor of Hygiene,
Dietetics and Animal Breeding, is under the consideration
of Government. The admission into the college marked
a satisfactory progress, the number of new admission being
38 against 29 during the previous session. The percentage
of passes at the annual and the diploma examinations of the
college was also satisfactory.
The report shows that the
college is gaining in popularity.
6. Investigations into, and experimental treatment of,
many diseases of livestock were carried out with satisfactory
result by the Disease Investigation Officer.
7. Government are pleased to note the names of the
officers commended by the Director for good work, and
their thanks are due to Major Riley and Mr. Malik for the
efficient administration of the Department.
ORDER—Ordered that the resolution be published in
the Bihar Gazette and a copy of it together with a copy of
the report be submitted to the Government of India.
By order of the Governor of Bihar,
S. M. DHAR,
Secretary to Government.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT
BIHAR
FOR THE YEAR
1938-39.
SUPERINTENDENT. GOVERNMENT PRINTING, BIHAR.
PATNA, 1940.
(Price Rs. 1-4-0.)
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT
BIHAR
FOR THE YEAR
1938-39.
SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRINTING, BIHAR.
PATNA, 1940.
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(Sd) M. I Malik
Director, Veterinary Services Bihar.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
General Administration .. ..
..
PAGE.
1
Ranges-
(a) North Bihar
..
..
..
(b) Central .. .. ..
(c) Chota Nagpur .. .. ..
(d) (Veterinary) Disease Investigation Officer
..
..
..
..
2
2
3
3
CHAPTER II.
Veterinary Instruction— .. ..
Bihar Veterinary College— .. ..
(a) Charge .. .. ..
(b) Teaching and Subordinate Staff ..
(c) Admission of students .. ..
(d) Revision class .. ..
(e) Training, Examinations, Hostel, etc. ..
(f) Veterinary Hospital .. ..
(g) Research Laboratory .. ..
(h) College Serum Depot .. ..
General Remarks .. .. ..
Mass literacy .. .. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
4
4
4
4—5
5—7
7
8—11
11
11—12
12
CHAPTER III.
Treatment of Diseases— .. .. ..
1. Incidence of contagious diseases
(a) Statistics .. .. ..
(b) Reporting of diseases
..
..
2. Equines—
(a) Glanders and Farcy .. ..
(b) Surra
..
..
..
..
..
12—13
12—13
13
13
13
13
11 DVS.
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(c) Dourine
..
..
..
..
(d) Anthrax
..
..
..
..
(e) Tetanus .. .. ..
(f) Rabies .. .. ..
3. Bovine—
(a) Rinderpest .. .. .. ..
(b) Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia .. .. ..
(c) Foot and Mouth Diseases .. .. ..
(d) Black Quarter ..
..
..
..
(e) Anthrax .. .. .. ..
(f) Surra .. .. .. ..
(g) Other diseases .. .. .. ..
4. Other causes— .. .. ..
(a) Sheep, Goats and Dogs .. .. ..
(b) Avian diseases .. .. .. ..
5. Preventive inoculations—
..
..
..
(a) Number of inoculations performed .. ..
(b) Against Rinderpest (Serum Alone Method) ..
(c)
„
„
(Goat Tissue Virus Method)
(d)
„
Hæmorrhagic Septiæmia .. ..
(e)
„
Anthrax .. .. ..
(f)
„
Black Quarter .. .. ..
Supply of sera and vaccines .. .. ..
6. Veterinary Dispensaries— .. .. ..
(a) Number of animals treated— .. ..
(b) Villages visited .. .. ..
(c) Rural Veterinary Dispensaries
..
..
7. Hospitals—
(a) Number of Hospitals .. .. ..
(b) Construction and repair of Veterinary hospitals and
dispensaries.
(c) Number of patients treated .. ..
PAGE.
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13
13
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14
14
14
14
14
14
14—15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16—17
16—17
17
17
17—18
18
18
18—19
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CHAPTER IV.
Breeding Operations—
(a) Control of Live Stock improvement .. ..
(b) Stud Bulls .. .. .. ..
(c) Castration .. .. .. ..
2. Cattle Farms-
Cattle Breeding and Dairy Farm, Patna—
(a) Staff .. .. .. ..
(b) Live-stock .. .. .. ..
(c) Disease and Disease protection .. ..
(d) Disposal of surplus stock .. .. ..
(e) Milk and Milk Products .. .. ..
(f) Cultivation .. .. .. ..
(g) Irrigation and drainage .. .. ..
(h) Plants and machinery .. .. ..
(i) Revenue and expenditure .. .. ..
3. Horse Breeding .. .. .. ..
4. Fairs and Shows ..
..
..
..
CHAPTER V.
Laboratories—
General .. .. .. ..
Investigation of Diseases—
.. .. ..
(a) Work of the (Veterinary) Disease Investigation
Officer.
(b) Investigation and experimental treatment in Ranges
CHAPTER VI.
Establishment—
(a) Provincial .. .. .. ..
(b) Subordinate .. .. .. ..
(c) Professional Examination and Training .. ..
PAGE.
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20
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21
21
21—22
22
22
22—23
23
24
24—26
26
26
27
28
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CHAPTER VII
Expenditure
..
..
..
..
CHAPTER VIII.
General Remarks—
(a) Propaganda .. .. .. ..
(b) Prevention of Cruelty to Animals .. .. ..
(c) Natural calamities .. .. ..
(d) Papers written for publication .. ..
(e) New scheme .. .. .. ..
(f) Slaughter houses .. .. ..
(g) Miscellaneous .. .. ..
(h) Programme of work .. .. ..
(i) Acknowledgments .. .. ..
PAGE.
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29—30
30
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Civil Veterinary Department, Bihar
for the year 1938-39.
CHAPTER I.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
I held charge of the Department throughout the year as
Major Riley (the permanent Director, Veterinary Services)
proceeded on leave preparatory to retirement with effect from the
1st April, 1938. As head of the Department I wa9 in
administrative charge of the Bihar Veterinary College and the
Cattle Breeding and Dairy Farm, Patna. The work connected
with the (Veterinary) Disease Investigation Scheme financed by
the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, as usual, was
carried out under my direct control.
2. During the year I visited ten districts and inspected 10
veterinary hospitals, 17 veterinary dispensaries. I also paid
visits to several rural veterinary dispensaries and inspected the
Mounted Military Police ponies at Arrah.
3. As a member of the Examining Boards, Bengal and Bihar,
I conducted the Annual and Diploma Examinations of the Bengal
Veterinary College, Calcutta as well as the Bihar Veterinary
College, Patna for the session 1938-39. I also acted as President
and Head Examiner of the Bihar Veterinary Examination Board
for the half-yearly professional examination of the Subordinate
Veterinary Officers and interviewed and selected the stipendiary
students for admission into the Bihar Veterinary College.
4. I attended the Sonepur fair and the Public Service
Commission meeting at Ranchi with a view to assist the Com-
mission in their selection of a Manager for the Government
Cattle Breeding and Dairy Farm, Patna.
5. I attended two meetings of the Advisory Board of the
Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, in addition to the
Animal Husbundary Wing Meeting and the All-India Cattle
Show which were held at Delhi. I visited the Horse Breeding
centres in the Punjab accompanied by the Principal of the
Police Training College, Hazaribagh and assisted in the purchase
of ponies for the Mounted Military Police, Bihar, from the
Remount Depots at Sargoda and Mona. I also visited Lucknow
and the Punjab Veterinary College, Lahore and discussed
veterinary matters with the Principal of that College and the
Provincial Directors of the Civil Veterinary Department. From
Delhi the Tharparkar herd stationed at the Agricultural Sub-
station of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research at
Karnal, Kaventer's Dairy Farm at Delhi and Aligarh and the
Agricultural Institute, Allahabad were also inspected.
6. At headquarters in addition to the office work I gave
expert opinion on important references received from time to
3
time from the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, the
Chief Organiser, Rural Development, Bihar and the Honorary
Secretary, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Bihar
in connection with the activities of the Department, etc, and
assisted the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Bihar in framing
the syllabus for the stipendiaries of the training class opened at
Pusa. I also acted as a member of the Bihar Agricultural
Research Committee and President of the Annual General
meeting of the Bihar Veterinary Association held at Patna.
7. During the year under report I held charge of the Principal-
ship of the Bihar Veterinary College and supervised the Govern-
ment Cattle Farm, Patna in addition to my duties as Director
which necessarily limited my tours. In all I was on tour for
126 days and travelled 2,897 miles by road in addition to the
railway journeys.
NORTH BIHAR RANGE.
8. Babu P. C. Bhattacharjee held charge of the Range
throughout the year and inspected all veterinary hospitals and
dispensaries numbering 49 and also 39 rural veterinary dispen-
saries, in addition to the offices of Veterinary Inspectors at
Purnea, Darbhanga and Motihari.
9. He visited the Pusa Cattle Farm, Sepaya Farm and the
Bettiah Raj Dairy Herd, attended Sitamarhi, Bettiah (Dashara),
Sonepur, Hardiand Singheshwarasthan fairs and acted as a judge
in cattle shows held in connection with the first two fairs. He
inspected the site selected at Motihari for the Camp of Exercise
of the Bihar Light Horse, attended the Subdivisional Cattle
Improvement Committee at Sitamarhi and the first meeting of the
Madhipura Agricultural Advisory Committee, visited goshalas at
Pipra (Forhesganj) and Darbhanga and also flood affected villages
in Darbhanga Sadr, Madhubani and Begusarai Subdivisions.
10. He acted as an Examiner at the Professional Examina-
tions of the Subordinate Veterinary Officers held at Patna and
prepared a note on the 'Welfare, improvement and care of
cattle' and delivered a lecture on the subject to the stipendiaries
of the Co-operative training class at Pusa.
11. He was on tour for 204 days and travelled 4,037 miles
by road in addition to journeys by rail.
CENTRAL RANGE.
12. Mr. S. K. Sen held charge of the range throughout the
year and inspected all the 45 veterinary hospitals and dispen-
saries in addition to 52 rural veterinary dispensaries and visited
305 villages. He also inspected the offices of the veterinary
inspectors at Arrah, Gaya, Patna and Bhagalpur and interviewed
20 officials and 37 non-officials and impressed upon them the
pressing need for expansion of the Department.
13. He inspected some of the sick Mounted Military Police
ponies at Arrah, conducted a cattle exhibition at Bihta (Patna)
opened by the Hon'ble Minister of Excise and Salt,
He served
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as a member of the Executive Committee of the Bihar Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and presided 07er one
of its meetings held at Patna.
14. He attended an outbreak of Rinderpest among the
Buxar Central Jail herd and took prompt steps to check its
progress. He acted as an Examiner and Secretary to the Bihar
Veterinary Examination Board and also served as an Examiner
at the Annual and Diploma Examinations of the Bihar
Veterinary College, Patna.
15. He was on tour for 132 days and travelled 2,173 miles
by road in addition to railway journeys.
CHOTA NAGPUR SUB-RANGE.
16. Babu M. Agnihotri held charge of the sub-range
throughout the year and inspected all the twenty-nine veterinary
hospitals and dispensaries and thirty-nine rural veterinary
dispensaries.
He inspected the offices of the veterinary
inspectors at Ranchi, Hazaribagh and Chaibassa.
17. He visited the Government Agricultural Farms at Kanke,
Netarhat, Mahilan, Chakulia Pinjrapole, Tatanagar Gorakshni and
Tisco Dairy Farm at Jamshedpur ; inspected the Police Training
College horses and the Central Jail, Hazaribagh, Namkum Vaccine
Depot, the Mounted Military Police ponies and the Chota Nagpur
Regimental Station, Jamshedpur. He attended the Camp of
Exercise of the Chota Nagpur Regiment at Ranchi as also the
meeting of the Chota Nagpur Divisional Development Board.
18. He was on tour for 180 days and travelled 6,137 miles
by road in addition to the railway journeys in the course of
which he visited 916 villages for propaganda and other work
and interviewed many officials and non-officials as well as
leading zamindars and discussed with them the activities of the
Department and the necessity of increasing the strength of the
Subordinate Veterinary Staff.
(VETERINARY) DISEASE INVESTIGATION OFFICER.
19. Mr. L. Sahai held the post of (Veterinary) Disease
Investigation Officer for the period from 1st April 1938 to 14th
August 1938, when he proceeded on leave on the eve of his
deputation to England for special training in connection with
his appointment to the post of Veterinary Bacteriologist at the
Imperial Veterinary Research Institute, Muktesar. Babu R. K.
Ram was appointed to the post on 15th August 1938, and
continued in it till the end of the year.
Mr. Sahai was on tour for 38 days and travelled 49 miles
by road besides railway journey. He carried out investigations
in an obscure disease of cattle in the district of Bhagalpur.
20. Babu R. K. Ram was on tour for 141 days and travelled
2,741 miles by road besides railway journeys. He attended the
Animal Husbandry Wing Meeting of the Imperial Council of
Agricultural Research held at Delhi.
The tenure of service of the Disease Investigation Officer
in Bihar has again been extended up to 31st March 1940. This