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During the year under review 93,056.2 grammes in metal collapsible
tubes, 123,047 glass capillary tubes and 4 grammes of glycerine paste
sufficient to vaccinate 2,449,553 persons were issued as compared with
86,332.5 grammes in metal collapsible tubes, 108,281 capillary tubes and 4
grammes of glycerine paste in 1924-25 and 86,993.75 grammes in metal
collapsible tubes, 89,639 capillary tubes and 11 grammes of glycerine
paste in 1923-24. Out of the total quantity of lymph issued, 409 capil-
lary tubes and 325 grammes in bulk worth Rs. 199 were issued free to
jails and missions in 1925-26 as against 233 capillary tubes and 75 gram-
mes in bulk worth Rs. 59 in 1924-25 and 12 capillary tubes and 125.75
grammes in bulk worth Rs. 72 in 1923-24.
During the triennium under review, the system of payment for lymph
supplied to local bodies from the Government Bovine Lymph dépôt at
contract rates was sanctioned by Government and was given effect to
from April 1,1925. During 1925-26, 85 municipalities and 41 notified
areas were supplied with lymph on payment. The notified areas of Main¬
puri Civil Station, Aonla, Auraiya, Sheopur, Moghal Sarai, Chunar
Settlement, Badshahpur, Madhoganj and Pauri did not purchase lymph
from the dépôt in 1925 26. In 1925-26, lymph worth Rs. 20,523 was
sold to district boards, Rs. 5,901 to municipalities, Rs. 3,757 to Indian
States, Rs. 1,446 to private persons and by value payable posts, Rs. 958
to notified areas and Rs. 755 to cantonments, as against Rs. 18,932,
Rs. 6,985, Rs. 3,872, Rs. 1,430, Rs. 1,069 and Rs. 703, respectively, in the
preceding year and Rs. 19,274, Rs. 6,244, Rs. 3,536, Rs. 1,631, Rs. 959
and Rs. 572, respectively, in the year before.
During the triennium under review due to decrease in the supply
of lymph, the annual contract grant paid by the Military department
for lymph supplied to them was reduced from Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 1,300.
Lymph worth Rs. 1,577 was supplied to the Military department during
1925-26, worth Rs. 1,215 in 1924-25 and worth Rs. 1,052 in 1923-24, on
an annual contract grant of Rs. 1,300. The Military department had
agreed to pay for the actual quantity of lymph supplied from April 1, 1925,
but it was subsequently decided that the contract system should continue
up to the end of 1926-27.
The total receipts of the dépôt in 1925-26, excluding arrears for the
previous years, amounted to Rs. 38,357 (Rs. 34,640 from the sale of lymph
and Rs. 3,717 from the sale of miscellaneous articles) as compared with
Rs. 37,251 in 1924-25 and Rs. 37,967 in 1923-24.
The sale-proceeds of lymph could not be realized in full within the
financial year. This appears to be due to the non-provision of necessary
funds by some local bodies in their budgets.
The total amount of arrears still due to the dépôt on account of lymph
supplied in 1925-26 and three preceding years is Rs. 17,606. This amount
includes Rs. 4,300 due from the Military department. Necessary steps
are being taken to realize outstandings from the defaulters.
The total expenditure of the dépôt in 1925-26 was Rs. 47,592 as
against Rs. 41,647 in 1924-25 and Rs. 36,014 in 1923-24.
A comparison of the figures of income and expenditure shows that the
dépôt worked at a loss which amounted to Rs. 9,235 during the year
under review, but this loss is more apparent than real and was altogether
due to two unforeseen causes (a) the disastrous epidemic of rinderpest and