No. 7360/IA-154 R.
GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR AND ORISSA,
REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
RESOLUTION
Dated Ranchi, the 21st September 1914.
READ—
The Report of the Civil Veterinary Department of Bihar and Orissa for the year ending
the 31st March 1914 with a review thereon by the Director of Agriculture.
The Report, which is dated the 13th July and which was due to the Local
Government on the 15th July, was not received until the 31st August 1914, a
month and a half late. The delay is understood to have occurred principally
in the Government Press.
Mr. D. Quinlan held charge of the Department throughout the year.
Mr. W. A. Pool, a Supernumerary Officer of the Indian Civil Vetrinary Service
under training, joined the department in the beginning of January 1914 and
assisted the Superintendent for the remainder of the year. The question of
removing the head-quarters of the Superintendent from Bhagalpur to
Ranchi was considered during the year but, owing to the difficulty in finding
accommodation at the latter place it was decided to make no change for the
present. Bhagalpur has this advantage over Ranchi that it is a more conve-
nient centre from which to inspect the important cattle-breeding Gangetio tracts.
A scheme for strengthening and reorganising the staff of the Veterinary
Department came before the Local Government in the course of the year and
the lines upon which it will be presented to the Government of India were
decided. The scheme, however, involves an increase in the pay of Veterinary
Assistants and a consequent addition to the expense entailed on local bodies.
The Lieutenant-Governor in Council believes that with the increased resources
now at their disposal, District Boards, who are being consulted, will not hesitate
to identify themselves with the new scheme. The insufficiency of the upper
controlling staff which is remarked by the Superintendent and the Director of
Agriculture is appreciated by the Local Government who will include in their
proposals the addition of two Imperial Officers for the work of Superintendence.
2. With the question of a reorganised staff is closely bound up that of
recruitment to the lower grades. This question has received further considera-
tion since last year. The practicability of establishing a separate College for
Bihar and Orissa was under consideration when proposals were received from
the Government of the United Provinces for a joint establishment, the expense
of which would be shared by the two provinces. The number of students
requiring Veterinary education in Bihar and Orissa was felt to be insufficient to
justify the establishment of a separate college, and the Local Government
accordingly intimated to the Government of the United Provinces their wil-
lingness to contribute towards a joint scheme which it is understood has since
been submitted to the Supreme Government.
3. The improvement in the reporting of cattle diseases and the interest
taken by District Officers and the Police in the matter were well maintained.
His Honour in Council learns with much pleasure of the valuable help
rendered by Missionaries in Chota Nagpur and fully endorses the remarks made
by the Superintendent and the Director of Agriculture in their regard.
4. As in previous years, rinderpest and Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia con-
tinued to be the most formidable diseases. The experiment initiated last year in
Chota Nagpur for combating the latter scourge through the agency of locally
trained inoculators working under the direction of Missionaries continued in