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in the remaining animals, thorough measures had been taken by Mr.
Macgillevray to prevent a further occurrence.
123. At Pertapore, the stable of Mr. Ian W. F. Campbell was inspected
and I was informed that during the residence of his predecessor, Mr. Percy Jones,
Glanders had occurred. But I found no external symptoms of Glanders amongst
Mr. Campbell's horses: he was taking the necessary precautions to keep off the
disease.
124. At Chuckia, Mr. J. A. M. Wilson had shot 9 of his horses and ponies
for Glanders. I inspected his remaining horses and found no external symptoms
of the disease. The animals were then isolated and he had taken necessary
precautions.
125. No external signs of Glanders were seen amongst the animals of
Mr. T. Macdonald at Ratassia, where Mr. Percy Jones had resided a short time
back.
126. At Siwan, the stables of Mr. Power, the Planters' Engineer, were
inspected and I learned that a horse had been recently destroyed by him for
Glanders.
Mr. Power was then on tour, but two horses were examined in his
stable. No external signs of the disease amongst these animals were seen.
127. Teegrah, in Monghyr, was visited and I learned that a horse had
recently been destroyed for Farcy. The horses, &c., of Mr. W. J. Marsham
were seen and no signs of infection discovered. Mr. Marsham had taken trouble
to disinfect his stables and to destroy his stable gear. He was recommended
to keep his animals isolated,
128. At Kanti, the Adjutant of the Bihar Light Horse consulted me as
to the precautions to be observed during the approaching manœuvres of the
Regiment, but it was found that he had already acted in the proper way.
129. Subsequently information of the Teegrah case was received and the
Adjutant and the Collector of Muzaffarpur were telegraphed to.
130. Owing to certain suspicious symptoms amongst the horses at Kanti, I
tested a number of them with Mallein at the owner's request and found them
free from Glanders.
131. Glanders seemed to have existed for some time back in the district
of Saran, for it transpired that another pony belonging to a gentleman which
had been unthrifty for a long time was found to have Glanders by the Veter-
inary-Surgeon who saw the case and destroyed it.
132. A telegram was also received from Mr. Macnaghten through the
Director of Land Records to the effect that the three cases of Glanders were
reported from Rajpur in the district of Champaran. The affected animals
were all shot at once.
133. A note has been compiled to assist horse owners and others in appre-
ciating the importance of Glanders and Farcy and to facilitate diagnoses and
preventive treatment of cases (Appendix XXVIII).
134. The Act XX of 1879 (India having been considered more suitable
for the mufassal than the Bengal Act VIII of 1880, which was primarily intended
for Calcutta, the Government of India, as suggested by the Local Government,
has sanctioned the extension of the provisions of the India Council Act to
the districts of Muzaffarpur, Champaran, and Saran and the appointment of
the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal, and his Veterinary
Assistant as Inspectors and Veterinary practitioners under sections 4 and 7 of
the Act, in addition to three Senior Veterinary Assistants on Rs. 100 a month,
as suggested by this Department.
135. The purchase of 1,000 doses of Mallein by the Planters' Association
has been agreed to.
136. 8 syringes for Mallein have been purchased.
137. I have drafted Rules under paragraph 14 of Act XX of 1879, India,
as directed, and they have been submitted.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
138. The provisions of Act III (B.C.) of 1869 (an Act to enable Police
Officers to arrest without warrant persons guilty of cruelty to animals) have
been extended to the area occupied by the Barhampur and Sonepur Fairs, in
the district of Shahabad and Saran respectively, since the month of November
1897.
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