Annual Report of the Civil Veterinary department,
United Provinces, 1917-18.
1. The administration report of the department for the year ending March
the 31st, 1918, is herewith submitted.
2. I was on leave up to the 24th September, 1917, and on my return I held
charge of the department throughout the rest of the year. I also carried out
the duties of the 2nd Superintendent in addition to ray own from the 17th
December, 1917.
3. Mr. S. G. M. Hickey, 2nd Superintendent officiated as Superintendent
during my absence on leave, in addition to his own duties. His services were
placed at the disposal of the Military department from the 17th December, 1917.
4. Tours of officers.—I was on tour for 84 days and travelled 1,390 miles by
road and 10,492 miles by rail. I toured in 17 districts, where inspections were
made of veterinary hospitals and dispensaries, district stallion stands and other
departmental institutions. Several visits were paid to the stallion depot at
Moradabad, and the cattle farms at Muttra and Kheri, for the purpose of allocation
of stallions and bulls to districts. Stud bulls, young equine, and bovine stock
were inspected, as well as the various experimental flocks of sheep which have
been located in the several parts of the province. I visited Bombay twice for the
selection of stallions, and attended Amritsar fair for the purchase of cattle and
buffaloes. I was present at the Bara Banki agricultural exhibition and cattle
show.
5. Mr. S. G. M. Hickey toured for 209 days and during that period he
travelled 7,309 miles by rail and 623 by road. His tours ranged in 20 districts
where the work of the subordinate staff was checked and veterinary hospitals and
dispensaries inspected. He visited the majority of the hospitals and dispensaries
as well as the stallion stands in his circle. He attended the Batesar and Etawah
fairs, and personally investigated the serious outbreaks of surra which occurred in
the districts of Mainpuri and Etawah.
6. Munshi Niaz Muhammad, Deputy Superintendent, was in charge of the
Meerut sub-division up to the 28th February, 1918, after which date his head
quarters were transferred to Moradabad. He was on tour for 167 days and travelled
9,025 miles by rail and 1,056 miles by road. He visited 15 districts, during this
time making inspections of the subordinate staff, and organising campaigns against
bovine and equine diseases. He attended the cattle shows and agricultural
exhibitions at Etawah, Tigri, and Nauchandi where he demonstrated veterinary
methods to the stock owners. He examined the Kathgodam-Naini Tal, the
Dehra Dun-Rajpur, and the Chakrata dak lines and visited the Mainpuri and
Saharanpur districts to deal with severe outbreaks of surra. He made tours
through most of the horse raising tracts for the supervision of horse breeding-
operations, inspection of stud animals, and checking the covering returns.
7. S. M. Raza Husain, Deputy Superintendent, held charge of the Allah-
abad sub-division throughout the year in addition to his own duties, during the
absence of Mr Davies on military duty. He was on tour for 222 days and travelled
12,079 miles by rail and 954 by road. He attended outbreaks of glanders in the
districts of Basti and Gonda and also of surra in the Banda district. He was
employed chiefly in the cattle farms for the selection and issue of bulls and
supervision of the agricultural operations. He also visited the places where sheep-
breeding operations are in progress. He was deputed to Amritsar fair in connec-
tion with the purchase of cattle for farms.
I.—Veterinary Instruction.
8. Seven students were this year selected for training in veterinary colleges
as scholarship holders. Three have been sent to Bengal and four to the Punjab
Veterinary college. Of those students who are already undergoing a course of
study, one in the final class at the Bengal veterinary college has passed his
examination and joined the department, while two failed. Out of three in the
2nd year class two have passed and been promoted to the 3rd year's study and