Annual Report of the Civil Veterinary Department,
United Provinces, 1921-22.
1. The administration report of the department for the year ending the
31st March, 1922, is herewith submitted.
2. I was on leave up to the 29th August, 1921, and on my return I held
charge of the department throughout the rest of the year.
3. Captain S. G. M. Hickey, 2nd Superintendent, officiated as Veterinary
Adviser to Government, United Provinces, during my absence on leave in addition
to his own duties. He proceeded on combined leave with effect from the forenoon
of the 2nd November, 1921.
4. Captain W. H. Priston, 3rd Superintendent, held charge of the current
duties of the office of 2nd Superintendent in addition to his own when Captain
Hickey proceeded on leave.
5. The services of Mr. R. A. Stow, Farms Manager, have been transferred
to the Agriculture department from the 1st December, 1921.
6. Tours of officers.—I was on tour for 71. days and travelled 1,383 miles
by road and 3,992 miles by rail. I toured in 10 districts supervising the general
work and policy of the department. Inspections were made of veterinary hos-
pitals and dispensaries, district stallion stands and other departmental institutions.
Several visits were paid to the stallion depot at Moradabad for the purpose of
allocation of stallions 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 to attend a
meeting of the Principals of veterinary colleges to discuss a standard system of
curricula for Indian veterinary colleges.
7. Captain S. G. M. Hickey toured for 55 days and during that period he
travelled 4,158 miles by rail and 152 by road. His tours ranged an 15 districts
where the work of the subordinate staff was checked and veterinary hospitals and
dispensaries inspected.
8. Captain W. H. Priston was on tour for 120 days and travelled 6,274
miles by rail and 912 miles by road. He visited 24 districts. He inspected and
checked the work of the subordinate staff and made inspections of hospitals and
dispensaries. The stallion stands of his circle were visited as well as stud bulls.
He attended the cattle fairs at Saharanpur, Etawah, and Bara Banki. Where
possible, he made inspections of animals in wayside and outlying districts when
touring and enquired into the prevalence of cattle disease in those districts. He
attended the Agricultural Conference at Pusa.
9. Mr. E. D. Evans, Sheep Manager and Stockman, toured in the province
carrying out a survey of suitable tracts in connection with the sheep-breeding
industry and advised several gentlemen who were anxious to foster sheep breeding
industry in their zamindari. He superintended the general sheep-breeding opera-
tions carried out by the department.
10. Khan Sahib S. Niaz Mohammad, Deputy Superintendent, was in
charge of the Moradabad sub-division for whole of the year except for a period of six
weeks, i.e., from the 1st December, 1921, to the 11th January, 1922, during which
he was on privilege leave. He was on tour for 140 days, during which time he
travelled 5,071 miles by rail and 1,293 miles by road. He visited the dispensaries
of his sub-division and inspected the stallion stands and bulls. He attended an
outbreak of surra in the district of Budaun and was present at the horse and
cattle fairs at Moradabad, Saharanpur, and Muzaffarnagar, where he gave lectures
and lantern demonstrations on interesting veterinary subjects. He inspected the
Kotedwara, Rajpur, and Kathgodam dak lines and supervised rinderpest treatment
among the cattle at Garhwal Tarai area.
11. Mr. T. S. Davies, Deputy Superintendent, was in charge of the
Allahabad sub-division throughout the year and was on tour for 139 days and
travelled 8,156 miles by rail and 825 miles by road His tours ranged in 16 dis-
tricts where the work of both the veterinary inspectors and assistants was inspected