Annual Report of the Civil Veterinary department,
United Provinces, 1916-17.
1. The administration report of the department for the year ending the 31st
March, 1917, is herewith submitted.
2. Mr. E. W. Oliver held charge of the department up to the 27th October,
1916, when he proceeded on combined leave. He also carried out the duties of the
second Superintendent in addition to his own work from the 17th April to the 16th
July, 1916, during the absence of Mr. C. W. Wilson on leave, and from the 1st to
the 18th August, 1916, the period when there was no second Superintendent conse-
quent on the transfer of Mr. Wilson to the Central Provinces.
3. Mr. C. W. Wilson carried out the duties of second Superintendent from
the 1st to the 16th April, 1916, when he proceeded on three months' privilege leave
and from the 17th to the 31st July, 1916, after which he went to the Central Pro-
vinces on transfer as Superintendent.
4. I took over charge of the duties of second Superintendent from the 19th
August, 1916, on my transfer from the Central Provinces. Prom the 28th October,
1916, I have held charge of the duties of the Superintendent to the end of the
year in addition to my own.
Tours of officers.
5. Mr. E. W. Oliver was 99 days on tour and travelled 785 miles by road
and 10,703 miles by rail. He toured in 10 districts inspecting the veterinary
hospitals and dispensaries. His attendance was necessary at the stallion depot at
Moradabad and the Muttra and Kheri cattle farms on several occasions. He
visited Amritsar and Bombay for the purchase of cattle and Arab stallions,
respectively, and went to Simla to see the English bull located at Tara Devi. He
attended the cattle fair at Dewa, district Bara Banki. He personally attended
six outbreaks of contagious disease and, where necessary, directed inoculation
operations.
6. Mr. C. W. Wilson was on tour for 18 days during which time he travelled
14 miles by road and 900 miles by rail. He inspected the English cattle at
Rajpur, district Dehra Dun, and was deputed to Lahore on the Board of Examiners
at the Punjab Veterinary College.
7. I was on tour for 155 days and travelled 1,331 miles by road and 8,445
miles by rail. I toured in 30 districts inspecting the existing veterinary hospitals
and dispensaries and selecting suitable sites for the establishment of others. Most
of the district stallion stands were visited and stud bulls where maintained were
inspected. Several visits were made to the stallion depot at Moradabad and the
Muttra and Kheri cattle farms. As far as possible, the work of veterinary
assistants and inspectors was checked and supervised and horse and cattle fairs
attended. Personal visits were made and investigations carried out in outbreaks
of contagious diseases, amongst equines and bovines and, where possible, preventive
inoculations and precautionary measures were supervised.
8. Munshi Niaz Muhammad, Deputy Superintendent, Bareilly sub-division,
was in charge of that sub-division up to January 15, 1917, after which date his
headquarters were transferred to Meerut temporarily for the period Mr. Oliver is
on leave. He was on tour for 278 days during which time he travelled 11,159
miles by rail and 871 miles by road. He visited 14 districts, checked and
supervised the work of the subordinate staff and attended glanders and farcy cases.
He also visited most of the bull and stallion stands for the purpose of instructing
the attendants in correct methods of dealing with these animals for stud purposes.
He attended the cattle and horse shows and agricultural exhibitions at Budaun,
Etawah, Moradabad, Aligarh, Bulandshahr, Meerut, and Muzaffarnagar. He was
deputed to Dehra Dun and Mussoorie to check the outbreaks amongst English
cattle.
9. Mr. T. S. Davies, Deputy Superintendent, was in charge of the Allahabad
sub-division up to the 23rd May, 1916, after which date he joined the Anglo-Indian