No. 1750/x1-865 of 1916.
FROM
THE HON'BLE MR. H. R. C. HAILEY, C. I. E., I. C. S.,
DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF LAND RECORDS AND AGRICULTURE,
UNITED PROVINCES,
To
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
UNITED PROVINCES, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT,
NAINI TAL.
Dated Lucknow, the 7th July, 1916.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to forward the report on the administration of the
Civil Veterinary department for the year ending 31st March, 1916.
2. The work of the Civil Veterinary department falls under two main
heads—prevention and treatment of disease, and horse and cattle breeding.
There was less serious contagious disease daring the year, and this permit-
ted of active inoculation campaigns being promptly undertaken with satisfactory
results, wherever disease appeared. The total number of deaths recorded from
rinderpest amounted to 3,767 as against 19,339 in the previous year. The useful-
ness of preventive inoculation is every year becoming more generally recognised ;
but to ensure the best results it may prove necessary to introduce measures
to enforce inoculation in particular areas. A case came to my notice in which a
village of Brahmans refused to have any of their cattle treated, and it served as
a centre of infection to the surrounding villages. Their cattle were employed
in carting cane to a sugar factory and were undoubtedly instrumental in
spreading rinderpest among other cattle employed on the same work.
Increased use is being made of the veterinary hospitals and dispensaries.
Many district boards have provided substantial buildings with good quarters, and
it must be a satisfaction to them that the money spent has been put to a good
purpose and that the policy adopted in opening these hospitals is appreciated by
the public.
3. The most important administrative features of the year were the
arrangements made with the district boards for giving further powers of control
over the district staff to the Civil Veterinary department, and the development
of the scheme for distributing bulls from the Government farms in co-operation
with district boards. The former measure was desirable to ensure proper control
over the veterinary assistants in professional matters, and to enable the superior
staff of the department to deal promptly with outbreaks of disease.
A certain number of district boards have agreed to join in the scheme for
the distribution and proper maintenance of bulls, and some issues have already
been made to them. Some boards are unwilling to do so owing to the cost involved,
and at the present moment the farms would be unable to meet the requirements
of all. The boards of the western districts have, for the most part, cordially
co-operated, and it is hoped that, when the success of the measure in these dis-
tricts is established, other boards will be prepared to join in this useful scheme
for placing the services of good sires at the disposal of the poorer cattle owners.
The Government cattle farms, in spite of the difficulties of the year, are being
developed as rapidly as possible under Mr. Oliver's able supervision and pur-
chases of stock from outside will be gradually dispensed with.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
H. R. C. HAILEY,
Director,