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by ordinary treatment, and which in themselves afford a large and important
field for the operations of the civil veterinary establishments. It is necessary,
therefore, that a careful investigation should be made as to the character of all
diseases, whether of an epidemic character or not, which occur or are prevalent
in each district of the province, as to the method of treating them usually
adopted, as to the results obtained from the treatment, and, generally, as to ail
circumstances connected with the occurrence and present treatment of animal
disease. One of the principal duties of the civil veterinary officers of the province
will accordingly be to conduct an investigation of the nature described, and to
communicate to the Assistant to the Inspector-General such information as that
officer may require for the purposes indicated in clauses (i) and (ii) of para-
graph 5.
9. In other respects the main duties of veterinary officers in connection
with animal-disease will be, under such orders as may be issued by the local
Governments, to organize and inspect the subordinate staff; to issue instructions
as to the treatment of ordinary diseases; to advise as to the precautions to be
taken in the case of contagious diseases; and to submit reports on all matters
connected with the treatment of animal-disease.
10. The civil veterinary officers will also be required—
(i) to telegraph the outbreak of any serious epidemic disease to the
office of the Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department,
who will inform his Assistant and the Imperial Bacteriologist, so
that, if necessary, one or both of these officers may visit the local-
ity for the purpose of taking observations and examining affect-
ed animals;
(ii) to make from time to time, in accordance with the general directions
of the Imperial Bacteriologist, such microscopic examinations
as without interfering with other duties can be made by them;
(iii) to forward such specimens of tissues, etc., of diseased animals as
may be required by the Imperial Bacteriologist.
11. The question of establishments subordinate to civil veterinary officers
was alluded to in Government of India Circular No. 80 of the 18th October
1889.
The Government of India are not in a position either to dictate what should
be the strength of these establishments, which must vary with the conditions
and financial circumstance of each province, or to give definite sanction to
any general scheme for subordinate establishments until the views and wishes
of local Governments and Administrations have been received. But, as at
present advised, the Governor General in Council is of opinion that the aim
should be to equip each district in course of time, and, as circumstances permit,
with a sufficient number of trained veterinary assistants or inspectors, whose
duties will be—
(a) to report periodically the occurrence or existence of any animal
disease;
(b) to make special and immediate reports of outbreaks of serious
disease;
(c) to advise owners as to the precautionary measures which should be
taken for protecting their animals against contagious disease;
(d) to control the import and export of diseased animals from or to other
provinces or countries;
(e) to treat ordinary disease;
(f) to advise owners as to the treatment of ordinary disease;
(g) to carry out instructions received for the treatment of contagious
disease.