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71. Another point I should like to bring to the notice of Government.
is the in adequate staff-both superior and subordinate. This is shown every
Lime, when epidemic diseases appear in a district in a virulent form and
the veterinary assistant surgeon on the spot finds his hands full of outbreak
reports and is perplexed to know where to start. We usually have no
provincial men who can be posted as a help as most of their time is taken
up in leave vacancies when men in districts proceed on leave so that their
work may not suffer.
72. In December, 1926, Captain H. Cooper of the Imperial Institute
of Veterinary Research, Muktesar, visited Lucknow and discussed with
me the feasibility of carrying out the new treatment for surra as applied
to field work and it was arranged that if a natural infected case could be
obtained in or near Lucknow, I would have it at once isolated with all
proper precautious in my horse isolation wards and that he or somebody
else from Muktesar would at once come down and carry out tests and note
the results of the new treatment for surra in natural infected cases, as
up to date it has been tried with success in only artificial infected cases.
I am sorry to say that no case could be found last year but it is hoped
during the present year to be able to procure one or more cases. If it be
proved a satisfactory treatment for such cases, steps will then be taken
to approach Government with a scheme whereby it may be carried out
on a large scale in the districts most commonly affected by surra and
to see whether or not it is more practicable and satisfactory than our
present method of stamping out the disease which is destruction.
73. I regret to bring to the notice of Government the general apathy
shown by the district boards to anything pertaining to the Veterinary
department but more especially to correspondence dealing with accounts
in spite of repeated issue of circulars and reminders on the matter,
entailing extra work, loss of time, and unnecessary expenditure.
74. One veterinary inspector and two veterinary assistant surgeons
were deputed to the Kumbh Mela at Hardwar to look after the welfare
of live stock brought to the mela. This having been proved satisfactory,
steps will be taken in future to depute an adequate staff to all large melas
which are not connected with cattle shows and fairs.
75. Ten sanads were awarded for rendering genuine assistance and
furthering the work of inoculation.
76. My thanks are due to Captain W. H. Priston and Khan Sahib
Shaikh Niaz Muhammad for the energetic and painstaking way they have
carried out their duties in their circles during the year under report. I am
also indebted to my deputy superintendents for the assistance and help
they rendered me.
77. The subordinate staff, both veterinary and clerical, have satisfac-
torily discharged their duties. Here, again, I should like to mention the
name of my head clerk, Babu Satya Kumar Mukerjee, who has carried out
his work satisfactorily. Also I wish to bring to the notice of Government
the valuable help rendered to me by my head assistant, Babu Srish
Chandra Bhattacharjya.
S. G. M. HICKEY,
CAPTAIN, M.R.C.V.S., I.V.S.,
Veterinary Adviser to Government,
United
Provinces,
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