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This is an increase of 6 Veterinary Inspectors and 9 Veterinary Assistants
on the previous year. 4 Veterinary Assistants were added to the cadre in
accordance with the scheme to increase the establishment by that number annually,
4 were sanctioned to take charge of the new Hospitals at Jhelum, Jullundur,
Gurdaspur and Karnal, and one for the newly established office of the Superin-
tendent, Civil Veterinary Department, North Punjab. At the end of the year
under report there were 9 vacancies owing to the lack of suitable candidates but,
since then, sanction has been received to the increase of the pay of the Veterinary
Assistants to Rs. 30, Rs. 40 and Rs. 50 for the three grades, respectively and
all vacancies have been filled by suitable men.
Increase to staff sanction-
ed.
67. It has been decided to add 8 men a year to the cadre in future
and to provide a 5 per cent. reserve for leave vacancies
and training.
Work performed.
68. The increase of the establishment of Veterinary Inspectors has
allowed of their charges being made much smaller and
their Divisions now consist of 3 or 4 Districts each. The
reduction of the areas, of which these men hold charge, has contributed to the
efficiency of the Department considerably. The work of the Veterinary Assistants
has been referred to above and much of the success of the year's working is due
to the supervision of the Veterinary Inspectors who have in most cases worked
intelligently and keenly. Both Veterinary Inspectors and Assistants appear to be
taking interest in their work and I think the subordinate staff is rapidly gaining
efficiency all round.
Future requirements.
69. The need for more Veterinary Assistants is being continually
brought to my notice by District Officers and others, but
the system of adding a number of men to the cadre every
year will in course of time fill up the present gaps and Districts must exercise
patience. At the present rate they will get their full complement of one man
per Tahsil and one in addition per District in the course of a few years. I antici-
pate, however, that it will be found necessary at no very distant date to place at
least 2 Veterinary Assistants in each Tahsil.
Training in inoculation.
70. During the year 12 men were sent to Muktsar
or Bareilly for training in inoculation work.
Part V.—Expenditure of Establishment.
Alteration in classification
of accounts. Table XIV A.
71. The cost of the Department is shown in Table XIV A. The figures
supplied by the Accountant-General were useless for the
purposes of this table, including as they did numerous
charges debitable only to the Army Remount Department. That officer has,
however, again expressed his inability to supply what was wanted, as the reorgan-
ization of the Civil Veterinary Department only occurred in November last and
the now classification of charges sanctioned by Government of India (Revenue and
Agricultural Department) Circular No. 35-5-6, dated the 17th November 1906,
has been adopted in the Accounts Department with effect from the commencement
of the current financial year. The figures recorded have been obtained by
careful excerption from the statements supplied by the Principal, Punjab
Veterinary College, and the Chief Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department.
They are set down against the new major heads and are, I believe, if not quite
accurate, fairly reliable. They exhibit the cost of the Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment as Rs. 3,33,328: but no close comparison with last year's figures is possible.
Part VI.—General Remarks.
72. These have been recorded in the preface.