2
Mr. Taylor was 117 days on tour during which time he travelled 6,294
miles by rail and 931 miles by road, and obtained a thorough knowledge of the
South Punjab Circle. He judged at 5 horse and cattle shows and acted as a
member of the Board of Examiners of the 'nalband' class at the Punjab Veteri-
nary College.
Mr. Carless was 57 days on tour, and travelled 1,594 miles by rail and
387 miles by road. He judged at two horse and cattle shows.
It was not possible for the Superintendents to spend more than a few days
under canvas owing to the shortage of officers and the heavy work in connection
with the starting of the modified itinerating system for veterinary assistants.
Introduction of the new
system of working for
veterinary assistants.
4. The feature of the year's administration has been the introduction of
the new system of working for veterinary assistants.
In place of itinerating men in tahsils and a stationary man
at district headquarters, we now have one itinerating
assistant per district and "stationary" men at tahsils. The "stationary" men,
however, have to leave their hospitals to attend all outbreaks of contagious disease.
The change has entailed the revision of departmental forms and registers and the
issue of new rules and circulars for the guidance of the subordinate staff.
District cattle surveys.
5. Owing to pressure of other work, nothing was done in the direction of
district cattle surveys. But a beginning will be made in the
next
camping season. The Chief Superintendent proposes to
take the Amritsar district first, the Superintendent, South Punjab, has selected
the Hissar district, and the Superintendent, North Punjab, the Jhelum district
Instructions have been issued to the Divisional Inspectors to carry out a prelimi-
nary survey in those districts and the Deputy Commissioners concerned have been
requested to order revenue officials to render the Inspectors every assistance
District programmes of
veterinary improvements.
6. Scarcity has interfered to some extent with the carrying out of the
programmes of veterinary improvements framed for the
utilisation of the grant of one lakh of rupees to District
Boards for five years. Still good progress has been made, a large number of
bulls have been purchased, the equipment of veterinary hospitals has been
greatly improved, and the grant should be sufficient to provide good hospitals in
most tahsils.
Miscellaneous matters.
7. The schedules of fees chargeable at the veterinary hospitals at Delhi
Simla, Amritsar, and Lyallpur were revised to suit local
conditions.
Revised
and amplified standard plans of veteri-
nary hospitals, and standard plans of stallion stables were printed and issued for
the guidance of District Boards. Agricultural Circulars 4 and 5 were entirely
recast, and all forms and returns in use in the Civil Veterinary Department were
standardised.
Issue of rules for the
regulation of tonga traffic
on the Rawalpindi-Kashmir
road.
8. Rules have been prescribed in Punjab Gazette Notification No. 674
(Home-General), dated the 1st May, 1907, for the regulation
of the tonga traffic on the Rawalpindi-Kashmir road. These
measures have been necessitated by the persistent overload-
ing of tongas and overworking of tonga ponies in past
years. The appointment of a European non-commissioned officer as tonga inspec-
tor at Kohala has also been sanctioned by Government.
Part I.—Veterinary Instruction.
THE PUNJAB VETERINARY COLLEGE.*
Sessions.
9. The summer session commenced on the 23rd April, 1907, closing on
the 29th June, 1907. The winter session commenced on
the 1st October, 1907, and closed on the March, 1908.
* NOTE.— The report on the Punjab Veterinary College has been submitted by Captain A, smith, Pri
the college.