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cultivation. The difficulties are very great, and the area dealt with, large. The
water supply is uncertain, the surrounding land full of weeds, labour is scarce
and wages are high. The heavy rains brought down a good many of our
boundary walls which cost a good deal to repair. Eight miles of the Sully
minor had to be practically redug, as it had completely silted up and the
banks had been weakened by heavy rains and damaged by pig.
283. Machinery.—This is properly kept and in good order and measures
have been taken to protect all the steam driven machinery from the weather.
All implements when out of use are repaired and painted to preserve them.
284. Buildings.—The repairing of walls, feeding troughs and the thatching
of several of the Farm buildings has been carried out; a pucca building is being
made near the bullock sheds at Mundiawala for the housing and repairing of
machinery and implements. The old tumble-down bhoosa sheds at the Home
Farm have had good new roofs put on to them. A scheme for the enlargement
of the grain godown is sanctioned. We are erecting a new Post Mortem
house in place of the present very objectionable building. Major Farmer is
preparing a much needed drainage scheme to carry off the flood water which
lodges in the Home Farm during the rains. It is proposed to take the water
off into the Choupalia Tank which is nearly a mile away from any buildings.
All these changes have to be carried out gradually and economically and
much energy is expended on them.
285. Table XVIII shows the expenditure on the Farm to have been Rs.
1,08,688, the receipts Rs. 93,907 whilst the valuation of the stock, etc., is
Rs. 3,41,655 as against an expenditure of Rs. 1,13,321, receipts Rs. 74,058
and valuation of stock Rs. 3,07,879, last year. It will thus be seen that there
is slightly less expenditure, an increase of nearly Rs. 20,000 in receipts and
the value of the stock has risen over Rs. 33,000. This I think may be con-
sidered to be very satisfactory.
286. These results are due to the energy of the staff employed during the
year. Mr. Burke worked exceedingly hard and ably during a very trying time
and Major Farmer since his return has brought his great energy and experience
to bear on the work. Lieutenant Morris has also worked well and energeti-
cally during the year. Major Farmer brings to notice the good work done by
the staff.
PART C.-GENERAL.
Expenditure
of the Depart-
ment.
287. Table XIX has been omitted from this report as the information
regarding the expenditure of the Department has not been received from the
Accounts Officers. When necessary particulars come to hand Table XIX will
be furnished as an addendum.
General Re-
marks.
288. I am glad to be able to report substantial progress in nearly every
Department of our work, which continues to increase out of all proportion to the
staff available to cope with it. The Imperial staff is now generally overworked
and the limit has been reached. Practically all our institutions and Officers
are working at their full capacity, and some relief must be given if we are to
progress.
289. If we can obtain no more Imperial Officers at present, it seems im-
perative that we should provide a sufficiently well trained body of men capable of
occupying the position of Deputy Superintendents and of taking charge of work-
able areas. They must have a thorough veterinary training and be capable of
dealing with epidemics in the field and of directing the operations of the Veteri-
nary Assistants under them. It will not be possible to train such men properly
unless we are prepared to establish and equip an Imperial Veterinary College,
and to provide a proper staff of Teachers for the purpose The time seems to
have come to adopt the suggestion of the Government of India made in their
review on the Administration Report of 1906-7. The matter is receiving
attention.