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and the Superintendent, South Punjab Circle, have been
relieved of the work of supervising the six grantee dairy and
cattle-breeding farms in the lower Bari Doab Canal Colony,
which formed part of their duties since these farms were
started. It is satisfactory that after the lapse of so many
years, a re-distribution of work has at last been effected
which will permit of more close departmental supervision
over the progress of these farms.
6. The Chief Superintendent acted as an Examiner at
the Punjab Veterinary College, Lahore, for the L. V. P. exa-
minations. He appeared as an official witness before the
Royal Commission on Agriculture, giving evidence on matters
relating to the Veterinary organisation of the Province.
He also visited the Kapurthala State for giving advice in
connection with the establishment of a Cattle Breeding Sta-
tion in that State.
7. The Chief Superintendent toured in the Hariana and
Dhanni cattle breeding tracts to examine the progress made
in the work of the Hariana and Dhanni cattle breeding schemes;
he also inspected the Veterinary hospitals in the Delhi Pro-
vince as well as visiting many other places outside the Cent-
ral Punjab Circle during the course of the year.
Treatment of Disease.
I.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
8. During the year under report, 45,107 deaths from
contagious diseases were reported against
71,835 in the previous year. The
decrease in mortality is in no small measures due to the
activity and promptness displayed both by the supervising
and subordinate staff in connection with the control of the
various diseases. Considering the general conditions through-
out the Province, the year under report has not beer a parti-
cular unhealthy one for the live-stock of the Province.
Statistics of the actual cattle mortality are undoubtedly
being collected with somewhat greater accuracy than for-
merly in accordance with the gradual increase of our district
staff. A large net work of dispensaries throughout the Pro-
vince will enable the department to grapple with the very
large number of outbreaks which as yet go unreported. The
unit of area controlled by our Veterinary Assistants must
in time be reduced to an extent which can be adequately
supervised.
Mortality-Table II.
8. During the year under report, 45,107 deaths from
contagious diseases were reported against
71,835 in the previous year. The
decrease in mortality is in no small measures due to the
activity and promptness displayed both by the supervising
and subordinate staff in connection with the control of the
various diseases. Considering the general conditions through-
out the Province, the year under report has not been a parti-
cular unhealthy one for the live-stock of the Province.
Statistics of the actual cattle mortality are- undoubtedly
being collected with somewhat greater accuracy than for*
merly in accordance with the gradual increase of our district
staff. A large net work of dispensaries throughout the Pro-
vince will enable the department to grapple with the very-
large number of outbreaks which as yet go unreported. The
unit of area controlled by our Veterinary Assistants must
in time be reduced to an extent which can be adequately
supervised.