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Officers.
Exchanges.
7. Exchanges between executive officers in India and at home or in
the colonies are permitted without expense to the State if the officer
exchanging to India is pronounced medically fit for service in that country.
Duties of
P. V. O.
8 The P. V. O., India, will, under the orders of the Q. M. G.,
India, administer the veterinary service of the army. He will direct
and superintend the professional and departmental duties of all officers
of the A. V. S. in military employ in India and exercise a general con-
trol over army veterinary schools and stores. He will issue such depart-
mental instructions as may be necessary. All correspondence, returns
and reports for transmission to the Director-General, A. V. S., will be
submitted through him.
Duties of
S. V. O.
9. The S. V. O. is on the staff of the G. O. C. Dn. He will render
him advice on all veterinary subjects and keep him informed on all matters
connected with the A. V. S. in the Dn. When holding the rank of
Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel his duties will be entirely administrative,
below the latter rank he will be an executive officer, personally super-
vising the S. V. H. at Dvl. Hd. Qrs., and will, in addition, carry out
administrative duties.
Inspection.
10. The S. V. O. will inspect public animals of British units in his
Dn. quarterly and all public animals employed in the military service
in the Dn. at least once yearly. He will enquire into all matters relat-
ing to the preservation of their health. He will satisfy himself that
hospitals, including those of remount depots, are efficiently managed ;
that instruments and stores are properly looked after ; that the latter
are economically expended ; that poisons are locked up ; and that books,
registers and records are correctly kept. He will see that the mobili-
zation veterinary equipment is complete, serviceable and properly
arranged. He will satisfy himself that the forge and appliances are in
good order. He will inspect the shoeing, ascertain that the regimental
farrier establishment is efficient, and that instruction is given in the
treatment of minor cases of sickness and in shoe and nail making. He
will state his opinion as to the soundness and condition of the remounts.
He will satisfy himself that the animals of military dairy farms are healthy
and kept in sanitary surroundings. He will submit quarterly report on
I. A. F. V.-1759 and annual report on I. A. F. I-1137.
Duties of
V. O. in
charge of a
station.
11. The V. O. in a station (the senior where there is more than one)
is on the staff of the O. C. the station and issues the orders of the latter
on veterinary matters. He is responsible for the efficient performance
of the veterinary duties of the station and that prompt measures are
taken for the suppression of an outbreak of contagious or infectious
disease among animals employed in the military service. He is respon-
sible for the hospital stores. He corresponds direct with Os. C. corps
on subjects concerning the health of animals.
Appoint-
ment of
V. O.
Weekly
inspection.
12. Veterinary Officers will be appointed to the charge of S. V. Hs.
British mounted units will be placed in the professional charge of V.
Os. in the station in which they are quartered. They will, in
communication with Os. C. corps, inspect, at least once weekly, all animals
under their charge. They will carefully look into matters connected
with the health and efficiency of the animals and will see that the prin-
ciples of shoeing are observed. They will satisfy themselves that the
veterinary wallets are fit for immediate use.
Treatment
of Govt.
stallions.
13. Veterinary Officers will, if their services can be spared, treat
without extra remuneration, Government stallions under the Army Re-
mount Department located on the line of railway and animals under the
Civil Veterinary Department when called on to do so.
Pocket
cases.
14. Every V. O. will provide, and keep up at his own expense, a
pocket-case of instruments of the sealed pattern.
Mobilization
veterinary
equipment
15. The officer in charge of a S. V. H. is responsible that the mobili-
-ation equipment kept in the hospital, in order to admit of the turn-