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was reported from Karachi, Hyderabad, Thar-Parkar and Sukkur
districts. There were 11 cases of the disease with no deaths. One
case of Rabies which died, was reported from Sukkur district.
(ii) Bovine Contagious Disease.
7. Rinderpest.—There were 490 outbreaks of Rinderpest
reported from all districts except Upper Sind Frontier. 28,109 head
of cattle were attacked and 10,455 died as against 219 outbreaks,
4,855 attacks and 2,588 deaths. Thar-Parkar, Hyderabad and
Sukkur districts were particularly affected.
8. Hæmorrhagic Septiæmia.—One hundred and sixty outbreaks
of this disease were reported from all districts with 1,901 attacks and
1,781 deaths as against 54 outbreaks, 574 attacks and 502 deaths.
9. Foot-and-Mouth Disease.—1,983 head of cattle were attacked
in 44 outbreaks in the Karachi, Hyderabad, Thar-Parkar, Nawab-
shah, Sukkur and Larkana districts. Of these, 40 animals (all
suckling calves) died.
10. Black-Quarter.—The disease was reported among the
Karachi Panjrapore cattle and in the Sukkur district. Fifty animals
were affected with fatal result.
11. Anthrax.—Two outbreaks of Anthrax were reported from
Larkana district. Thirty animals were attacked and 24 died. The
disease could not be confirmed as it was reported too late to be
investigated.
12. Other Contagious Diseases.—Parasitic Gastritis was reported
from Sukkur and Upper Sind Frontier districts. There were 17
outbreaks with 569 attacks and 259 deaths. One case of Rabies
was reported from Karachi district and 2 from Larkana district.
All the animals died. One case of Piroplasmosis with fatal result,
was reported from Larkana district.
(iii) Contagious diseases among other animals.
13. Rinderpest.—In one outbreak, 158 goats died out of 185
attacked in Nawabshah district and in 2 outbreaks in Larkana
district, four camels died out of 18 attacked.
14. Foot-and-Mouth Disease.—The disease was reported from
Thar-Parkar and Larkana districts. Thirty-six sheep and goats
died out of 180 attacked.
15. Surra.—Ten camels were attacked out of which 6 were
successfully treated with "Naganol" and the remaining four died
without treatment.
16. Contagious Plcuro-Pneumonia.—Fifty four sheep and goats
died out of 59 attacked in four outbreaks in Karachi, Nawabshah
and Larkana districts.
17. Rabies.—Fifty-seven dogs were attacked in Karachi,
Hyderabad; Nawabshah, Sukkur and Upper Sind Frontier districts.
All died or were destroyed.
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18. Other contagious diseases.—274 sheep and goats died out of
761 attacked in 12 outbreaks of Liver Fluke in Hyderabad, Thar-
Parkar, Sukkur and Larkana districts. Piroplamosis was responsi-
ble for the death of 10 dogs out of 24 attacked. Verminous
Bronchitis caused the death of 52 animals out of 110 attacked in
Upper Sind Frontier district.
(iv) Preventive
Inoculation.
19. Table II.—In 103 outbreaks of Rinderpest, 9,163 animals
were inoculated with Anti-Rinderpest serum as compared with 4,404
inoculations performed in the previous year. In the course of these
outbreaks, 2,550 un-inoculated animals and 76 inoculated animals
died. The treatment of affected animals with intravenous and sub-
cutaneous injections of Iodine and with Potass Permanganas given
by the mouth, proved to be of value in mild cases of the disease.
20. 3,080 animals were inoculated with Hæmiorrhagic Septic-
-mia Protective serum in 26 outbreaks as compared with 739
inoculations performed in the previous year. 358 uninoculated and
22 inoculated animals died.
21. In four outbreaks of Black-quarter, 373 animals were
inoculated with Black-quarter serum and 375 with Black-quarter
Aggressin. Forty-two un-inoculated animals died during the course
of the outbreaks and no deaths occurred among inoculated animals.
(v) Other Diseases.
22. Table III.—The number of villages visited by Veterinary
Assistant Surgeons was 1,520 as against 1,103 in the previous year.
During their tours they treated 3,135 cases for contagious diseases,
577 cases for non-contagious diseases and performed 435 castrations
as compared with 4,630 cases treated for contagious, 463 cases for
non-contagious diseases and 366 castrations performed in the
previous year. Most of the castrations were performed with the
Burdizzo Castrator.
(vi)
Investigation.
23. During the year under report, 170 specimens from suspicious
cases of Surra, Anthrax, Black-quarter, Piroplasmosis, Hæmorrhage
Septicæmia, Mange, Liver Fluke, etc., were submitted by the
Subordinate staff to the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, Sind and Rajputana for examination and confirmation. Of
these 94 were confirmed. In addition, 20 brains from cases of
Rabies were submitted to the Haffkine Institute, Bombay, of which
13 were confirmed.
(vii) Veterinary Hospitals and
Dispensaries.
24. Table IV.—There were 18 Veterinary Dispensaries working,
the same number as last year. The total number of patients treated
at the dispensaries was 25,836 against 25,531 in the previous year.
Medicines and advice were given to the owners of 3,102 animals
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which were not brought to the dispensaries for treatment, as against
3,463 in the previous year. The number of castrations performed
at dispensaries was 1,633 as compared with 1,157 in the
previous year.
III—BREEDING OPERATIONS.
(i) Equines.
25 —Tables VI and VII.—There were six District Local Board
stallions at the beginning of the year. One was destroyed at the
beginning of the year owing to old age and another was purchased
by the District Local Board, Larkana. There were thus six
stallions at the close of the year. The stallions covered 212 mares
during the year as compared with 254 mares covered in the previous
year. The cost of maintenance of the stallions was Rs. 4,180, out of
which Government contributed Rs. 1,830. Although the necessity
of providing more stallions has been recognized by Government and
the District Local Boards, it has not been possible to provide funds
for the purpose owing to financial stringency.
(ii) Fairs and Shows.
26. Horse and Pony Shows—Table VIII.—A horse and Pony
Show was held at Jacobabad. 369 animals competed for and
Rs. 1,735 and a silver medal were awarded. Last year the show
was not held.
IV—SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT.
27. There were 21 Veterinary Assistant Surgeons and two
Veterinary Inspectors at the beginning of the year. A post of an
additional Reserve Veterinary Assistant Surgeon was created.
There were thus 22 Veterinary Assistant Surgeons and two
Veterinary Inspectors at the close of the year. Of these 18 were in
charge of Veterinary Dispensaries and 4 on reserve duty. As
remarked in last year's annual report, it is becoming very difficult to
carry on the work of the department with the present inadequate
staff and although the necessity of opening more dispensaries and of
appointing additional staff has been recognised, it has become
impossible to do so owing to financial stringency.
28. The Veterinary Inspector, Upper Sind Circle, was on tour
for 162 days and travelled 4,168 miles by rail and 414 miles by road.
The Veterinary Inspector, Lower Sind Circle, was 183 days on
tour and travelled 3,703 miles by rail and 732 miles by road.
Veterinary Inspectors, in addition to regular inspection of dispensa-
ries, did good work in the districts both in attending outbreaks of
disease and in checking the work of the Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons.
29. The clerical staff carried out their duties satisfactorily.
V—EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
30. The expenditure of the department was Rs. 1,38,438 as
against Rs. 1,26,070 in the previous year.
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VI—GENERAL REMARKS.
31. The reporting of contagions disease still leaves a great room
for improvement. Outbreaks are often reported very late, with the
result that it is more difficult and expensive to control the disease.
In several cases disease was reported by Tapedars only when they
came to know of the intended arrival of the Deputy Collector or the
Collector of the district. When the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon
arrived on the scene, the disease was found to have existed some
weeks previously and had died out. Although individual cases of
negligence and incorrect reports were reported and dealt with, the
Tapedars have not yet realised the importance of reporting disease
among animals.
32. Owing to financial stringency, touring by Veterinary Assis-
tant Surgeons for the purpose of castration and treatment of
ordinary diseases had to be curtailed considerably.
33. Twenty-four horses (13 from Basrah and 11 from England),
18 cattle and 53 sheep from England, were landed at the port of
Karachi, in addition to 367 mules, 12 asses and 15 mares from
United States of America, belonging to the Military Department.
Last year only 24 horses were landed.
34. At the request of the Agricultural Adviser to the Govern-
ment of India, the following programme of work for the next year
is included in the annual report.
The energies of the department will be directed towards the
investigation of certain diseases and application of modern methods
of treatment, both curative and prophylactic.
J. H. G. JERROM,
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Sind and Rajputana.
Karachi, dated 14th July 1931.
Q 33—6
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TABLE I
Showing number of deaths from contagious diseases among animals during the
year 1930-31
Districts
1
Karachi ...
Hyderabad ...
Thar Parkar ...
Nawabshah ...
Sukkur ...
Upper Sind Frontier
...
Larkana ...
Total ...
Equines
Surra
2
1
8
3
32
23
11
80
158
Anthrax
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
Other
contagious
diseases
4
1
...
...
...
1
1
...
3
Total
5
2
8
3
32
24
12
82
163
Bovines
Rinderpest
6
47
1,167
7,752
243
880
...
366
10,455
Hæmorrhagic Sep-
ticæmia
7
114
189
414
176
280
27
531
1,731
Foot-and-Mouth
disease
8
20
6
...
...
1
...
13
40
Black Quarter
9
45
...
...
...
5
...
...
50
Anthrax
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
24
24
Other
contagious
diseases
11
1
...
...
...
249
10
3
263
Total
12
227
1,362
8,166
410
1,445
37
917
12,563
Other animals
Rinderpest
13
...
...
...
158
...
..
4
162
Foot-and-Mouth
disease
14
...
...
30
...
...
...
6
36
Surra
15
...
...
...
1
...
...
3
4
Contagious Pleuro
Pneumonia
16
9
...
...
40
...
...
5
51
Rabies
17
41
8
...
1
6
1
...
57
Other
contagious
diseases
18
...
52
70
...
135
53
26
336
Total
19
50
60
100
200
141
54
44
649
Remarks
20
43
TABLE II
Showing results of preventive inoculation during the year 1930-31
District
1
SIND.
Hyderabad ...
Thar Parkar ...
Nawabshah ...
Sukkur ...
Larkana ...
Total Rinderpest ...
Name of disease
against which
inoculation
was carried
out
2
Rinderpest
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Method of
inoculation
followed
3
Serum alone
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Number
of out-
breaks
in which
inocula-
tion was
under-
taken
4
17
38
6
30
12
103
Number of animals
which died unino-
culated in course
of outbreak
Equines
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
6
378
1,344
187
436
205
2,550
Others
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
inoculated
Equines
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
9
1,037
3,879
1,045
2,109
1,093
9,163
Others
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of
inoculated
animals which
died of the
disease
Equines
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
12
4
39
21
7
5
76
Others
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
Remarks
14
44
TABLE II—contd.
District
1
SIND-contd.
Karachi ...
Hyderabad ...
Thar Parkar ...
Nawabshah ...
Larkana ..
Total, Hæmorrhagic
Sep-
ticæmia.
Karachi ...
Total, Black Quarter ...
Grand Total ...
Name of discase
against which
inoculation
was curried
out
2
Hæmorrhagic Sep-
ticæmia.
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Black Quarter ...
Do. ...
Method of
inoculation
followed
3
Serum alone ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do.
....
Serum alone ...
Aggressin ...
Number
of out
breaks
in which
inocula-
tion was
under-
taken
4
5
3
10
1
7
26
4
...
4
133
Number of animals
which died unin-
oculated in course
of outbreak
Eqnines
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
6
51
22
150
14
121
358
42
...
42
2,950
Others
7
.....
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
inoculated
Equines
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
9
847
261
1,308
106
553
3,080
373
375
748
12,991
Others
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of
inoculated
animals which
died of the
disease
Equines
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
12
9
2
3
...
8
22
...
...
...
98
Others
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Remarks
14
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TABLE III
Showing the number of animals treated and castrated by Veterinary Assistant Surgeons
on tour during 1930-31
District
1
Karachi ... ... ...
Hyderabad ... ... ...
Thar Parkar
...
...
...
Nawabshah ... ... ...
Sukkur
...
...
...
Upper Sind Frontier... ... ...
Larkana ... ... ...
Total ...
Number of villa-
ges visited
2
91
202
339
89
499
25
275
1,520
Number
of Veteri-
nary Assistant
Surgeons
employed
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
22
Castrations performed
Equines
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines
5
89
7
226
47
36
...
8
413
Others
6
6
...
16
...
...
...
...
22
Total
7
95
7
242
47
36
...
8
435
Treated for contagious
diseases
Equines
8
...
2
...
...
15
...
6
23
Bovines
9
12
332
572
393
939
4
447
2,690
Others
10
2
...
24
...
221
68
98
413
Total
11
14
334
596
393
1,175
72
551
3,135
Treated for non-con-
tagious diseases
Equines
12
30
15
35
20
77
7
19
203
Bovines
13
24
...
19
15
124
...
52
234
Others
14
6
2
81
19
22
...
10
140
Total
15
60
17
135
54
223
7
81
577
Total number of
cases treated and
castrations per-
formed
16
169
358
973
494
1,434
79
640
4,147
Remarks
17
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TABLE IV
Showing number of animals treated and castrated at Veterinary hospitals and dispensaries
during the year 1930-31
District
1
Karachi ...
Hyderabad ...
Thar Parkar ...
Nawabshah ...
Sukkur ...
Upper Sind Frontier ...
Larkana ...
Total ...
Number of Veterinary
dispensaries
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
18
Number of Veterinary
Assistant
Surgeons
employed
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
22
Number of in-
patients treated
during the year
Equines
4
212
118
46
43
122
189
104
834
Bovines
5
68
39
19
8
36
16
32
218
Others
6
199
70
16
16
21
8
23
353
Total
7
479
227
81
67
179
213
159
1,405
Number of out-patients
treated during
the year
Equines
8
1,072
1,180
715
656
1,142
1,819
1,325
7,939
Bovines
9
1,426
970
545
356
1,551
866
1,543
7,257
Others
10
1,924
2,284
721
996
1,539
656
1,115
9,235
Total
11
4,422
4,484
1,981
2,008
4,232
3,371
3,983
24,431
Total number of in and
out patients treated dur-
ing the year
12
1,901
4,661
2,062
2,075
4,411
3,584
4,142
25,836
Total number of cases
supplied with medicines
but not brought to the
dispensaries
13
492
573
325
562
535
192
423
3,102
Castrations
performed
Equines
14
6
2
7
2
5
12
11
45
Bovines
15
17
27
207
2
2
406
508
1,169
Others
16
6
4
85
1
8
299
16
19
Total
17
29
33
299
5
15
717
535
1,633
Receipts
18
Rs.
20,271
11,129
11,071
5,682
6,083
5,434
9,827
69,497
Expendi-
ture
19
Rs.
17,816
6,565
6,295
4,776
5,146
5,019
7,698
53,315
Remarks
20
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TABLE V
Statement showing the cost of Civil Veterinary Department in
the Province of Sind, for the year 1930-31
Major Heads
1
1. Superintendence ...
2. Subordinate Establishment ...
3. Hospitals and Dispensaries ...
4. Breeding Operations ...
5. Fairs and Shows ...
8. Prizes ...
Total ...
Amounts
Provincial
Funds
2
Rs.
32,636
42,994
15,907
1,830
......
1,450
94,817
Local
Funds
3
Rs.
......
......
88,046
2,350
2,940
285
43,621
Total
4
Rs.
32,636
42,994
53,953
4,180
2,940
1,735
1,38,438
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TABLE VI
Return of Horse, Pony and Donkey Stallions under
Local Bodies for the year 1930-31
Details
1
Balance on 1st April 1930 ...
Increase
..
Purchased in
India.
Received from
Total ...
Decrease..
Died ...
Sold ....
Destroyed ...
Transferred to
Total, decrease ...
Balance on 31st March 1931.
Horse and pony stallions under local bodies
Horses
Arab
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Country bred
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
... ...
...
...
...
Marwari
4
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Thorough
Bred English
5
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Total
6
2
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
Ponies
Arab
7
3
1
...
4
...
...
1
...
1
3
Persian
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Count r
y br ed
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Marwari
10
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Total
11
4
1
...
5
...
...
1
...
1
4
Total horses and ponies
12
6
1
...
7
...
...
... 1
...
1
6
Donkey
stallions
under-
local bodies
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
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TABLE VII
Services and Produce of each class of Horse, Pony and Donkey stallions under Local Bodies during 1930-31
Horse, Pony or
Donkey
1
Horse...
...
...
Pony...
...
...
Donkey
...
...
...
District
2
Hyderabad
...
Upper Sind Fron-
tier.
Sukkur ...
Total ...
Nawabshah ...
Upper Sind Fron-
tier.
Larkana ...
Total ...
......
Grand Total ...
Stallions on
register on
31st March
1931
3
1
1
......
2
1
2
1
4
......
6
Stallions actually
employed at stud
Year under
report
4
1
1
......
2
1
3
1
5
......
7
Previous
year
5
1
1
1
3
1
3
.......
4
.......
7
Number of
mares covered
Year under
report
6
45
60
.......
105
16
82
9
107
......
212
Previous
year
7
75
43
7
125
22
107
......
129
......
254
Average number of
mares covered per
stallion employed
at stud
Year under
report
8
45
60
......
52
16
......
9
21
......
30
Previous
year
9
70
43
7
12
22
36
32
......
36
Remarks
10
* Oneyed.stalliondestro-
yed.
Q 33—7
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TABLE VIII
Abstract of Particulars regarding Horse Fairs and Shows held in non-selected districts during the year 1930-31
District
1
Upper
Sind
Frontier.
Total
...
Number of Horse Fairs and Shows held
2
1
1
Total num-
ber of
animals
present
Year under report
3
369
369
Previous year
4
...
...
Total num
ber com-
peting for
prizes
Year under report
5
369
369
Previous year
6
...
...
Total num-
ber of horse
stock (not
including
branded
mares)
present
Belonging to breeders
7
...
...
Belonging to dealers
8
...
...
Number of
remounts
purchased
For Remount Department
9
...
...
For Native Cavalry
10
...
...
For Police
11
66
66
Total
12
66
66
Price paid
for
remounts
Highest price
13
300
300
Lowest price
14
160
160
Average price
15
228
228
Number of
mules
purchased
By Government
16
...
...
By others
17
...
...
Total
18
...
...
Price p
for mu
by Gove
ment
Highest price
19
...
...
Lowe s t price
20
...
..
aid
les
rn-
Ave r
a ge price
21
Prizes awarded
Total number of animals sold
22
66
66
From Imperial funds
23
...
...
From Provincial funds
24
1,450
1,450
From Local funds
25
790
790
From other sources
26
...
...
Total
27
2,240
2,240
Amount actually awarded
28
1,735
1,735
Number of medals awarded
29
1
1
Amount sanctioned by Government for next year's
fair or show
30
...
...
Re ma r
k s
31
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No. P. 358-G.
GENERAL DEPARTMENT (LIBRARY) :
Office of the Commissioner in Sind,
Government House, Karachi, 24th July 1931.
Subject.—Annual Administration Report of the Civil Veterinary
Department, Sind and Rajputana, for the year 1930-31.
Memorandum.
The Commissioner in Sind has the honour to submit the report
of the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Sind and
Rajputana, on the working of the Veterinary Department during
the year 1930-31.
Charge.
2. Mr. Jerrom held charge of the office of the Superintendent
during the year under report except for the
period from 4th April to 2nd November 1930,
when he was on leave and Khan Saheb J. D. Buxy, Deputy
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bombay Presidency,
acted for him.
Mortality Statistics.
3. The total mortality reported among cattle from contagious
diseases increased from 9,211 in the previous
year to 13,375 in the year under report.
The abnormal increase is due to the prevalence of rinderpest among
Bovine cattle in all the districts of the province except the Upper
Sind. Frontier, the districts particularly affected being Thar Parkar,
Hyderabad and Sukkur. There were 28,109 cases and 10,455
deaths as against 4,855 cases and 2,588 deaths last year. The
other principal diseases were responsible for the following
numbers :—
Surra (Horses)
Hæmorrhagic Septicæ-
mia (Bovine) ...
Foot
and
Mouth
disease (Bovine) ...
Parasitic
Gastritis
(Bovine)
Cases.
159
1,901
1,983
569
Deaths.
158 (died or destroyed).
1,731
40
259
Inoculations.
4. Preventive inoculations against rinderpest were carried out
in the case of 103 outbreaks, the number of
animals inoculated being 9,163 against 4,404
inoculated in 81 outbreaks during the previous year. The number
of inoculations against hæmorrhagic septicæmia was 3,080, and of
those against black quarter, with black quarter serum 373 and with
black quarter aggressin 375.
Dispensaries.
5. The number of dispensaries remained unchanged. An
increase in the number of dispensaries is
undoubtedly desirable but no advance can be
made on account of financial stringency.
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Professional Work.
6. The aggregate number of cases treated at the several dispen-
saries rose from 25,531 to 25,836 during the
year under report, and the number treated
on tour fell from 5,093 to 3,712.
Veterinary Instruction.
7. There were five stipendiary students studying at the Bombay
Veterinary College at the beginning of the
year, of whom four passed the final examina-
tion during the year under report. Five more were sent during the
year thus raising the number of students studying at the college to
six at the end of the year.
Breeding Operations.
8. Out of the six District Local Board stallions at the beginning
of the year one was destroyed owing to old
age. The old number was restored by the
purchase of a new stallion by the District Local Board, Larkana.
There were thus six stallions again at the close of the year. Two
hundred and twelve mares were covered during the year as against
254 in the previous year. The aggregate cost of the maintenance
of the stallions was 4,180 of which Government contributed
Rs. 1,830.
Financial.
9. The total expenditure of the Department amounted to
Rs. 1,38,438 as against Rs. 1,26,070 in the
previous year.
General.
10. As usual the Department worked well and derives great
benefit from the experience, tact and skill of
Mr. Jerrom, the Superintendent.
R. E. GIBSON,
Commissioner in Sind.
To
The Secretary to Government,
Revenue Department,
Bombay.
Reports.
— on the working of the Bombay
Veterinary College, the Bombay
City and Harbour Veterinary
Department, and the Civil Veteri-
nary Department,
Presidency
proper and Sind, for the year
1930-31.
GOVERNMENT OF BOMBAY.
REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
Resolution No. P. 52/18157.
Bombay Castle, 3rd November 1931.
Letter from the Principal, Bombay Veterinary College (Mr. K.
Hewlett, O.B.E.), No. 788, dated the 26th June 1931—Submitting
the report on the working of the Bombay Veterinary College for the
year 1930-31.
Letter from the Principal, Bombay Veterinary College (Mr. K.
Hewlett, O.B.E.), No. 77-L, dated the 26th June 1931—Submitting
the report on the working of the Bombay City and Harbour
Veterinary Department for the year 1930-31.
Letter from the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Sind and Rajputana (Mr. J. H. G. Jerrom), No. 2567/G-IV-3, dated
the 14th July 1931—Submitting the report on the working of the
Civil Veterinary Department, Sind, for the year 1930-31.
Memorandum from the Commissioner in Sind (Mr R. E. Gibson,
C.I.E., I.C.S.), No. P. 358-G, dated the 24th July 1931.
Letter from the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Bombay Presidency (Mr. E. S. Farbrother), No. 7681, dated the
31st July 1931—Submitting the report on the working of the Civil
Veterinary Department in the Presidency proper for the year
1930-31.
RESOLUTION.—Government regret that there was a falling-off in
the standard of discipline amongst the students of the Bombay
Veterinary College, but are gratified to observe that a better tone
prevailed towards the close of the year. The report on the
administration of the College is otherwise satisfactory. As this is
the last report to be submitted by Mr. Hewlett, Government desire
to take this opportunity of recording their high appreciation of his
services to the College and of his devotion to its interests since he
was appointed Principal in 1910.
2. The working of the Civil Veterinary Department, both in the
Presidency proper and in Sind, continued to be efficient. Govern-
ment are glad to observe that the use of the serum simultaneous
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