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" With regard to the nomenclature of the various posts in the
department, the title ' Superintendent ' is now used largely all over
India for a superior grade of clerk. Indian States employ Directors
of Veterinary Departments even when there is nothing to direct.
The Agricultural Department nomenclature comprises Deputy
Directors of Agriculture, Divisional Superintendents of Agriculture,
Superintendents of Farms and District Agricultural Overseers—
the first two classes being gazetted officers. I consider that in pro-
vinces where the Civil Veterinary Department is directly controlled
by Government, the senior Superintendent should be given the title
of Director, Civil Veterinary Department. If it is under the control
of the Director of Agriculture, the senior Superintendent should
be called Deputy Director, Civil Veterinary Department ; if it is
under the control of a Veterinary Adviser to a Local Government
who happens to be the Principal of a College—a somewhat unlikely
contingency—he should still be called Deputy Director and the
Principal should be called Director in addition to his title as Prin-
cipal. Other Superintendents should also be called Deputy Directors
as in the Agricultural Department. Deputy Superintendents
would then become Divisional Superintendents.

" The title of Veterinary Inspector seems suitable enough but
there is a strong feeling in the ranks against the title of Veterinary
Assistant. It would be a mistake, I think, to adopt the title veteri-
nary surgeon as that must be reserved for men who take a higher
degree than is available at present in India and which will even-
tually have to be protected by Law. I doubt if a better term can
be found for present purposes. I have proposed two grades for
Bombay each on incremental pay. The men in them would be
called junior and senior veterinary assistants respectively.

" I apologize for the length of my discourse, but I feel very
strongly that the time has arrived for the reorganization of the Civil
Veterinary Department, and that unless something is done, its
sphere of usefulness is likely to be considerably discounted in the
immediate future."

Colonel Walker proposed and Mr. Oliver seconded a resolu-
tion :—

Resolution V.

" That this meeting is of opinion that the present consti-
tution and organization of the Civil Veterinary Department are utterly
inadequate to cope with the work demanded of it, and it, therefore,
respectfully represents to the Government of India the absolute neces-
sity of filling up all existing vacancies in the Indian Civil Veterinary
Department without delay, and would emphasize the importance of a
large expansion of all provincial departments to deal with the ordi-
nary veterinary work of the country."