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REPORT OF THE CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BY LIEUTENANT-
COLONEL J. FARMER, CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT.

Part I.

General administration.

1. The following statement shows the names of the officers who held
charge of the several appointments and the amount of
touring work performed by them:—

Name of appointment.	Name of officer.	Date of holding charge.	Number of days spent on tour.	NUMBER OF MILES TRAVELLED
Name of appointment.	Name of officer.	Date of holding charge.	Number of days spent on tour.	By rail.	By road.
Chief superintendent ...	Lieut.-col. J. Farmer	1st April 1913 to 31st March 1914.	195	9,969	1,426
Superintendent, north Punjab.	Mr. Woodley ...	1st April 1913 to 22nd March 1914.	389	6,085	2,351
Superintendent, north Punjab.	Mr. Meadows ...	23rd March 1914 to 31st March 1914.	9	912	20
Superintendent, south Punjab.	Mr. Geo. Taylor ...	1st April 1913 to 31st March 1914.	166	7,437	1,221
Officer under training ...	Mr. Pool ...	1st April 1913 to Sep- tember 1913.	76	1,250	749
Officer under training ...	Mr. W. Taylor ...	1st April 1913 to 31st March 1914.	102	2,573	725

2. Mr. Pool was transferred to the Punjab veterinary college in
September 1913.

3. The superintendents toured in almost all the districts in their
respective charges.

4 A separate superintendent for the north Punjab is very much
needed. The present arrangement of an officer being under two governments,
north-west frontier province and Punjab, is unsatisfactory.

VETERINARY NSTRUCTION.

5. A system of instructing veterinary inspectors and assistants has
been started during the year. Meetings are held in the several districts so as
to permit veterinary inspectors and assistants of at least two neighbouring
districts to attend. At these gatherings, which lasted two days, a superintend-
ent presided, a paper was read and discussed, and specimens exhibited. The
superintendent also instructed the staff in the latest methods of treatment, etc.
These meetings have proved very successful and instructive, and the staff
greatly appreciates them.

6. The chief superintendent is of opinion that not only does this
system keep the men up to date, but helps the superintendents to select the
most capable men for promotion.

7. The department has also been giving lectures and demonstrations
on veterinary matters in villages. This is a far better method than the distri-
bution of circulars, as it impresses the people more.

Part II.—Treatment of diseases,

I.—CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.

Table II.

8. During the year under report 26,792 deaths from contagious
diseases were reported in the province against 28,125 in
the previous year. It is very satisfactory to note the
decrease. As previously stated, the department has been doing a great deal of