Annual Report on the Civil Veterinary department,
            United Provinces, for the year 1931-32.

                                CHAPTER I.

                GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

1.    I continued to hold charge of the department as Director
throughout the year under review. As a measure of economy, re-
stricted touring was resorted to and I was away on tour for 56 days
only, travelling 1,233 miles by road and 1,255 miles by rail.

2.    During my tours I visited 15 districts. The stallion depot
at Moradabad and several stallion stands were visited and inspected.
I inspected 22 veterinary hospitals and dispensaries and attended
the large poultry exhibitions at Bewar and Shikohabad, district
Mainpuri. I also attended the loth poultry exhibition at Etah which
was graced by the visit of His Excellency the Governor of the United
Provinces, who kindly distributed the prizes. The Secretary of the
Mission Poultry Farm, Mr. A. E. Slater, has done much towards the
advancement of poultry farming as a cottage industry. He has now
turned his attention towards goat breeding and the Imperial Council
of Agricultural Research and the Local Government have both con-
tributed towards these experiments.

3.    Mr. T. S. Davies held charge of the Agra Circle throughout
the year. He was on tour for 109 days and travelled 3,303 miles
by rail and 1,192 by road. He visited 41 veterinary dispensaries,
inspected the work of one itinerating veterinary assistant surgeon
and also inspected 9 stallion stands.

Khan Bahadur Sheikh Niaz Mohammad held charge of the
Allahabad Circle during the year. He toured for 123 days, travelling
3,997 miles by rail and 2,287 miles by road. He inspected 47 veteri-
nary hospitals and dispensaries, visited 5 stallion stands, attended 4
cattle fairs and checked the work of 1 itinerating veterinary assist-
ant surgeon.

Khan Sahib Ghulam Qadir officiated as Deputy Superintendent,
Moradabad, for the whole of the year. He inspected 24 veterinary
hospitals and dispensaries and 7 stallion stands.

M. Tahir Mirza officiated as Deputy Superintendent, Jhansi,
throughout the year. He inspected 27 veterinary hospitals and dis-
pensaries and 4 stallion stands.

M. Mohammad Ishaq Khan officiated as Deputy Superintendent,
Basti, up to July 23, 1931, when he retired. Mr. Lakshmi Sahai,
M.SC., M.R.C.V.S., took charge of the sub-division on August 14, 1931.
They inspected all the veterinary hospitals and dispensaries and
stallion stands in their sub-division.