Annual Report of the Civil Veterinary Department,
                        United Provinces, for the year 1935-36

                                        CHAPTER I

                        GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

1.   I held charge of the department for the whole of the year under
report, and remained on tour for 212 days visiting 78 veterinary hospi-
tals and dispensaries and 14 stallion stands in 36 districts. I attended
meetings of the Advisory Board of the Imperial Council of Agricul-
tural Research held at Simla in July, 1935, and at Delhi in February,
1936. I also attended the Animal Husbandry Research Workers'
Conference held at Delhi in February, 1936. I visited Bombay and
Hissar to purchase horse and donkey stallions for the improvement
of horse and donkey breeding in the province. I visited Rampur
State and Balrampur Estate and gave advice to the officials on veter-
inary organization and on the advisability of having a well-equipped
veterinary staff to deal with livestock work and improvement in their
respective States. I also paid a visit to the Imperial Institute of
Veterinary Research, Muktesar, Imperial Veterinary Serum Institute,
Izatnagar, Bareilly, Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Naini, Mission
Poultry Farm, Etah, and the Government Cattle Farm, Madhuri-
kund, district Muttra. Frequent visits were also paid to the Govern-
ment Stallion Depot, Moradabad. I attended the fair at Debi Patan
and supervised the propaganda which was being conducted by the
staff of the department. The work of itinerating veterinary assistant
surgeons was checked and scrutinized by me. Rural development
meetings were attended where such meetings coincided with my visits
to the districts.

2.   The touring and inspection work done by the three Circle
Superintendents of the department is as follows: