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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE BOMBAY
    CITY AND HARBOUR VETERINARY DEPARTMENT
                            FOR THE YEAR 1932-33.

The Report deals with the Equine Diseases scheduled under the
Glanders and Farcy Act within the Town and Island of Bombay,
Bandra Municipality and Bombay Harbour and with the work
performed under the Live-stock Importation Act.

2.    I held charge of the office of the Government Veterinary
Officer. Mr. J. M. C. Rebello, the Deputy Superintendent, retired
from 1st April and Mr. D. G. Haji was appointed to act in his
place. Mr. Haji held the appointment of Deputy Superintendent
and that of the Assistant Government Veterinary Officer throughout
the year under report.

3.    During the year under report, 10 horses were destroyed under
the Glanders and Farcy Act, viz. 8 for Epizootic Lymphangitis and
2 for Surra. Three horses were destroyed for Glanders (non-clinical)
under the Live-stock Importation Act. The particulars of the
horses destroyed were as under :—

(i) Glanders.—There were 3 cases (all non-clinical) as against
3 clinical and 1 non-clinical in 1931-32 and 9 non-clinical in
1930-31. They all belonged to Arab Dealers and by Breed they
were Arabs.

(ii) Epizootic Lymphangitis.—There were 8 cases of this
disease as against 4 during last year and none in the preceding
year. All belonged to owners of carriages plying for hire. By
Breed they were Arabs.

(iii) Surra.—There were 3 cases of this disease one of which
was successfully treated by Bayer—205 and was discharged as
against none during last year and 9 in the preceding year. They
belonged to owners of carriages plying for hire. By Breed they
were Country Breds.

4.    During the year under report 2,111 horses were imported into
Bombay as against 2,643 last year and 2,067 in the preceding year.

5.    The following table shows the number of horses imported
into Bombay from various Ports :—