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value of Rs. 1,215 was supplied to the Military department during 1924-25
as against 1,052 in 1923-24, on an annual contract of Rs. 1,300.

From 1st April, 1925, the Military department have agreed to pay for
the actual quantity of lymph supplied.

The total value of lymph sold for the year 1924-25 amounted to
Rs. 34,291 and that of miscellaneous articles Rs. 2,960 against Rs. 37,967
in 1923-24. The decrease is due to a smaller amount having been paid
by the Military department for 1924-25

The sale-proceeds of lymph for the year could not, as usual, be realised
in full before the close of the financial year. It is, however, hoped that
in future the introduction of the contract system sanctioned in G. O.
no. 4/XVI-143, dated the 3rd January, 1925, will result in prompt payments
being made by local bodies.

During the year under review the total expenditure of the dépôt
amounted to Rs. 41,647 as against Rs. 36,014 in the preceding year, indicat-
ing an increase of Rs. 5,633. The increase in expenditure is chiefly due
to breakdown in the cold storage plant and engines during the hot
weather as mentioned in a subsequent paragraph of this note. In addition
to the direct expenditure incurred on setting the engines right the break-
down was responsible for a large increase in the amount of ammonia used,
there being a continual leakage till the advent of the cold weather. The
engines also had to be run longer periods owing to the great loss in efficiency.
Now that the engines and the cold storage plant are in thorough
working order it is expected that the income for 1925-26 shall cover the
recurring expenditure.

The total number of vaccination operations performed with calf lymph
supplied from the dépôt in 1924-25 amounted to 1,318,684 (1,243,750 pri-
mary and 74,934 re-vaccinations) as compared with 1,309,636 in 1923-24.

The following table shows the results of vaccination performed during
the year under review as compared with the preceding year: —