ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE CIVIL
VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, BOMBAY PRESIDENCY,
                     FOR THE YEAR 1936-37.

Mr. E. S. Farbrother, M.R.C.V.S., I.V.S., continued to hold
charge of the Department throughout the year. He was on tour for
102 days and travelled 10,792 miles by rail and 1,991 miles by road.
He visited 12 districts and inspected 26 Veterinary Hospitals and
Dispensaries, the Bombay Veterinary College and the office of the
Veterinary Investigation Officer, Bombay Presidency.

As usual he presided over the annual examinations of the
Bombay Veterinary College and conducted the supplementary
examination held in October 1936, and also attended, as a member,
the meetings of the Advisory Board of the Imperial Council of
Agricultural Research held at Simla in July 1936 and at Delhi in
January 1937. While at Simla he served on the Veterinary
Progress Report Committee and the Animal Nutrition Committee.

He also attended the second meeting of the Animal Husbandry
Wing of the Board of Agriculture held in Madras in December
1936 and submitted a note reviewing the position in regard to the
incidence and control of diseases of sheep and goats that are
important from the point of view of export of these animals from
India.

He addressed, on Veterinary matters, the Crop Research
Committee meeting held at the Agricultural College, Poona, in
April 1936.

He attended the meeting of Co-ordination between Agricultural
and Veterinary Departments held in Poona in August 1936.

He visited Dharwar for supervising the campaign of carrying out
goat virus vaccinations for suppressing the widespread out-break
of Rinderpest in that part in October 1936.

He attended the meeting in Commissioner, C. D.'s office in
November 1936 to consider the question of the formation of cattle
camps in Ahmednagar and other districts.

He attended the All India Veterinary Conference and the Golden
Jubilee of the Bombay Veterinary College held at Parel in
December 1936.

He also attended the Breeders' Conference at Chharodi in
March 1937.

2. Mr. Y. N. Marathe held charge of the post of the Deputy
Director and Personal Assistant to the Director from 1st April
1936 to 3rd January 1937, when he proceeded on leave preparatory
to retirement. Mr. V. N. Kulkarni, Veterinary Inspector,
Southern Range, was appointed to officiate in his post and be held
the charge from 4th January 1937 to the end of the year,
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