ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE CIVIL
      VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, PROVINCE OF
              BOMBAY, FOR THE YEAR 1937-38.

I was on leave from 24th April to 19th November 1937 and
during that period Mr. (now Rao Bahadur) V. R. Phadke, Principal
of the Bombay Veterinary College officiated as Director.

During the period of the year that I was on duty, I was on tour
for 58 days and travelled 2,087 miles by rail and 2,226 miles by
road. During the course of my tours, I visited nine districts,
inspected 30 hospitals and dispensaries and attended the District
Agricultural Show at Sanand in Ahmedabad District and the
Karnatak Agricultural Show at Belgaum and inspected the Bombay
Veterinary College.

As usual, I served as President of the Board of Examiners at the
annual examinations of the Bombay Veterinary College held in
April 1937.

Mr. Phadke was on tour for 73 days and travelled 7,810 miles by
rail and 944 miles by road. He attended the " Cattle Conference "
held in Simla in May 1937 and also the meeting of the Advisory
Board of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research in Delhi
in November. He visited 7 districts of the Province and inspected
29 hospitals and dispensaries, inspected the office of the Deputy
Superintendent, Bombay City and Harbour Veterinary Department,
and attended meetings held by the Collectors of East Khandesh
and Bijapur in connection with the Village Uplift Scheme.
He conducted the supplementary examination at the Bombay
Veterinary College in October at which 18 students were
examined.

2.  Mr. V. N. Kulkarni held the post of Deputy Director and
Personal Assistant to the Director throughout the year. He was on
tour for 63 days, travelled 5,326 miles by rail and 425 miles by road.
In the course of his tours he visited 9 districts and inspected 16
Veterinary Dispensaries. He acted as Secretary of the Veterinary
Section of the Karnatak Agricultural Show and arranged the
Departmental exhibit at that Show and also at the Show held at
Sanand.

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3.  Mr. Phadke held the post of Principal up to 20th April 1937
when he handed over charge to Mr. M. Mohey Deen, M.R.C.V.S., on
proceeding to take up the post of officiating Director. Mr. Money
Deen held charge from that date up to the end of the year. In the
vacancy caused by Mr. Mohey Deen's promotion, Mr. K. R. S. Aiyar,
a lecturer at the College, was appointed to act as Assistant Professor
and Mr. K. R. Alur, a member of the Subordinate Veterinary
Service, was appointed Lecturer. The remaining officers, viz.,
Messrs. K. B. Nair, A. H. Khan, J. P. Damri and M. K. Garu-
dachar held their usual posts.

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