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Principal, Bihar and Orissa Veterinary College, was elected repre-
sentative of the Civil Veterinary Department on the working
committee of the Society. The Society employed and controlled
four inspectors during the year, all of them being qualified
veterinary graduates, and worked in 24 municipalities. It prose-
cuted 1,277 cases, out of which 1,143 ended in conviction, and
a sum of Rs. 9,429 was realized as fines. 1,135 animals were sent
to the veterinary infirmaries for treatment.

127.  Including the district work and the work under the
Patna City municipality, altogether 2,977 cases were either prose-
cuted or sent up for trial under the Act, and out of them, 2,201
ended in conviction, compared with 1,947 cases prosecuted and
1,706 convictions secured in 1932-33.

                                 CHAPTER X.

                  Royal Commission on Agriculture.

128.  For want of funds no fresh progress could he made
during the year in giving effect to the Commission's recom-
mendations.

                        Programme of work.

129.  The department has the following programme of work
to carry out in addition to its normal activities :—
Investigation of and research into obscure diseases and
extension of goat virus inoculation.

                          CHAPTER XI.

                         General remarks.

130.   Propaganda.—Another magic lantern having been
purchased during the year each of the three ranges was provided
with a lantern and necessary slides. These lanterns facilitated
lecturing to a considerable extent.

131.  During the year, altogether 3,374 lectures on various
veterinary subjects were delivered by the staff on important
occasions and they were greatly appreciated by the public.
Demonstration of the veterinary charts and models as well as the
burdizzo castrator and other instruments with distribution of
pamphlets at the fairs and shows, etc., also helped in the matter.
The field veterinary dispensaries have proved a good medium
for propaganda work which will receive further impetus when
the contemplated delivery of lectures at the district board middle
schools throughout the province is introduced. The Director
of Public Instruction has already approved of the idea and issued
instructions to his subordinates. The want of an officer for
systematizing all activities under this head is being keenly felt,
and the sooner such an officer is appointed the better.

132.  Papers written or published.—Mr. Lakshmi Sahai,
M.SC., M.R.C.V.S., Disease Investigation Officer, wrote a paper on