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as well as elsewhere, in spite of the most detailed examination of 

 all parts of the carcases, in the endeavour to find any new parasites, 

 never once had he come across these nodules, or anything resembling 

 them. The inference can only be that if these nodules be present 

 at all in the hill cattle, which are chiefly used at the serum labora- 

 tory, they are very rare indeed, a deduction which is in harmony 

 with Lingard's statement (1905, p 36-37) in connection with the 

 •occurrence of aortic worms in cattle, that he found only three 

 animals infected out of 2000 autopsied. 



Punjaub. — During my enquiries as regards this province, I 

 found from Colonel Pease, Director of the Veterinary School at 

 Lahore, and his staff, to whom I am indebted for their active 

 interest, that worm-nodules had never been recognised in the Pun- 

 jaub, and that they were very doubtful about their occurrence. 

 In communications seven months later. Colonel Pease informed me 

 that he had since found that the nodules are known to the butchers, 

 but are very uncommon. After considerable difficulty he had 

 managed to obtain two or three from the brisket of a five-year-old 

 buffalo, and five from the brisket of a eight-year-old cow, the latter 

 being the result of special examination of 120 cattle ( = .83 per 

 cent.). 



Sind, Baluchistan and Rajputana. — The Acting Civil Veterinary 

 Superintendent (Mr. E. S. Farbrother) of this area writes that he 

 has " made investigations in Sind, but can find no evidence of the 

 presence of worm-nodules in cattle in this part of India." 



Bombay Presidency. — In spite of numerous enquiries in all direc- 

 tions which might possibly yield any results, I have been unable 

 to hear of any instance of the occurrence of these nodules in this 

 Presidency, either from Veterinary Surgeons (one of whom, Mr. 

 Sowerby, of Bombay, has been watching carefully for cases since 

 my visit, without result), Inspectors or Superintendents of 

 Abattoirs, 



I was not able to find any evidence of the occurrence of Oncho- 

 cerca fasciata in camels in India, other than as already found by 

 Mr. Leese in the Punjaub, and recorded by Railliet and Henry 

 <1910, p. 248). 



In India we find the aortic worms represented so far as I have yet 

 been able to find, by Onchocerca armillata only. This has already 

 been recorded by Lingard (1905, p. 27) from the aortae of cattle 

 .and buffalo — in 70 per cent, of " plains cattle," and in 15 per 

 cent, of " bill cattle." 



