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Annual Statement No. I of the Voluntary Venereal Hospital at Nowshera for the Year 1890.
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L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t o r A d m i n i s - t r a t i o n .
Area from which patients are
received in the Voluntary Venereal
H o s p i t a l .
Estimated
native
population
within this
area.
Details of monthly pay of Establishment.
REMARKS.
P u n j a b G o v e r n m e n t .
N o w s h e r a C a n t o n m e n t .
4 , 2 6 2 .
Rs. a. p.
Medical Officer
. . .
. . .
...
50 0 0
Native Doctor
. . .
. . .
. . .
10 0 0
Matron
. . .
...
. . .
6
00
0
Bhisti
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
5 0 0
Cook
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
5 0 0
Female Sweeper ...
. . .
...
4 0 0
Total monthly cost of Establishment ...
80 0 0
NOWSHERA :
The 27th January 1891.
F. ANGELO, CAPTAIN,
Secretary to the Cantonment Committee.
G. H. BAREFOOT, SURGEON, M.S.
In charge of Voluntary Venereal Hospital,
NOWSHERA :
The 27th January 1891.
F. ANGELO, CAPTAIN,
Secret ary to the Cantonment Committee.
G. H. BAREFOOT, SURGEON, M.S.,
In charge of Voluntary Venereal Hospital
Annual Statement No. II of the Voluntary Venereal Hospital at Nowshera for the Year 1890.
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Total number of prostitutes admitted into
the Hospital in each month and year.
RECORD OF DISEASES.
Average number of prostitutes in Hospital
for each month and the year.
Disease.
R e m a i n e d .
A d m i t t e d .
T o t a l .
D i s c h a r g e d .
D i e d .
R e m a i n i n g .
T o t a l .
January
...
...
. . .
...
5
Primary Syphilis
...
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
...
1
January
...
. . .
...
. . .
1.09
February
...
...
...
. . .
5
Secondary Syphilis
. . .
. . .
...
1
1
1
...
. . .
1
February ...
. . .
...
. . .
1 . 3 9
March
...
...
. . .
. . .
10
Gonorrhœa
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
13
13
13
...
. . .
13 March
...
. . .
...
. . .
1.97
April
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
Leucorrhœa
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
17
17
17
...
. . .
17
April
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
0.86
May
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
11
Ulcer
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
41
41
40
. . .
1
41 May
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
3.90
June
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
7
Abrasion ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
1 June
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
2.06
July
...
...
. . .
. . .
1
July
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
0.01
August
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
2
August
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
0.45
September ...
. . .
. . .
...
4
September ...
. . . ...
. . .
1.73
October
. . .
...
. . .
...
12
October
...
...
...
. . .
2.35
November ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
November ...
. . .
...
. . .
1 . 1 0
December ...
...
...
...
6
December ...
. . . ...
. . .
0.93
Total for the year
...
74
Average for the year ...
1 . 4 8
Annual Statement No. III of the Voluntary Venereal Hospital at Nowshera for the Year 1890.
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MONTHS.
EXPENDITURE.
How PAID.
REMARKS.
Pay of Medi-
cal Officer.
Pay of Estab-
lishment.
All other
Expenses.
Total
Expenses.
By
Government.
From Canton-
ment Funds.
Other
sources.
Total.
January
...
...
...
...
Rs. a. p.
Rs. a. p.
Rs. a. p.
Rs. a. p.
Rs. a. p.
Rs. a. p.
Rs a. p.
Rs. a. p.
84 12 0
50 0 0
30 0 0
4 12 0
84 12 0
...
84 12 0
..
February
...
...
...
...
50 0 0
30 0 0
9 6 0
89 6 0
. . .
89 6 0
. . . 89 6 0
March
...
...
...
...
50 0 0
30 0 0
23 8 0
103 8 0
. . .
103 8 0
. . . 103 8 0
April
...
...
...
50 0 '0
30 0 0
25 5 9
105 5 9
. . .
105 5 9
...
105 5 9
May ...
...
...
...
...
50 0 0
30 0 0
9 9 3
89 9 3
. . .
89 9 3
...
89 9 3
June ...
...
...
...
...
50 0 0
30 0 0
11 2 9
91 2 9
. . .
91 2 9
. . .
91 2 9
July ...
...
...
. . . ...
50 0 0
30 0 0
20 5 6
100 5 6
...
100 5 6
...
100 5 6
August
...
...
...
...
50 0 0
30 0 0
1 11 9
81 11 9
. . .
81 11 9
...
81 11 9
September ...
...
...
...
50 0 0
30 0 0
10 0 0
90 0 0
. . .
90 0 0
. . .
90 0 0
October
...
...
...
...
50 0 0
30 0 0
7 9 9
87 9 9
...
87 9 9
...
87 9 9
November ...
...
...
...
50 0 0
30 0 0
24 6 0
104 6 0
. . .
104 6 0
. . . 104 6 0
December
...
...
...
...
50 0 0
30 0 0
5 0 0
85 0 0
. . .
85 0 0
. . .
8 5 0 0
TOTAL
...
...
600 0 0
360 0 0
152 12 9
1,112 12 9
...
1,112 12 9
...
1,112 12 9
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NOWSHRRA :
The 27th January 1891.
F. ANGELO, CAPTAIN,
Secretary to the Cantonment Committee.
G. H. BAREFOOT, SURGEON, M.S.,
In charge of voluntary Venereal Hospital..
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT IN INDIA
FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR
1895-96.
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No. 138—73 R. & A.
FROM
VETERINARY-COLONEL A. E. QUERIPEL,
INSPECTOR-GENERAL, CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT,
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND AGRICULTURE,
SIMLA.
Dated Simla, the 23rd July 1896.
SIR,
I have the honour to submit, for the information of the Government of
India, the Annual Administration Report of the Civil Veterinary Department
for the official year 1895-96.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
A. E. QUERIPEL,
Veterinary-Colonel,
Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT IN INDIA
FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR
1895-96.
PART I.—IMPERIAL REPORT.
A.—MILITARY SECTION.
I.—HORSE BREEDING.
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT IN INDIA
FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR
1895-96.
CONTENTS.
PART I.—IMPERIAL REPORT.
A.—MILITARY SECTION.
I.—HORSE BREEDING—
(1) Government horse stallions—
Number of stallions
...
...
...
...
Received during the year
... ... ...
Casualties ... ... ... ... ...
Sales ... ... ... ... ...
Number of stallions present ... ... ...
Remarks on classes of stallions—
English stallions ... ... ... ...
Thorough-bred Australian stallions
...
...
Arab stallions ... ... ...
Transit of stallions from England ... ... ...
Transfer of Derajat from Baluchistan to Punjab ...
Number of stallions at stud work
...
... ...
Average number of mares covered per stallion ... ...
Demand for stallions ... ... ... ...
Stallions which produce the most suitable stock for the Army
(2) Remounts. Country-bred—
Number purchased ... ... ... ...
Purchase of grey horses as remounts ... ... ...
Remounts for Native Cavalry
... ... ... ...
Scheme for the collection of horses at convenient centres for
purchase as Cavalry Remounts ... ... ...
Purchase of young stock by Bhojpuri and other dealers ...
(3) Maps ... ... ... ...
II.—MULE BREEDING—
(1) Government donkey stallions—
Number of stallions ... ... ... ...
Casualties and sales ... ... ... ...
Number of donkey stallions at stud work
...
...
Average number of mares covered per donkey stallion ...
Demand for donkey stallions ... ... ...
Class of donkey stallions ... ... ...
(2) Number of mules purchased by Government ... ...
III.—TABLES (MILITARY SECTION) ... ... ... ...
PAGES
1
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
2
ib.
4
ib.
5
ib.
ib.
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7
8
9
10
11
ib.
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15
ib.
ib.
ib.
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ib.
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iii to xl
ii
B.—REVENUE SECTION.
1.-HORSE BREEDING—
(1) Government horse stallions—
Cost of feed and keep ... ... ...
(2) Branded mares—
Number present ... ... ... ...
Popularity of the brand ... ... ...
Granting of certificates by District Officers to allow unbranded
mares being covered ... ... ... ...
Number of mares covered by Government horse stallions ...
Proposal to remove prohibition of sale of branded mares to
Remount Officers ... ... ... ...
Proposal to prohibit Remount Officers buying mares or fillies,
branded or unbranded ... ... ...
(3) Produce—
Number of produce foaled, showing averages to mares covered
and stallions employed ... ... ...
Unreliable Statistics ... ... ... ...
Darindah system in North-Western Provinces ... ...
(4) Castration ... ... ... ... ...
II.—MULE BREEDING—
(1) Government donkey stallions—
Cost of feed and keep ... ... ... ...
(2) Pony and donkey mares—
Number served by Government donkey stallions ...
(3) Produce—
Number of mule stock foaled ... ... ...
III.—HORSE FAIRS AND SHOWS—
Review on Horse Fairs and Shows during 1895-96 ...
Abolition and postponement of Horse Shows in the Punjab ...
Special Judging Committees ... ... ...
Silver Medals ... ... ... ...
Prizes awarded at Horse Fairs and Shows ... ...
Alteration in Horse Show Rules ... ... ...
Summary of Horse Fairs and Shows held during 1895-96 ...
Stallions whose produce won prizes ... ... ... ...
Horse Runs
... ... ... ...
IV.—INSTRUCTION FARM—
(1) Object of the Instruction Farm ... ...
(2) Balance sheet of cultivation operations ... ...
(3) Return of Farm animals ... ... ...
(4) Casualties ... ... ...
(5) Sales ... ... ... ...
(6) Farm produce ... ... ... ... ... ...
V.—BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY ... ... ... ...
V (A).—EQUINE DISEASES—
(1) Glanders and Farcy
...
... ... ...
(2) Inspection of remounts purchased at Horse Fairs and Shows ...
Extension of the Glanders & Farcy Act to the whole of India
(3) Surra ... ... ... ... ...
PAGES
21
ib.
22
ib.
24
25
ib.
ib.
26
29
31
35
ib.
ib.
39
55
65
66
ib.
68
69
70
ib.
73
74
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
79
87
88
89
90
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VI.—GENERAL—
(1) Cost of the Department
...
... ... ...
(2) Tours of Officers of the Civil Veterinary Department ...
(3) Visit of General Sir John Watson, v.c., to India ... ...
(4) General Remarks—
Horse breeding in Ajmere-Merwara ... ... ...
Horse breeding in Central India ... ... ...
Horse and mule breeding beyond the Border—
Kurrum ... ... ... ... ...
Tochi Valley ... ... ... ...
Cleansing of Railway Horse boxes and Cattle trucks ...
Manual of Horse Breeding by Veterinary-Captain H. T. Pease ...
Horse breeding in Native States ... ... ...
VII.—TABLES (REVENUE SECTION) ... ... ... ...
PART II.—PROVINCIAL REPORT.
I.—HORSE BREEDING—
(1) Horse and pony stallions belonging to District Boards, etc. ...
Casualties ... ... ... ... ...
Sales ... ... ... ... ...
Demand for District Board stallions ... ... ...
Number of stallions at stud work and number of mares
covered ... ... ... ... ...
Cost of feed and keep and how defrayed ... ...
(2) Produce ... ... ... ... ...
(3) Mares unbranded or branded for district horse breeding ...
(4) Stallions ... ... ... ... ...
(5) Pony breeding—Burma ... ... ... ...
(6) Pony breeding—Madras
...
...
... ...
II.—MULE BREEDING—
(1) Donkey stallions belonging to District Boards, etc. ...
Number of pony mares covered ... ... ...
Cost of feed and keep of district donkey stallions ...
Demand for donkey stallions ... ... ...
(2) Produce ... ... ... ... ...
(3) Mule breeding—Burma ... ... ... ...
(4) Mule breeding—Madras ... ... ... ...
(5) Colts castrated ... ... ... ...
III.-CATTLE DISEASE—INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION—
(1) Duties of Veterinary Assistants ... ... ...
(2) Cattle disease ... ... ... ...
(3) Information collected ... ... ... ...
(4) Outbreaks during the year ... ... ... ...
(5) Unreliability of statistics ... ... ... ...
(6) Investigation of diseases ... ... ... ...
(7) Veterinary Dispensaries ... ... ... ...
(8) Cases treated by Veterinary Assistants ... ...
(9) Remarks on Veterinary Assistants ... ... ...
IV.—CATTLE BREEDING—
(1) Cattle breeding ... ... ... ...
(2) Suitability of districts visited for cattle breeding ... ...
Indigenous bulls
...
...
... ...
Cattle breeding—North-Western Provinces ... ...
Cattle breeding—Central Provinces ...
... ...
Cattle breeding—Baluchistan ... ... ...
Brittany bulls
...
...
...
...
(3) Cattle Fairs and Shows
...
...
... ...
PAGES
97
ib.
101
102
103
ib.
ib.
104
ib.
105
xliii to lxxvi
121
ib.
ib.
ib.
122
ib.
123
ib.
ib.
124
ib.
127
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
131
132
135
139
145
146
156
161
ib.
165
ib.
166
169
170
ib.
ib.
ib.
iv
V.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION—
(1) Veterinary Colleges and Schools—
Bombay Veterinary College ... ... ...
Lahore Veterinary School ... ... ...
Bengal Veterinary Institution ... ... ...
Rajputana Veterinary School ... ... ...
Burma Veterinary School ... ... ...
VI.—TOURS OF SUPERINTENDENTS ... ... ... ...
VII.—GENERAL—
(1) Provincial cost of Department ... ... ...
(2) General remarks ... ... ... ...
(3) Summary—Imperial horse breeding ... ... ...
(4) Conclusion ... ... ... ... ...
VIII.—TABLES (PROVINCIAL) ... ... ... ...
PAGES
181
ib.
184
185
187
191
195
ib.
196
197
lxxix to cxvi
ERRATA.
Page
6—line 18 of para. 30—for "Buno" read "Bruno."
Page
7—line 8 of para. 39—for "he gets" read "the gets."
Page 12—line 13 of para. 67—for "differnt" read "different."
Page 23—line 2 from top of page—for "aranted" read "granted."
Page 52—line 1st of para. 322—for "no the" read "on the."
Page 55—line 1st of para. 348—The number of the para. is 348 not 38.
Page 70—line 10 of para. 442—for "Arbas" read "Arabs."
Page 79—line 3 from top of page—for "Bactariological" read "Bacteriological."
Page 91—line 18 of heading "Kurnal District" expunge "the"
between the words
"border of" and "Umballa"
Page 94—line 47 of para. 461—for "Sultej" read "Sutlej."
Page 101—line 11 from top of page—for "Vety. Lieutt. Crauford" read ''Veterinary
Lieutenant Cranford."
Page 108—line 6 of the heading "Breeding from Zemindari mares by the aid of
State stallions" for "Autralian" read "Australian."
Page 109—line 27 from top of page—for para. "846" read "486."
Page 110—line 19 of para. 490—for "maitained" read "maintained."
Page 127—line 3 of para. 520—for "diffculty" read "difficulty."
Page 139—line 4 of para. 543—for "Departmnet" read "Department."
Page 139—line 1 of Rule V—for "orde" read "order."
Page 143—line 2 top of page for "of" read "off."
Page 148—last line—for "expedemic" read "epidemic."
Page 155—line 2 of para. 557—for "ports" read "reports."
Page 155—line 25 of para. 557—for "cannot" read "can."
Page 175—line 5 of last statement at bottom of page—for "incurble" read "in-
curable."
Page 166—marginal heading—for "Indigenious" read "Indigenous."
Page 168—line 6 of para. 568—for "tho" read "the."
Page 173—line 23 from top of page—for "propogation" read "propagation."
Page 196—line 29, para. 632—for "coverd" read "covered."
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT IN INDIA
FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR.
1895-96.
PART I.—IMPERIAL REPORT.
A.—MILITARY SECTION.
I.—HORSE BREEDING.
Stallions.
Number of—
As will be seen by Table I (page iii), the number of stallions at the com-
mencement of the year was 372. Fifty-one were added to the Register and 62
were struck off, leaving a balance of 361 on 31st March 1895. Of this number,
88 were in the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, 176 in the Punjab, 41 in
Baluchistan, 6 in Central India, 2 in Rajputana, making a total of 313, to
which must be added 48 employed in Bombay, making a total of 361. From
this number we have to deduct those which were being acclimatized or were
sick; the number available for work was 299. The strength, not including
Bombay, was increased during the year from 309 to 314, in order to enable this
Department to cope with the great demand for stallions in Baluchistan.
Received dur-
ing the year.
2. Nine Australian stallions and 18 Arabs were purchased in India by me,
and 22 horses were received by importation from England.
Casualties.
3. As will be seen by reference to Table II (page iv), 20 stallions died
during the year, giving a percentage of 5.37. The highest percentage of
deaths occurred in Baluchistan, where five horses died out of 41 employ-
ed. This high death-rate is due to the fact that only bhoosa and lucerne
are available as fodder; all horses in this Agency died from abdominal disease.
The lowest death-rate occurred in North Punjab, where only one horse died
out of 91 employed.
Thirty-one horses and one pony were destroyed during the year under
review. The reason for this apparently large number of destructions was due
to the fact that there were so many old horses on the Registers. Of the 32
destroyed, no less than 25 were got rid of as being old and worn out.
Sales.
4. Ten horses were sold during the year, including two belonging to Bom-
bay. Table III (page vi) will show that of the eight belonging to Bengal,
two were sold for stud purposes, and six as being unfit for stud purposes.
When a stallion is undoubtedly proved to get really bad stock, it is far better
to get rid of him than to keep him on.
Number
of
stallions present.
5. The totals, compared with last year, stood as follows on 31st March
1895:—
Three hundred and sixty-one horses against 372 and 21 ponies against 22
during 1894-95.
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PART I.—IMPERIAL REPORT
A.—MILITARY SECTION.
II.—MULE BREEDING.
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PART I.—IMPERIAL REPORT.
A.—MILITARY SECTION.
II.—MULE BREEDING.
Donkey stal-
lions. Number
of-
69. The number of donkey stallions at the commencement of the year
under review (vide Table I, page iii) was 361. Forty-nine were added to the
Register, whilst 46 were struck off, leaving a balance of 364 on 31st March
1895.
Casualties and
sales.
70. Of the total number struck off the Register, 9 died, 30 were destroyed,
and 7 were sold (vide Tables VII and VIII, pages xxvi and xxviii). The
death-rate being only 2.49 per cent. must be looked upon as very satisfactory.
The number destroyed was large. Of the 30 destroyed, 20 were very old
donkeys totally unfit for work. Of the 7 sold, 5 were Somali donkeys that had
been obtained as a trial shipment, but which being too small for stud purposes,
were sold by order of the Government of India.
Number of don-
key stallions at
stud work.
71. The number of donkey stallions employed at stud work was, vide
Table IX (page xxix):—
North-Western Provinces ...
North Punjab ... ...
South Punjab ... ...
Baluchistan ... ...
Bombay ... ... ....
79
123
75
5
282
21
out of
„
„
„
out of
107
130
96
5
338
26
on the register.
„
„
„
on the register.
This shows a marked improvement on last year, when 235 out of 335 were
employed. It will be noticed that notwithstanding the fact that 47 more
donkeys were employed during the year under review, the percentage of pony
mares is maintained, whilst that of donkey mares has improved greatly.
Average num-
ber of mares
covered per don-
key stallion.
72. The average number of mares covered per donkey stallion employed,
compared with last year, is as follows:—
North-Western Provinces
and Oudh ...
North Punjab...
South Punjab...
Baluchistan...
Deccan...
Guzerat...
Sindh and Cutch...
1894-95.
Pony mares.
50.00
80.91
69.37
18.9
15.44
17.00
38.16
Donkey mares.
18.66
51.30
28.00
...
...
...
...
1895-96.
Pony mares.
49.68
74.96
74.11
18.80
20.80
19.00
41.78
Donkey mares.
22.00
74.60
38.50
...
...
...
...
73. Whilst some Provinces or Circles show a slight decrease in the number
of pony mares employed, others show a slight increase; this must be considered
satisfactory, especially when it is taken into consideration that such a large
number of old donkeys have to be employed. The number of donkey mares
covered show a marked improvement.
74. The improvement becomes more apparent if we take the three great
breeding centres, viz., North-Western Provinces, North Punjab, and South
Punjab; then we find that the coverings are as follows:—
North Western Provinces
North
Punjab...
South Punjab...
1894-95.
Pony mares.
3,550
7,282
3,885
14,717
Donkey mares.
56
667
84
807
1895-96.
Pony mares.
3,776
8,471
5,262
17,509
Donkey mares.
66
746
154
966
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88. This most important question will form the subject of a separate com-
munication to the Government of India, and it will then be for consideration
whether a supply cannot be obtained from other continental countries. I
am of opinion that this question should be given the utmost consideration, as
from my knowledge, especially of Spain, I feel convinced that better Jacks,
more suitable for our requirements, could be obtained for the price now paid
for Italians.
Number
of
mules purchased
by Government.
89. Table X (page xl) will show the number of mules purchased during
the year. The Remount Department obtained 312, which is an excess of 174
over last year. The Commissariat Department bought 1,434 against 1,669,
showing a decrease of 235: the reduction must, I think, be attributed to the
fact that less mules were required owing to the return of a large number that
had been specially bought for the Chitral expedition.
PART I.—IMPERIAL REPORT.
B.—REVENUE SECTION.
I.—HORSE BREEDING.
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PART I.—IMPERIAL REPORT.
B.—REVENUE SECTION.
I.—HORSE BREEDING.
Cost of feed
and keep of
Government
horse stallions.
90. Table XI (page xliii) will show the cost of feed and keep of Govern-
ment horse stallions during the past two years. The following is a summary:—
North-Western Provinces and Oudh ... ...
Rajputana ... ... ... ...
North Punjab ... ... ... ...
South Punjab ... ... ... ...
Derajat ... ... ... ...
Baluchistan ... ... ... ...
Central India ... ... ... ...
Deccan ... ... ... ...
Guzerat ... ... ... ...
Sindh and Cutch ... ... ... ...
Average cost per stallion.
1894-95.
Rs.
267
194
259
248
337
364
163
381
348
396
A.
3
7
15
2
15
8
2
8
7
8
P.
7
6
0
8
4
8
1
10
5
1
1895-96.
Rs.
274
242
279
307
A.
4
14
12
6
P.
9
4
6
6
...
381
153
385
362
401
5
0
0
0
0
1
10
0
0
0
The year under review has been one of some anxiety as owing to the
price of grain, it was feared that the cost of feed and keep would have increas-
ed greatly. Orders were issued to all Superintendents to exercise the closest
supervision over expenditure, and I am pleased to be able to report that their
efforts have been eminently successful.
91. It will be noticed that the Derajat has been omitted from this year's
statement; this is due to the fact that the districts comprised in this division
were taken over by the Superintendents, Civil Veterinary Department, North and
South Punjab, on 1st April 1895. The high rate of feed and keep in the Dera-
jat, being divided between North and South Punjab, will in a measure account
for the increase in the cost in these circles.
92. Again, at the depôts the strictest economy was enjoined, especially in
petty expenditure, which goes so greatly to swell the average unless most care-
fully watched. The feed and keep at the depôts, for the past three years, has
been as follows:—
North-Western Provinces Depôt ...
Punjab Depôt ... ...
1893-94
Rs.
312
262
A.
13
9
P.
1
9
1894-95.
Rs.
265
244
A.
2
4
P.
4
10
1895-96.
Rs.
255
216
A.
5
11
P.
5
2
The reduction in the cost of feed and keep at the depôts must be attri-
buted to the extreme care and supervision exercised by the Superintendents,
who are to be congratulated on the results obtained.
Branded mares.
Number present.
93. The number of branded or certificated mares at the commencement of
the year was as follows, as shown in Table XII (page xlvi):—
17,259 for horse breeding.
5,574 „ pony
„
During the year under review, 8,430 were added to the registers for the form-
er, and 294 for the latter, whilst 2,439 were removed from the horse breeding
and 179 from the pony breeding registers. The balance remaining on 31st
March 1896, was:—
23,250 for horse breeding.
5,689 „ pony
„
The increase in the number branded, showing as it does, an increase of 539
over the number branded last year, testifies to the zeal and energy shown by
the Superintendents, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, North and South
Punjab, and Baluchistan, who have toured indefatigably through their districts.
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