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branch of education which has been added to the College, the Principal
states:—
"The number of the class was 6, and all these men passed a successful examination in the art of horse-shoeing
before a Board, consisting of Veterinary-Lieutenant H. P. Turnbull, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, North Punjab, and Veterinary-Lieutenant E. W. Larnder, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
South Punjab, on 11th January 1896. A certificate of competency was granted to these men. The successful
candidates came from the following places:—
"Hissar, Jhelum, Kurnal, Sialkot, Gorakhpore, North-Western Provinces and Imperial Service Artillery,
Kashmir. They all readily found employment, one man enlisting as nalbund in a Native Cavalry Regiment.
A new class, consisting of 8, is now under instruction. This scheme for the training of shoeing-smiths has
taken on far better than I ever expected; the class for 1897-98 being already full and 2 names registered for
that of 1898-99. The accommodation, however, is limited, and in an actual handicraft like horse-shoeing,
it is impossible to teach more than a small class at a time."
The sum of Rs. 4,595-6-0 was received as fees and shoeing charges during
the year, this shows a decrease of Rs. 500-4-0 on last year's receipts, this is
attributed by the Principal mainly to the fact that during 1894-95 every en-
deavour was made to dispose of outstandings, and the income this year is what
has been earned in it, and is not supplemented by any receipts from out-
standings.
584. It is gratifying to find that rather than there is any difficulty to find
employment for the men who have been granted certificates, there is a difficulty
to supply the demand. On this point the Principal states:—
"The annual income of the College since its foundation in 1882 is shown in Appendix S.
"There still appears to be a demand for qualified veterinary assistants. During the year 1895-96, through
the register of wants and vacancies I keep in this College office, I obtained places for 51 qualified veterinary
assistants, and just before the last examination I had applications from various employers for 22 men in
different parts of the empire, but at the time there was not a man disengaged. During the year I was applied
to, by the Government of the Straits Settlements for the services of a veterinary assistant at Penang, which
a former pupil of the College has been sent to fill up."
585. This being the last occasion on which Veterinary-Captain Nunn will
submit a report on this institution, he having asked to be allowed to revert
to home service, I feel that I cannot but express my appreciation of the good
work done by him during the 6 years he has held the important post of
Principal.
In referring to his departure, he brings to notice the good work done by
Veterinary-Lieutenant E. E. Martin, Professor of this College, and also the
native portion of the teaching staff, and referring to the latter, he remarks:—
"During the time I have been Principal, a complete set of text-books, in the vernacular, have been brought
out by various members of the staff at their own expense, and I am afraid also at a loss; had not these books
been published, I fail to see how the College could have progressed, for the students would have had to depend
on what notes they could have taken during lectures."
586. During the year under review, the following have been published by
the staff:—
Manual of Cattle-disease, in Urdu, by Sayad Sardar Shah Gilani, House Surgeon and
Lecturer, Lahore Veterinary College.
Veterinary Diagrams, in Urdu, by Syad Amir Shah, Khan Bahadur, Lecturer,
Veterinary College, Lahore.
The Manual by Sardar Shah Gilani is a simple work meant for the zemindar;
in it, all technical terms have, as far as possible, been eliminated; native
drugs, such as are found in most bazaars, have been advocated in lieu of
English medicines which are too expensive and often unprocurable, and
in fact it has been written to supply a long-felt want. The Government of
India have been pleased to award an honorarium of Rs. 250 to the writer,
and 543 copies have up to the present been ordered by various Local Govern-
ments and others.
587. I would once more record my high appreciation of the excellent work
done by the teaching staff in this direction.
From the above review, we may summarize as follows:—
(a) That this College is maintaining its popularity amongst the native
population.
(b) That the supply of Veterinary Assistants is not yet equal to the
demand.