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to look forward to, especially if given, as in this case, to the most deserving. The Nawab
of Joonaghur is desirous of making a similar appointment. The late Political Agent,
Colonel Keatinge, recommended that there should be four Native Superintendents, each
on Rs. 50 per mensem, and that the Government Vaccinators should be withdrawn.
This would be a good arrangement if either of the systems as above were inaugurated ;
but trustworthy men could not be got for Rs. 50 a month, every thing is so dear
in Kattiawar; a horse alone costs Rs. 30 a month to keep; besides, Kattiawar
would lose the services of eight Government Vaccinators whom the Superintendent
can order off at a moment's notice, and who are generally employed where no Vaccina-
tor would be kept, except at the Government expense. Two or three of the Chiefs
who now have the use of Government men, can well afford to keep Vaccinators ; these
might be withdrawn.
There has been no change amongst the Government Vaccinators ; one man was
fined 4 Rs. for losing lancets ; otherwise no punishment has been inflicted on any
of them.
10. During the year one Chief's Vaccinator died; he was very old, almost pastdoing
his work, and should have given up work some years since, but had no pension to retire
on; otherwise I would have got him invalided long ago. If Native Chiefs' Vaccinators
had a pension to depend on, we could get a better class of men, who would prove much
more efficient; because it would be a real punishment to be discharged ; now they do
not object, as the pay they get is not sufficient to keep them. Two Chiefs' Vaccina-
tors took their own discharge on getting better employment; one was discharged for
laziness ; three were fined for the same reason, and for not forwarding their returns
regularly.
11. The Government Vaccinators have worked well during the year. Those
whose work I have inspected are most of them deserving of praise ; in particular, I may
mention 1 st Assistant Vaccinator Runchore Munguldass (General No. 32), also Chotalal
Bhoyjee, (General No. 308), whose returns show the greatest total, for the year, of any
of the Vaccinators, Government's or Chiefs'. I am particularly pleased with this man,
because he has been frequently transferred from one place to another, and always
goes so willingly, and does his work as if he took a real interest in it. The returns of
Pragjee Anundjee (General No. 277) and Rewashunker Sookaram (General No. 305),
for the year each show a small total; but the former was absent from his station for three
months (two on leave, and one on duty in Rajkote), and the latter was ill two months.
The greater number of the Chiefs' Vaccinators have not done well during the year. I
particularly allude to those whose work I inspected. The Gondul, Nowanuggur, and
Jafferabad Vaccinators have all reported that they cannot do their work properly,
because they get no assistance, that is to say, no horse, no sepoy or puttawalla. (I know-
it to be true as far as Nowanuggur is concerned.) The Jafferabad man is paid for by
three Chiefs, Joonaghur, Jafferabad, and Deedan, (the Joonaghur Durbar keeps other
six Vaccinators besides this man); he states that the other two Durbars give him