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(h) Assisted Professor Haffkine in his experiments in regard to the
Bubonic Plague.
(i ) Assistance was also given by me to Dr. Koch, Dr. Gaffkie and
Professor Pfieffer of Germany, Dr. Lustig of Italy, and Surgeon-Major
Deane of Bangalore, who had come here to study the plague.
(j) Inspected the chargers of officers proceeding to the Front.
(k) Advised the Commissioner of Police regarding the purchase of
horses for the Mounted Police.
(l) Had translated and published, by sanction of Government,
Dr. Koch's reports on Rinderpest for general distribution.
The following extra duties were performed by Veterinary-Lieutenant
Baldrey :—
(a) Acted as Veterinary Practitioner under the Glanders and Farcy
Act in Bombay.
(b) Studied Dr. Koch's method of immunising cattle against rinder-
pest at the Mukhtesar Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory and reported
the results, finally advising that the serum inoculation may be tried in
India.
(c) Acted as Co-examiner at the Bombay University in Veterinary
subjects for the Diploma and Second in Agriculture Examinations.
(d) Inoculated persons with M. Haffkine's plague prophylactic serum.
(e) Inspected chargers of officers going on active duty to the Front.
(f)
Studied the variety of the Gir cattle, Government having per-
mitted him to visit Káthiáwár during last Christmas.
Teaching Staff.
7. On the 1st of June 1897, Veterinary-Lieutenant Baldrey, Assistant
Principal, was deputed, for a month, to Mukhtesar.
During his absence Mr. N. D. Dhákmárvála acted
as Assistant Principal and Mr. H. Foy as Instructor in Anatomy and Physiology.
Mr. Foy was transferred to the Bengal Veterinary Institute as a Lecturer and
Mr. Mahomedkhan Bowakhan was appointed substantive pro-tem. Instructor in
Shoeing from 5th September, Mr. E. H. Brand having succeeded him when he
was required by the Bombay Municipality for cattle-disease repression duty. I
having been taken seriously ill with abscess in the liver obtained three months'
privilege leave from 15th February 1898. During my absence, Veterinary-
Lieutenant Baldrey acted as Principal, Mr. N. D. Dhákmárvála as Assistant
Principal, Mr. E. H. Brand as Instructor in Anatomy and Physiology, and
Mr. S. V. Soman, G.B.V.C., as Instructor in Shoeing.
Veterinary-Lieutenant Baldrey has performed his duties with zeal and to
my satisfaction.
Mr. Dhákmárvála acted as Resident Veterinary Officer throughout the
year. Mr. V. E. Vakharia, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Botany, per-
formed the duties of Librarian in addition to his own. Both Mr. Dhák-
--rvála and Mr. Vakharia have been diligent and painstaking in the discharge
of their duties.
Branches of Study.
8. Seventeen subjects were obtained for dissection this year. This also
afforded a means for the senior students to learn opera-
tive surgery.
The Management of Dairy, Work Cattle, &c.—As the plague was raging
at Poona, no lectures were delivered at the usual time on these subjects to the
present batch of senior students, but it is proposed to send them to Poona in
July next.
Excursions.
9. An excursion tour to Káthiáwár had to be abandoned on account of
quarantine difficulties. However, it has been arranged
to have it in the monsoon. Excursions to the Victoria
Gardens were, as usual, conducted under the supervision of the Principal and the
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Botany.