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I would also specially mention the teaching staff of the College :—
Asst. Surgeon Amir Shah, Khan Bahadur ...
Hony. Surgeon Rahim Khan, Khan Bahadur ...
Mahtab Shah, Certificate Veterinary Assistant, ...
Lahore Veterinary College.
Sirdar Shah, Certificate Veterinary Assistant, ...
Lahore Veterinary College.
Ghulam Hosein Khan, Certificate Veterinary ...
Assistant Lahore Veterinary College
Clinical Clerk and Lecturer on
Chemistry.
Lecturer on Materia Medica.
Anatomy Demonstrator.
Bovine Pathology and House
Surgeon.
Hospital Assistant and House
Surgeon.
The assiduity shown by these men in the performance of their duties is
most marked. I have already drawn attention to their zeal in publishing
professional works in Urdu for the use of the students, but their zeal in the
advancement of the general welfare of the Institution is worthy of
commendation.
Bengal Veteri-
nary Institution
343. This Institution, like that of Ajmere, has completed its first year's
existence.
Although a very short session was held in March, work may be said
to have commenced on 23rd June. The number of students, which was originally
35, now stands at 28. It is confidently hoped that the admissions during
the current year will bring the number up to 50 at least.
Fifteen scholarships were awarded during the year under review, and 11
more have been promised.
The first yearly examination was held at the close of the session in
March. Out of 26 competitors 20 were successful. The examinations were
conducted by :—
Veterinary Captain H. T. Pease, Assistant to the Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment.
Veterinary Lieutenant Moore,
Army Veterinary Department.
Veterinary Lieutenant Clarke
It is of course early to offer an opinion whether the students of this
Institution will prove themselves to be good practical Veterinary Assistants,
but they have shown much attention to their work.
The want which it was feared this Institution would suffer from, viz.,
hospital practice, is gradually being overcome. During the year under review,
662 patients were treated, which, considering that the Institution is not yet
well known, must be looked upon as satisfactory. I am pleased to find
that of the 662 patients treated, 312 were cattle.
The hospital practice has been varied, and owing to the prevalence of
Rinderpest, and Foot and Mouth disease in Calcutta and the neighbourhood,
the students have had an opportunity of seeing these forms of contagious disease.
RajputanaVete-
rinary School at
Ajmere.
344. This school is still in its infancy, and the report received from the
Principal is the first issued. In a review of the examinations held at the
various colleges and schools, which will be found under the heading of
" General Remarks,' It will be seen that the students at this school acquitted
themselves most satisfactorily at their first examination.
This school was started to supply a great want which was felt to exist
in the Native States of Rajputaua, and if only sufficient practice is obtainable
it will undoubtedly be the means of doing incalculable good. .
The number of pupils admitted during the first term was 24, viz., 23
from Native States and one private pupil. With reference to the students
the Principal reports as follows :—
"Most of the pupils were the sons of respectable men holding service in the States, and, with
few exceptions, showed themselves to be smart, well conducted and intelligent youths, with a
taste and a will for the work."
The school will also prove useful in teaching shoeing practically, and
already men have been thus trained. On this subject, the Principal
states :
" Besides the 24 Veterinary pupils, six men ( four from Kotah and two from Bikanir) at-
tended during the long term for a course in shoeing. These men attended a course of lectures