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(a), (b) and (g).—Inspection of live and dead cattle, markets, milk, and fairs
or shows would be much more effectually done than now if Municipali-
ties, Local Boards, and Provincial Governments employed qualified
veterinarians for these duties.
5. Several reasons may be adduced to account for the number of students
who left the College in the past year :—
(a). Some have found the examinations altogether too severe for them, and
do not consider it worth while to continue to pay fees.
(b). Others have thought they saw a better opening elsewhere.
(c). Some either by payment of fees for a term or as having been elected to
free studentships were students in name, but did not actually attend.
The Committee has dealt with this by passing regulations for removal,
from the rolls, of names after a definite short period of non-attendance
without leave of absence.
(d). In one case only does insistence on adherence to the rules and regula-
tions as regards payment of fees seem to have led to withdrawal of a
promising student.
6. The subject of payment of fees has, in accordance with instructions
from Government as based on my report for last year, been dealt with at the
meetings of Committee, so that at present this matter is practically correct
up to date. Owing to certain causes (especially the necessary confusion at
starting of the College and inexperience on my part of the difficulties in getting
native students to pay their small fees), arrears in April 1888 amounted to a
considerable sum. The causes of this state of affairs are now removed, and the
greater part of the arrears have been recovered (as shown in Appendix E). The
total College expenditure, it will be seen by reference to the appended statement,
was Rs. 25,939-3-3 during the past year and the income was Rs. 7,085.
In 1887-88 they were :—
Income ...
Expenditure
...
...
...
...
...
...
Rs.
6,805
24,679
a.
0
6
p.
0
7
(Figures received from the the Principal of that CollegeAccountant General, Bombay.)
7. In its Resolution No. 4533, Revenue Department, dated 9th July 1888,
Government made the important appointment of a permanent Board of Exam-
iners, as follows:—
President—(1). The Inspecting Veterinary Surgeon, Bombay Presidency.
Members.—(2). The Army Veterinary Surgeon employed, for the time
being as Veterinary Lecturer at the College of Science,
Poona.
(3). The Superintendent, Horse-breeding Operations.
(4). An officer of the Grant Medical College nominated by
the Principal of that College.
(5). An officer to be appointed when necessary from time to
time by Government. (Dr. Deshmukh, Assistant Che-
mical Analyser to Government, being appointed under
the last head.)
Of this Board the requisite number of members to be assembled by the
Principal, Bombay Veterinary College, annually when required. This Resolu-
tion will prove a great boon to the College teaching staff and students, in
securing as authoritative, responsible, and experienced a Board of Examiners as
is obtainable, and it will lessen the necessity for constant reference to Govern-
ment under this important section of the College work. Already some very
useful rules concerning the award of marks, method of examination, and time
to be occupied by each subject have been reported to Government for approval,
after deliberation on them by the College Committee.
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