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It is satisfactory to me to report that the essay's competition on the subject
of the cattle of Gujarát was well contested and the essays supplied some
interesting information concerning the Gujarát breed, which has been published
in our professional periodical. The Government scholars for the year were:—
1, Mr. C. Pillay (for the first six months) and Mr. K. P. Devasthale (for the last
six months); 2, Mr. S. K. Doctor; 3, Mr. J. R. Dáruwála, 4, Mr. N. D.
Dhákmárwála; 5, Mr. J. K. Bátliwála; 6, Mr. H. S. Bátliwála; 7, Mr.D.N.
Patel; 8, Mr. V. E. Vákhária; 9, Mr. M. K. Patel; 10, Mr. J. R. A'ria; 11,
Mr. D. F. Dubásh; 12, Mr. N. R. Kotháwála; 13, Mr. P. D. Maniar; 14,
Mr. J. E. Bharucha; and 15, Mr. B. S. Shroff.
The other prizes were awarded as follows:—
1. Steel free studentship: Mr. Dhákmárwála.
2. Essay's prize, Rs. 32 worth of professional books: Mr. Alvarez. A
second essay's prize, a case of dissecting instruments : Mr. S. K. Doctor.
3. For the highest total of marks at the May Professional Exami-
nation :—
First prize, a pocket case of veterinary instruments: Mr. S. K.
Doctor.
Second prize, a clinical thermometer : Mr. Dáruwála.
4. Records of cases prize:—
Consolation prize, a case of dissecting instruments: Mr. Dhák¬
márwála.
5. Post-mortem examination records : no award.
21. Appendix E is the statement of the financial condition of the College,
details being given in accordance with instructions contained in Government
Resolution on the Annual Report of the last year.
22. In accordance with instructions from Government the Superintendent
of the College was present as one of its representatives at the Delhi Conference at
the end of March and beginning of April 1888. The proceedings of the Conference
have been reported in detail, but I may here mention as satisfactory that it was
recognised at the Conference that the policy of the Bombay Government in ve-
terinary education and cattle-disease repression is considerably more advanced
than that of other parts of India, and, considering the good start already made
in Bombay, it may be thought desirable that the, Bombay Veterinary College
should hereafter become the centre of high class veterinary education in India.
The College, with a view to this, would need increased facilities for study of
Bacteriology and Pathology, and an addition to strength of its European staff by
at least one veterinary officer for clinical work of special pathological search.
Possibly in the future the Government of India will be willing to acknowledge
ours as the Central and Imperial College for India and, accordingly, consent to
give us an extra veterinary officer. From a scientific point of view there is an
amount of pathological material constantly going to waste in the College and
Hospital for want of sufficient time for its thorough investigation by the present
staff.
Finally, I may here express the satisfaction of, and encouragement to, the
students and teachers of the College derived from the visit of inspection made
by His Excellency the Governor when on 5th March he came to Parel to open
new wards in connection with Bái Sáker Bái Hospital.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
JOHN HENRY STEEL, V.S.,
Superintendent, Bombay Veterinary
College and Hospital.