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ment, the teaching appliances are less numerous and complete than they will be
hereafter, and (especially) they have not had the valuable influence of senior
classes of students to assist them in their earlier studies.
9. Order and discipline have been satisfactorily maintained, and only one
case needing severe punishment occurred.
10. The following Native States' and Provinces' students have been sent
up to the College:—
One each from Navánagar, Junágad, Sávantvádi, and Cutch.
Four by the Government of H. H. the Gáikwár of Baroda.
Two by the Kolhápur Darbár.
Five by His Highness the Nizám from the Berárs.
Two by the Government of the Central Provinces.
(To these may be added one more promised from the Berárs and one from
the Sángli State, making 19 in all.)
It is to be hoped that other Native States will follow the example thus given,
with a view to their ultimately having competent veterinarians: very few have
any veterinary organization in their State stables, cavalry, artillery, and
breeding studs, although their stallions, troop horses, and brood mares represent
a considerable sum of money; and, in addition, the medical needs of State cattle
of various kinds must be considered. When there is an organization for cattle-
disease repression in this Presidency every non-inspected State will constitute a
focus of disease, and so a constant source of danger; it is most imperative, there-
fore, that progress in this respect should take place simultaneously in the States
and the Presidency. The recent loyal action on the part of the States in sup-
plying transport animals and volunteering the service of their troops for
Imperial purposes, as constituting them to some extent a reserve of transport for
military purposes, gives Government a direct interest in the preservation of their
cattle in health and efficiency.
A salutri of the transport division of the Commissariat Department at
Mhow has been permitted to attend for clinical work in the Hospital; in sanction-
ing his attendance I took the opportunity of drawing the attention of the Commis-
sary General to the fact that, in future, the employment of veterinary graduates
would be of advantage to the transport service, as my experience and that of
every other veterinary officer in this country tends to show that the present
salutris are seldom able to perform their duties in anything like a satisfactory
manner.
11. The following aids to teaching have been organized during the past
year:—
(a) The LIBRARY now contains 261 works, as follows:—
No.
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
Nature of Class.
Chemistry ...
Botany ...
Materia Medica, Pharmacy, &c...
Veterinary Surgery and Medicine
Diseases and Management of
Dogs.
Anatomy and Zoology...
...
Physiology
...
...
Sanitary Science, &c. ...
Animal Management
...
...
Journals and Reports
...
...
Government Reports
...
...
Miscellaneous ...
...
...
Total ...
Purchase.
9
6
11
49
...
17
5
5
16
2
...
13
133
Present-
ations.
2
3
7
29
...
15
2
6
6
7
29
12
118
Exchanges.
...
...
...
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
10
Total.
11
9
13
88
...
32
7
11
22
9
29
25
261
Remarks.
It is hoped that in course of time a first class veterinary library for re-
ference and research may be established in this College, not only for use by the
students but also for reference by veterinary practitioners when in Bombay, and
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