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27. Thence I returned to Poona and remained there till the 10th of Sep-
tember for office work. On the 11th I proceeded to Ahmednagar to see Colonel
Deane, Director of Army Remount Department, and to confer with him on the
arrangement regarding the establishment of Rearing Depôt—vide Government
memorandum No. 6745 of 9th September 1889.
28. Thence I returned to Poona, and remained there till the 8th of October.
While here I assisted at the Horse-show and made arrangements to remove my
office to Ahmednagar—vide Government Resolution in Revenue Department,
No. 7134 of 21st September 1889. During the time I was here I branded 16
mares for horse and. 6 for pony.
29. From 21st to 24th of September there was a Horse-show at Poona.
The show was indifferent both as regards numbers and quality, which I attri-
bute to uncertainty almost to the last moment as to whether ways or means
could be found for holding the show.
30. All the stallions in the Poona District were brought in for my in-
spection and I found them in good condition.
Kedgaon, 9th to 10th Octo-
ber 1889.
31. Here I branded 7 mares for pony. My object in visiting this place
was to purchase young stock for the Remount Depôt
at Ahmednagar, but very few were brought for my
inspection.
Sirúr, 13th to 15th October.
32. From Kedgaon I marched to Sirúr, and branded 1 mare for horse
and 11 for pony. The stallions here were in good
condition and the stable management satisfactory.
Supa, 17th to 19th October.
33. I next proceeded to Supá in the Párner Tálaka of the Ahmednagar
District, where I inspected 40 mares and branded 7
for horse and 13 for pony. Here I purchased one bay
mare for the Nagar Remount Dopôt.
Ahmednagar, 20th and 21st
October.
34. From Supa I came here and remained till the 23rd, when I proceeded
to Bombay to see Mr. Hallen, General Superintendent,
Horse-breeding Department. On the 26th I returned
to Ahmednagar and went to Vadgaon in the same
district to inspect young stock. From 29th of October to the 7th of November
I remained at Ahmednagar.
Sávda, 11th to 13th Nov-
ember 1889.
35. Here 106 mares were collected for my in-
spection and I branded 46 for pony and rejected 60.
Chopda, 16th November.
36. I arrived here on the 16th November and branded 86 mares for pony.
The mares were a good lot, mostly suited for pony
breeding. The stallion "Grey Friar" standing here
was in good condition.
Shirpur, 18th November.
37. I marched here on the 18th and inspected 186 mares, out of which I
branded 86 for pony and rejected 100. The mares
were a good lot. The stallion "Nana" was in fair
condition.
Nardona, 20th November.
38. On my way to Dhulia I halted at Nardona
and branded 11 mares for pony and rejected 3.
Dhulia, 22nd November.
39. Here 1 branded 33 mares for pony and re-
jected 7. I inspected the stallion "Torpedo" and
found him in good condition.
40. Considering the large number of mares branded in the Khándesh Dis-
trict I transferred the pony stallion "Monk" from Sátára District to Khándesh.
Chálisgaon, 24th November.
41. I came here on the 24th but found no
mares for branding.
Ahmednagar, 25th and
26th November.
42. I remained here for two days in order to make preparations for my
going to Málegaon in the Nizám's territory. I went
to Hyderabad on the 27th November and remained
there for some days to arrange for money, &c., &c. I
marched to Málegaon and arrived there on the 15th of December. I remained
here till the 21st and purchased 13 young stock.
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