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15. Employment of Graduates.—Of the 17 Graduates who passed out
in 1917, 7 are in the service of Government or Local Bodies, 2 in the service of
Native States, 1 in private practice, 2 are studying in Sanitary Surveyors Class
and 5 are unemployed as yet. Of the 23 students who graduated in 1916, 21
are in the service of Government or Local Bodies, 1 is unemployed and 1 died.
Of the 16 students who graduated in 1915,12 are in the service of Government
or Local Bodies and 4 are in Native State service. Thus out of a total of 56
Graduates who have passed out of the College in the last 3 years, 40 are in the
service of Government or Local Bodies, 6 are in Native States service, 1 is in
private practice, 2 are undergoing the Sanitary Surveyors Class, 6 are
unemployed and 1 has died.
16. Training of Dressers.—The course for dressers was not held as
sufficient numbers were not forthcoming.
17. The College Buildings.—The water supply of. the students'quarters
was improved and special repairs to the Laboratory were carried out during
the year.
18. Extra Duties of the Staff.—The Principal has this year as heretofore
performed military duty throughout the year in addition to his civil duties.
He holds the appointment of Deputy Assistant Director Veterinary Services
(Embarkation), Bombay, with the rank of Major in the Veterinary Corps
(I. D. F.). He is responsible for all veterinary work in connection with the
embarkation and the Bombay Brigade and is in charge of the Embarkation
Veterinary Hospital. He arranged for the supply of the veterinary personnel
for a considerable number of vessels conveying remounts to the various
expeditionary forces and for vessels bringing mules from Northern China to
India. The Assistant Principal, Mr. Sowerby, who holds a Commission as
Major in the Bombay Garrison Artillery, was in command of a sub-district of
the Bombay Coast Defences for three months and for the remainder of the
year commanded his Company as usual. He assisted the Principal in his
embarkation duties. Mr. Miranda, 2nd Assistant Professor, has worked in
the Embarkation Veterinary Hospital and Khan Saheb Ahmed Shaikh, 1st
Assistant Professor, has at times assisted him there. Mr. Lopez, the
Lecturer, went in veterinary charge of a shipment of remounts to Basra.
These three officers have helped the Principal and staff of the Glanders and
Farcy Department in carrying out the large numbers of mallein tests which
have been performed this year by that department and which it would have
been impossible to perform without the willing assistance of these officers.
Mr. Dhakmarvalla has assumed some of the ordinary routine work of the
College in order to permit of these extra duties being performed by other mem-
bers of the staff.
The Clerical establishment has also had to perform much extra work
especially Mr. Pansare, the Head Clerk.
19. The Principal received instructions to convey the formal thanks of
Government to Mr. Miranda for his good work in connection with the Embark-
ation Veterinary Hospital.
20. The Principal desires again to record his appreciation of the way in
which all the officers of the College have performed their duties.
K. HEWLETT, I.C.V.D.,
Principal, Bombay Veterinary College.
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