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13. The total cost of the feed and keep of the bull during the year under
report was Rs. 205-3-7.
14 Cattle Fairs and Shows.—No Cattle Fair or Show was held during the
year.
V.—VETERINARY INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Veterinary Dispensary, Nausháhro.
15. In charge of the Dispensary.—Ahmed J. Ansari, Itenerating Veteri-
nary Graduate, was in charge of the Veterinary Dispensary, Nausháhro.
16. Inspection.—This institute was inspected on the 16th of February
1904.
17. Number of animals treated.—The total number of animals treated
during the year was 518 against 525 last year :—
In-patients
...
...
...
...
Out-patients
...
...
...
...
Total...
24
494
518
Results of treatment:—
Cured
...
...
...
...
Believed
...
...
...
...
Died
...
...
...
...
Incurable
...
...
...
...
Results unknown ... ... ... ...
Remaining under treatment
...
...
...
348
110
15
12
9
34
In addition to the above 518 animals treated at the dispensary, 114 animals were
treated by the Veterinary Graduate in the villages.
18. Castrations.—Five colts were castrated during the year under report
against 23 last year.
The decrease is due to the fact that the people are very afraid of getting
their horses gelt lest they may lose them ; only those animals are castrated which
turn out mischievous and unmanageable, and only such animals are brought
into Dispensary for castration.
19. Financial State.—The financial state of the institute is as follows :—
Receipts ... ... ... ...
Expenditure
...
...
...
Balance ...
Rs.
8,208
1,977
1,230
a.
3
15
4
p.
8
4
4
(b) Veterinary Dispensary, Shikárpur.
20. In charge of the Dispensary.—Mr. L. R. Vedh, Veterinary Graduate,
was in charge of the Veterinary Dispensary, Shikárpur.
21. Inspection.—This institute was inspected on the 20th February 1904.
22. Number of animals treated.—The total number of animals treated
during the year was 1,312 against 1,133 last year :—
In-patients
...
...
...
...
Out-patients
...
...
...
...
Total ...
Results of treatment:—
Cured
...
...
...
...
Relieved
...
...
...
...
Died
...
...
...
...
Incurable ... ... ... ...
Results unknown
...
...
...
...
Remaining under treatment
...
...
...
90
1,222
1,312
1,144
60
20
1
55
32
5
23. Castrations.—Thirteen colts were castrated against 2 last year. Out of
these 13, 12 were discharged cured, one remained under treatment.
24. Financial State.—The financial state of the institute is as follows :—
Receipts ... ... ...
Expenditure ... ... ...
Balance...
Rs.
14,970
3,454
11,516
a.
3
0
3
p.
6
3
3
(c) Veterinary Dispensary, Karáchi.
25. In charge of the Dispensary.—Mr. S. J. Haji, Veterinary Graduate,
was in charge of the Veterinary Dispensary, Karáchi.
26. Inspection.—This institute was inspected on the 11th November 1903.
27. Number of animals treated.—The total number of animals treated
during the year under report was 3,610 against 3,793 the preceding year :—
In-patients
...
...
...
...
Out-patients
...
...
...
...
Total...
Results of treatment: —
Cured
...
...
...
...
Relieved
...
...
...
...
Died
...
...
...
...
Incurable
...
...
...
...
Results unknown
...
...
...
...
Remaining under treatment
...
...
...
503
3,107
3,610
3,528
30
37
...
...
15
In addition to the above 3,610 treated at the Dispensary, 251 were treated by
the Veterinary Graduate in villages.
28. Castrations.—Nineteen colts of the following species were castrated
during the year under report against 11 last year :—
Horses
...
...
...
...
...
Bulls
...
...
...
...
...
Tom cats
...
...
...
...
...
Deer
...
...
...
...
...
12
4
2
1
19
29. Financial State.—The financial state of the institute is as follows :
Receipts
...
...
...
Expenditure
...
...
Rs.
6,434
6,949
a.
14
7
p.
0
9
(excluding
last
year's balance).
(d) Veterinary Dispensary, Hyderabad (Sind).
30. In charge of the Dispensary.—Mr. Assudu Mal, Veterinary Graduate,
was in charge of the Steel Veterinary Dispensary, Hyderabad.
31. Inspection.—This institute was inspected on the 17th February 1904.
32. Number of animals treated.—The total number of animals treated
during the year under report was 1,134 against 1,072 last year :—
In-patients
...
...
...
...
Out-patients
...
...
...
...
81
1,053
1,134
B 411—9
6
Results of treatment:—
Cured ... ... ... ...
Relieved ... ... ... ...
Died ... ... ... ...
Incurable ... ... ... ...
Results unknown ... ... ... ...
Remaining under treatment
...
...
...
1,005
44
15
...
50
20
33. Castrations.—Twelve colts were castrated by the Veterinary Graduate
during the year under report against 16 last year. The decrease is due to the
fact that a large number of horses belonging to the police were castrated last
year.
34. Financial State.—The financial state of the institute is as follows:—
Receipts
...
...
...
...
Expenditure
...
...
...
Balance...
Rs.
4,855
4,146
709
a.
10
7
3
p.
5
2
3
Tour of the Superintendent.
During the year under report the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, visited the different centres for cattle breeding in his Provinces by travel-
ling 68 miles by road and 3,902 by rail.
7
TABLE I.
PROVINCIAL REPORT (SIND).
Return of Bull Stallion Sukhi, the property of District Boards ,for the year 1903-04.
Details.
Balance on 1st April 1903
...
...
Do.
31st March
1904...
...
BULLS.
District Board.
Arab.
...
...
Persian.
...
...
Kachi.
1
1
Total.
1
1
TABLE IV.
PROVINCIAL REPORT (SIND).
Services and Produce of each class of Bull Stallion, the property of
District Boards, during 1903-04.
Bull.
Bull
Class.
Kachi ...
Stallions on Register.
1
DlSTRICT BOARD.
Stallions
actually
employed
at stud.
Year under report.
1
Previous year.
1
No. of
cows
covered.
Year under report.
17
Previous year.
16
Average of
cows covered
per stallion
employed
at stud.
Year under report.
17
Previous year.
16
Result of
previous year's
covering.
No. of produce.
5
No. not held.
5
No. not known.
6
Average result
of previous year's
coverings per
stallion employed
at stud.
Average of produce.
5
Average not held.
5
Average not known.
6
8
TABLE IX.
PROVINCIAL REPORT (SIND).
Services and Produce of each class of Bull Stallions, the property of District Boards
and private persons, during 1903-1904.
Class of Donkey
Stallion.
Kachi Bull Stallion
Sukhia.
Persian
...
...
...
Donkey Stallion, Shi
karpur.
Total ...
DISTRICT BOARDS.
Stallions on register.
1
... ...
1
Bull stallions
actually
employed
at stud.
For Cow-
breed-
ing.
Year under report.
1
... ...
1
Previous year.
1
...
i
2
For
Donkey
breed-
ing.
Year under report.
...
... ... |
...
Previous year.
...
...
...
...
Number of Cows
covered.
Cows
Year under report.
17
... ...
17
Previous year.
16
... ...
16
Donkey
Mares.
Year under report.
...
... ...
...
I Previous year.
...
... ...
...
Average of
Cows covered per
stallion employed
at stud.
Cows.
Year under report.
17
... ....
17
Previous year.
16
... ...
16
Donkey
Mares.
Year under report.
...
...
...
...
Previous year.
...
... ...
...
Result of previous
year's coverings.
Cows.
Number of cow produce.
5
... ...
5
Number not held.
5
... ...
5
Number not known.
6
... ...
6
Donkey
Mares
Number of donkey produce.
...
...
...
...
Number not held.
...
... ...
...
Number not known.
...
... ...
...
Average result of
previous year's coverings
per stallion employed
at stud.
Cows.
Average of cow produce.
5
...
...
5
Average of not held.
5
...
...
5
Average of not known.
0
... ...
6
Donkey
Mares.
Average of donkey produce.
...
... ...
...
Average of not held.
...
... ...
...
Average
of not known.
...
... ...
...
Class of Donkey
Stallion.
Kachi Bull Stallion
Sukhia.
Persian
...
...
Donkey Stallion, Shi
karpur.
Total ...
PRIVATE PERSONS.
Stalions on register.
...
... ...
...
Bull stallions
actually
employed
at stud.
For Cow
breed-
ing.
Year under report.
...
... ...
...
Previous year.
...
... ...
...
For
Donkey
breed-
ing.
Year under report.
...
... ...
...
Previous year.
...
... ...
...
Number of Cows
covered,
Cows.
Year under report.
...
... ...
...
Previous year.
...
... ...
...
Donkey
Marcs.
Year under report.
...
... ...
...
Previous year.
...
... ...
...
Average of
Cows covered per
Stallion employed
at stud.
Cows.
Year under report.
...
... ...
...
Previous year.
...
...
...
...
Donkey
Mares.
Year under report.
...
... ...
...
Previous year.
...
... ...
...
Result of previous
year's coverings.
Cows.
Number of cow produce.
...
... ...
...
Number not held.
...
... ...
...
Number not known.
...
... 15
15
Donkey
Mares
Number of donkey produce.
....
... ...
...
Number not held.
...
... ...
...
Number not known.
...
... ...
...
Average result of
previous year's coverings
per stallion employed
at stud.
Cows.
Average of cow produce.
...
... ...
...
Average of not held.
...
...
...
...
Average of not known.
...
... ...
...
Donkey
Mares
Average of donkey produce.
...
... ...
...
Average of not held.
...
... ...
...
Average of not known.
...
... ...
...
9
TABLE XI.
PROVINCIAL REPORT (SIND).
Cost of feed, keep, attendants, etc., of Bull Stallions, the property of District Boards,
Courts of Ward, and private persons, shown under separate heads durinq 1903-1904.
Province.
Sind
...
...
District.
Hyderabad (Nau-
sháro Division).
NUMBER OF
STALLIONS OR
DAYS.
Bull.
1
Pony.
...
TOTAL ANNUAL COST.
Bull.
Rs.
205
a.
3
p.
7
Pony.
...
AVERAGE COST PER
STALLION.
Bull.
Rs.
205
a.
3
p.
7
Pony.
....
TABLE XIII.
PROVINCIAL REPORT (SIND).
Breeders and other Colts castrated by Veterinary Assistants and Salutris paid from
Local Funds in 1903-1904.
Province.
Sind ... ...
District.
Shikárpur
Dis-
trict, Sukkur.
Karachi
Hyderabad
Nausháro,
Dis-
trict Hyderabad.
Total ...
NUMBER OF COLTS CASTRATED.
Horse
stock.
12
12
12
5
41
Mule
stock.
1
4
...
...
5
Total.
13
16
12
5
46
Number of
deaths re-
sulting
from effects
of cas-
tration.
...
...
...
...
...
REMARKS.
12 cured, one under
treatment.
In Karáchi, in addition to the above 16, 2 tom cats and 1 deer were also successfully castrated.
B 411—10
10
TABLE XIX.—PROVINCIAL.
Showing number of Animals treated by Veterinary Assistants during 1903-1904.
Province.
Sind .
Hyderabad
Dispensary.
Nausháhro
Dispensary,
Shikávpur
Dispensary.
Karáchi Dis-
pensary ...
Total ...
Number of Veterinary Dispensaries.
1
1
1
1
4
Number of Veterinary Graduates em-
ployed at Dispensaries.
1
1
1
1
4
IN-PATIENTS.
Remaining on
1st April 1903.
Horses and Ponies.
3
...
4
5
12
Cattle.
1
...
2
8
11
Other Animals.
1
...
...
1
2
Admitted during the
year.
Horses and Ponies.
24
20
59
112
216
Cattle.
6
...
12
309
327
Other Animals.
4G
4
13
68
131
Total.
Horses and Ponies.
27
20
63
117
227
Cattle.
7
...
14
317
33S
Other Animals,
47
4
13
69
133
Discharged during
the year.
Horses and Ponies.
25
18
57
117
217
Cattle.
7
...
14
317
338
Other Animals.
41
3
12
69
128
Balance on 31st
March 1904.
Horses and Ponies.
2
2
6
...
10
Cattle.
...
...
...
...
...
Other Animals.
3
1
1
...
5
Province.
Sind.
Hyderabad
Dispensary.
Nausháhro
Dispensary.
Shikárpur
Dispensary.
Karáchi Dis-
pensary ...
Total ...
OUT-PATIENTS.
Number of cases
treated during the
year.
Horses and Ponies.
249
237
577
S69
1,932
Cattle.
301
72
335
1,449
2,157
Other Animals.
603
101
277
774
1,655
Average daily
Attendance.
Horses and Ponies.
.6
2.7
.19
15.39
5.3
Cattle.
.8
.8
.11
2472
5.9
Other Animals.
1.3
1.2
.9
14.63
4.5
Receip
ts.
Fees.
Rs.
205
a.
15
p.
0
.........
.......
2,034
2,210
14
13
0
0
Other heads.
Rs.
4,649 1
3,208
14,970
6,556
29,384
a.
1
3
3
6
8
p.
5
8
6
0
7
Total.
Rs.
4,855
3,208
14,970
8,691
31,625
a.
10
3
3
4
5
p.
5
8
6
0
7
Expendi
tur
e.
Salaries.
Rs.
2,710
1,356
2,571
3,376
10,013
a.
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
C
Other heads.
Rs.
1,436
621
883
3,573
6,514
a.
7
5
0
7
4
p.
2
4
3
9
6
Total.
Rs.
4,146
1,977
3,454
6,949
16,527
a.
7
5
0
7
4
p.
2
4
3
9
6
REMARKS.
Includes the openi ng bal ance
of the l ast y
11
TABLE XX.
PROVINCIAL REPORT (SIND).
Showing Districts where Outbreaks of Cattle-disease occurred during 1903-1004.
Province.
Sind ...
District.
Hyderabad ...
Nausháhro ...
Sukkur ...
Karáchi ...
Total ...
RlNDERPEST.
Number attacked.
...
... ...
...
...
Number died.
...
... ...
...
...
Percentage of deaths.
...
... ...
...
...
ANTHRAX.
Number attacked.
150
... ... 230
389
Number died.
128
... ...
223
351
Percentage of deaths.
85.3
... ... 933
90.2
FOOT-AND-
MOUTH
DISEASE.
Number attacked.
...
... ... 84
84
Number died.
...
... ...
...
...
Percentage of deaths.
...
....
...
...
...
PLEURO-
PNEUMONIA.
Number attacked.
...
... ...
...
...
Number died.
...
... ...
...
...
Percentage of deaths.
...
... ...
...
...
CHARBON
SYMPTOMATIQUE .
Number attacked.
...
... ...
...
...
Number died.
...
... ...
...
...
Percentage of deaths.
...
... ...
...
...
OTHER
DISEASES
BRAXY.
Number attacked.
...
... ... 3
3
Number died.
...
... ... 3
3
Percentage of deaths.
...
... ... 100
100
TOTAL.
Number attacked.
150
... ... 326
476
Number died.
12S
... ... 226
351
Percentage of deaths.
85.3
...
... 69.32
74.36
TABLE XXI.—PROVINCIAL.
Showing the number of Animals treated by Veterinary Assistants in Villages
during the year 1903-1904..
Dispensary.
Hyderabad
...
...
Nausháhro
...
...
Shikárpur
...
...
Karachi
...
...
Total ...
Number
of
Villages
visited.
...
29
... 7
36
Number
of
Veteri-
nary
Gra-
duates
employ-
ed.
1
1
1
1
4
NUMBER
OF
ANIMALS TREATED AND CLASSED ACCORDING TO
PRINCIPAL DISEASES.
Horses and Ponies.
Ulcer.
...
17
...
...
17
Sprain.
...
5
...
...
5
Mange.
...
7
...
...
7
Grease.
...
3
...
...
3
Cattle.
Sprain.
...
6
...
...
6
Tumours.
...
3
...
...
3
Tympointes.
...
4
...
...
4
Ulcer.
...
12
...
...
12
Pneumonia.
...
...
...
15
15
Catarrh.
...
...
... 60
60
Rheumatism.
...
...
... 176
176
Other Animals.
Ulcer.
...
31
...
...
31
Wounds.
...
10
...
...
10
Sprain.
...
10
...
...
10
Abscess.
...
6
...
...
6
TOTAL.
...
114
... 251
365
REMARKS.
12
TABLE XXII.
PROVINCIAL REPORT.
Statement showing Receipts and Expenditure of Veterinary Dispensaries during 1903-1904.
Dispensaries.
1
Sind.
Hyderabad Dispensary
...
...
Naushahro Dispensary, District
Hyderabad
...
...
...
Shikárpur Dispensary
...
...
Karáchi Dispensary
...
...
Total ...
Last ye
Balan
2
Rs.
366
1,253
10,960
2,156
14,737
ar's
ce.
a.
11
13
5
6
4
p.
5
2
7
0
2
By L
Fund G
3
Rs.
2,900
1,500
1,400
2,000
7,800
ocal
ran
a.
0
0
0
0
0
t.
p.
0
0
0
0
0
By Gove
Gra
4
Rs.
775
451
1,455
900
3,581
R
rnm
nt.
a.
0
0
0
0
0
ECEIPTS.
ent
p.
0
0
0
0
0
By Mun
Contribu
5
Rs.
600
.........
1,130
1,500
3,230
icipa
tion
a.
0
0
0
0
l
.
p.
0
0
0
0
By ot
sourc
6
Rs.
213
3
24
2,034
2,277
her
es.
a.
15
6
13 1
14
1
p.
0
6
1
0
5
7
Rs.
4,855
3,203
14,970
S,591
31,625
a.
10
3
3
4
5
p.
5
8
6
0
7
Dispensaries.
1
Sind.
Hyderabad Dispensary
...
...
Naushahro
Dispensary, District
Hyderabad
...
...
...
Shikárpur Dispensary ... ...
Karáchi Dispensary
...
...
Total ...
EXPENDITURE.
Pay.
8
Rs.
2,710
1,356
2,571
3,376
10,013
a.
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
Travelling
Allowance.
9
Rs.
87
121
33
301
543
a.
4
8
12
3
12
p.
6
0
0
9
3
Medicines,
Instruments,
&c., &c.
10
Rs.
369
261
660
2,171
3,452
a.
11
14
2
3
15
p.
7
1
4
1
1
Furniture,
land,
&c., &c.
11
Rs.
.......
189
......
189
a.
1
1
p.
11
11
Contingen-
cies, stabling,
house-rent,
&c.
12
Rs.
979
247
......
1,101
2,328
a.
7
15
0
7
p.
1
3
11
3
Trans-
ferred to
Indian
Veteri-
nary
Dispen-
sary
Fund.
13
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
14
Rs.
4,146
1,977
3,454
6,949
16,527
a.
7
5
0
7
4
p.
2
4
3
9
6
Balance.
15
Rs.
709
1,230 1
11,516
1,641
15,098
a.
3
4
3
12
1
p.
3
4
3
3
1
13
TABLE XXIV—PROVINCIAL.
Showing total strength of Subordinate Veterinary Staff employed during 1903-1904.
Province.
Sind.
Hyderabad
Naushahro (District
Hyderabad).
Shikárpur ... ...
Karáchi ... ...
Paid from Provincial
or District Funds.
District
Local
Fund aided by
Government and
Municipality.
District
Local
Board and Pro-
vincial Fund.
District
Local
Fund.
District
Local
Board Fund.
Total ...
Number of
Veterinary
Inspectors.
...
...
...
...
...
NUMBER OF VETERINARY GRADUATES.
Employed
in
Veterinary
Dispen-
saries.
1
1
1
...
4
Employed
in work
connected
with horse
and mule
breeding.
...
...
...
...
...
Employed
in work
connected
with cattle
breeding
and cattle
disease.
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
1
1
I
I
4
REMARKS.
B 411—11
2
Veterinary College. The cost of employing these men is roughly one-third of
the cost of employing Veterinary Graduates, and the District Local Boards have
been recommended to entertain a Salutri in each stationary dispensary in place
of the untrained compounder now employed. If this step were taken, the
Salutri would be competent to keep the dispensary open during the absence of
the Veterinary Graduate, and it would be possible to send the Veterinary
Graduate to attend villages within accessible distance by road or rail and
demonstrate to the people in their own villages the value of veterinary
assistance. The village ryot would derive more benefit from visits thus paid to
important villages on certain fixed days of every month and to cattle markets or
fairs than he does at present from the stationary dispensary.
13. Some District Local Boards have accepted these recommendations,
and 7 Salutris have been entertained during the year under report.
Major Joslen has omitted to refer to the important question of the extension
of this cheaper agency of veterinary science. His attention is being called to
the point and he is being requested to use every effort to secure their wider
employment.
14. Major Joslen and his assistant Mr. Buxy moved about actively in
visiting out-breaks of cattle disease and in making enquiries in regard to cattle-
breeding.
15. As observed by the Commissioner in Sind the report for Sind contains
little information of interest.
For horse-breeding purposes the Province has been placed under the super-
intendence of an Imperial officer but it would appear desirable that the super-
intendence of the Veterinary Dispensaries should be in the hands of an officer
of this Government. A proposal to this effect was made in paragraph 7 of
letter No. A.-1272 , dated 25th March 1903, from this office on which the orders
of Government are awaited.
16. A statement is appended of figures erroneously entered in the
appendices.
H. S. LAWRENCE,
Director of Land Records and Agriculture,
3
APPENDIX.
Reference to erroneous figures.
Dispensary.
Hyderabad ...
Do. ...
Nausháhro ...
Do. ...
Shikárpur ...
Do. ...
Karáchi ... ...
Do
...
...
Total
(Sind
Report).
Do. ...
No. or heading of
column.
Corrections required.
REPORT FOR SIND.
Table XIX.
" Receipts, other
heads ".
" Receipts,total".
"Receipts,
other
heads ”.
" Receipts, tota”.
" Receipts, other
heads ”.
" Receipts, total”.
" Receipts, other
heads”.
" Receipts, total”.
" Receipts, other
heads ”.
" Receipts, total ”.
For Rs. 4,649 11 5 read Rs.
”
4,855 10 5 „
„3,208 3 8
„
„ 3,208 3 8
„
„
14,970 3
6
„
„
14,970 3 6 „
„
6,556 6 0
„
„
8,591 4 0 „
„
29,384 8 7
„
„
31,625 5 7 „
4,283
4,488
1,954
1,954
4,009
4,009
4,400
6,434
14,647
16,88S
0
15
6 6
6 6
13 1
13 1
6
14
4
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
5
5
Remarks.
It is understood
that the opening
balance, which
is shown in Table
XXII,
should
not be shown in
this table.
REPORT FOR THE PRESIDENCY PROPER.
Table XXII
Belgaum ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Column 6
...
„
7
...
„
15 ...
For Rs. 6,955 8 2 read Rs.
„
17,280 4 4
„
„ 6,812 4 4 „
6,973
17,297
6,829
0
12
12
2
4
4
An
item
of
Rs. 17-8-0 for
the
Belgaum
Itinerant
Dis-
pensary has been
wrongly omitted
from this table.
H. S. LAWRENCE,
Director of Land Records and Agriculture,.
BOMBAY: PRlNTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS.
No. 219-L. of 1904.
From
THE PRINCIPAL,
Bombay Veterinary College;
To
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
Revenue Department.
Bombay Veterinary College,
25th May 1904.
SIR,
I have the honour to submit the report of the Glanders and Farcy Depart-
ment for the official year 1903-1904.
2. During the year, 22 horses were admitted to the Lazaretto as against
15 and 20 in 1902-1903 and 1901-1902, respectively. Out of the admissions, 3
were confirmed cases of Glanders, 14 were suspicious cases of Glanders and 5 of
Lymphangitis Epizootica. Of the suspicious cases, 10 reacted to the Mallein
test and were destroyed, thus bringing up the total to 13 as against 8 and 6 in
1902-1903 and 1901-1902, respectively. Of the remaining 5 horses, 2 were
diagnosed as Lymphangitis Epizootica as against 5 in 1902-1903, and 7 horses
were returned to their owners not being diseased.
Of the admissions, 11 horses belonged to Arab dealers, 5 to private owners,
3 to owners of carriages plying for hire and 3 were ownerless.
Out of the 13 horses destroyed for Glanders, 9 belonged to Arab dealers, 1
to a private individual, 1 to owners of carriages plying for hire and 2 were
ownerless. The 2 horses destroyed for Lymphangitis Epizootica belonged to
private individuals.
The castes of the horses admitted to the Lazaretto were as follows :—Arabs
15, Walers 3, Persians 3, and Country-breds 1.
3. During the year under report, 8,251 horses, donkeys and mules were
imported (vide Appendix No. 1) as against 5,482 and 5,055 in 1902-1903 and
1901-1902, respectively.
The Australian imports stood at 2,518 horses and 158 ponies as against
1,476 horses and 142 ponies and 1,396 horses and 298 ponies in 1902-1903 and
1901-1902, respectively.
The Arab imports were 3,723 horse3 and 361 ponies as against 1,808 horses
and 786 ponies and 1,802 horses and 927 ponies in 1902-1903 and 1901-1902,
respectively.
The Persian imports stood at 462 horses as against 333 horses and 24 ponies
and 206 horses and 11 ponies in 1902-l903 and 1901-1902, respectively.
The Austro-Hungarian imports were 51 horses as against 70 horses and 31
horses and 4 ponies in 1902-1903 and 1901-1902, respectively.
Of mules, 768 arrived from Durban as against 627 and 267 in 1902-1903
and 1901-1902, respectively.
Only one horse, a Persian, was found diseased on boardship.
The percentage of casualties en route was :—Walers 3.84 and Arabs 34.
4. The landing and despatching of stallions for the Horse Breeding
Department has been transferred to the Army Remount Department.
Four zebras arrived from Mombassa for the Civil Veterinary Department
and were landed and despatched by this Department to the Government Cattle
Farm, Hissar.
B 176
2
5. Five consignments of horses arrived from Queensland, but no ticks
were found on them. One of these shipments arrived without the necessary
certificate. Consequently the horses had to be segregated on shore until such
time as the certificate was sent to this office by the owners of the vessel that
conveyed the animals from Queensland.
6. Owing to certain alterations being carried out by the Port Trust, the
Lazaretto at the Docks has been transferred from Mallet Bunder to the Victoria
Pock.
7. Veterinary Inspector T. E. Rodrigues, G.B.V.C., took up the appoint-
ment of Veterinary Overseer at Babugarh Remount Depot on the 22nd Novem-
ber 1903, holding a lien on his appointment in this Department for 12 months.
Mr. P. Miranda, G.B.V.C., was appointed to act substantive pro tem. vice
Mr. Rodrigues.
The Chief Veterinary Inspector and Inspectors in the Department have
given me satisfaction in the performance of their duties.
8. Appendix II is the Financial Statement for the year under report.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
J. BRODIE-MILLS, Lieut.-Colonel, I. C. V. D.,
Principal, Bombay Veterinary College.