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part of India that at this present moment is able to turn out men educated in this country capable of taking
charge of animals for the purpose of curing their diseases in an intelligent manner. I am aware, of course,
that there are throughout India plenty of empirics, men who have a fair knowledge of what to do in
ordinary cases, and who can deal skillfully, no doubt, with routine cases. But if India were to depend upon
herself for the intelligent treatment of animal diseases, it must have something more than that class of men
to depend upon ; and at present it is only to this college that it can turn for men capable of bestowing that
intelligent treatment which is as necessary in the case of animals as in the case of human beings.'
"These utterances are the true enunciations of the principles which guide the nature of the teaching at
the college and go far to delineate the utility of our graduates. Many of our men now hold important and
responsible positions in the subordinate veterinary service in India and elsewhere, and are giving, I have
reason to believe, every satisfaction.
I may point out, too, that it has never been the case that the demand for, and the supply of, graduates
did not coincide. If ever the college was not able to supply men it was solely due to the fact that the
emoluments and general conditions offered were such that no graduates could possibly accept them."
739. The fact brought forward by the Principal that the graduates are
not, in the majority of instances, recruited from the class of people who are
brought up amongst animals and that therefore the task of turning out prac-
tical men is an extremely hard one, scarcely coincides with what he endeavours
to prove, that the graduates of this college are better than the men turned
out from other institutions. This is far from being the case; the men selected
for service in Uganda and other places are all recruited from Lahore and Bengal
and compare most favourably with any that Bombay can produce, and these
men will accept appointments at about half the pay required by Bombay
graduates.
740. Referring to the practice, Veterinary Major Brodie-Mills states :—
" (a) In-patients.—1,510 were admitted in 1898 as against 1,321 in 1897, showing an increase of
189. The various classes of animals admitted were as follows:—horses 360, cattle 839, and
dogs 311. The daily average was 158, showing an increase of 37 when compared with that of
the last year.
" (b) Out-patients.—725 were treated in 1898 as against 618 in 189.7, showing an increase of 107.
" (c) Mortality— The mortality in horses for 1898 was at the rate of 6.66 per cent., in cattle 7.03 and
in dogs 45.01, as against 6.70 per cent., 5.44 and 34.47 respectively, in the last year.
" (d) Operations.—Appendix F is a statement of the number of operations performed in hospital.
The operations numbered 454, i.e., 106 on horses, 284 on cattle, 58 on dogs, and 6 on sheep and
goats."
741. The increase of 296 patients when compared with last year is satis-
factory. The total number of patients treated was 2,235, and with this large
practice I fail to see why students who remain at the college for three years
should not be proficient in the handling of animals.
Lahore Veteri-
nary School.
742. The school has seen many changes in the teaching staff during the year.
In May 1898, Veterinary Captain Pease proceeded on furlough when Veteri-
nary Captain Joslen was appointed to officiate. In March 1899, Veterinary
Lieutenant Sullivan reverted to the Home Establishment and Veterinary Lieu-
tenant Dawson was appointed Professor.
743. The examination at this school was held from 3rd to 8th April 1899,
both days inclusive. The Board of Examiners was composed as follows :
Veterinary Major Hagger, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, Rajputana
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Veterinary Captain Mann, Army Veterinary Department
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Veterinary Lieutenant Smith, Officiating Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, South Punjab .
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President.
Members.
The usual custom of placing the Assistant to the Inspector General, Civil
Veterinary Department, on the Board could not be adopted on this occasion
as Veterinary Captain Gunn took over charge of the Hissar Farm on 1st April
1899, and Veterinary Lieutenant Holmes was appointed temporarily to suc-
ceed him.
744. At this school only the second years' students were examined by the
Board, the first being examined by the teaching staff.
745. Forty-four students presented themselves for examination, of whom
36 were successful, giving a percentage of 81 successes. This percentage is
very high, and as the President of the Board remarks, the number of marks
gained in each subject was below the average of last year.
746. The Examiner in Operative Surgery expressed satisfaction at the
manipulative skill displayed by nearly all the candidates; but the examiner
in Chemistry, Materia Medica and Pharmacy, stated that the students were