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"(a) The decrease in the total number of remounts purchased was due to the diminished supply of
Trans-frontier horses, as 32 district bred remounts competed for prizes as against 40 last year,
omitting the 11 young stock purchased for Babugarh.
"(b) Of the 11 young stock purchased by Captain Gough, nine were known to be by Government sires
and probably the other two were. Captain Gough records his opinion of the stock as follows:—
"A nice level lot showing a lot of quality and up to the average of former years.'
"(c) The 29 horses bought by Major Peirse of the 5th Bombay Cavalry were all Trans-frontier horses.
"(d) Captain Templer of the 19tb Bengal Lancers bought 16 district bred horses out of his batch of
18 remounts. He remarks on the Fair as follows:—
"A very good show of horses especially those bred in the district; strong well-put together horses
showing a lot of quality, and much better than those I have seen in the Punjab Horse Fairs
during the last six years."
"(e) Of the 19 remounts bought by Lieutenant-Colonel Monteith, 6th Bombay Cavalry, 13 were
district bred and were a very good lot."
"(f) Lieutenant Henslowe, Zhob Levy Corps, and the District Superintendent of Police, Quetta, bought
chiefly Trans-frontier horses."
B.-SIBI.
"Captain Gough, Army Remount Agent
.......
"Lieutenant Robertson, 19th Bengal
Lancers......
"Resaldar Major, 5th Bombay Cavalry .......
15
4
16
35
"Total 35 against 30 last year.
"(a) Of the 15 young stock purchased by Captain Gough, all were by Government sires. Captain
Gough remarks as follows on this Fair:—
"This is quite one of the best Fairs in India, and it is a treat to see such a collection of brood
mares and young stock showing both breeding and substance.'
"(b) Of the four remounts bought by Lieutenant Robertson, 19th Bengal Lancers, three were by Gov-
ernment sires.
"(c) Out of the 16 bought by the Resaldar Major of the 5th Bombay Cavalry, six were by Arab sires.
"General Remarks.—It is to be regretted that it is quite exceptional for either a British or Native Mili-
tary Officer to attend either of the Baluchistan Shows. This may perhaps be largely due to the fact that the
majority of Bengal Cavalry Officers do not know the excellent class of horses obtainable there. Colonel Bruce,
Commanding the 19th Bengal Lancers, now stationed at Loralai, was so pleased with what he saw this year that
he informed me wherever his regiment was in future he should send an officer to attend the Baluchistan Shows
for the purpose of purchasing remounts.
"The Lahore dealers are fully awake to the excellence of these horses as they annually purchase hundreds
of them to retail to regiments in the Punjab."
Endeavours made to
bring Remount
Agents and breeders
together.
72. Both the Director, Army Remount Department, and I are most
anxious to bring the Remount Agents and the breeders into closer contact;
to make them known to each other, feeling that it will be an advantage to
both Departments,—to this Department, by securing better prices for its
breeders, and to the Army Remount Department, by enabling it to purchase
stock which otherwise would fall into the hands of the dealers. And I would
take this opportunity to place on record my appreciation of the hearty co-oper-
ation of Lieutenant-Colonel Goad to endeavour to bring about that most
desired end of cordial relationship between the two Departments without which
success cannot be expected. We may be said to be the producers, and the
Army Remount Department the market in which we can sell our produce
to the best advantage. It will therefore be seen how essential we are to each
other, and it is most gratifying to me to see that that co-operation which is
so essential does exist.
73. To endeavour to bring about the result above alluded to, it was
decided to depute Officers of the Army Remount Department to proceed on
short tours with Officers of the Civil Veterinary Department. The best breed-
ing districts were selected and the following tours were made:—
North-Western Provinces.—Meerut and Muzaffarnagar districts from
5th to 30th November.
North Punjab.—Rawalpindi, from 16th to 26th October; Shahpur,
from 24th to 28th November; Lahore, from 17th to 22nd
December.
South Punjab.—Amritsar, 4th and 5th October; Dera Ghazi Khan,
from 7th to 22nd December.
74. The results were as follows:—
North-Western Provinces.—Two were purchased. The Superintendent
states that 36 youngsters, ranging from 18 months to four years of age, were
collected, and regrets that only two were purchased, and it is likely to give