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I find that Khan Sahib Mehtab Shah has published a work entitled " How to
tell the age of the domestic animals ", and that Syud Sardar Shah has a work
in the Press on the accidents and diseases to which the camel is liable. Both
these books, but especially the latter, should prove of great value to students
of all schools in which the teaching is carried out in Urdu.
754. The Principal informs me that since writing his report on the work-
ing of this institution, the Punjab Government has extended the course of
instruction from two to three years.
Rajputana Veteri-
nary School.
755. The examinations at this school were held on 21st, 22nd and 23rd
March 1899. The examiners were:—
Veterinary Major Ringe.
Veterinary Captain Gunn.
The first year's students were examined by the teaching staff. Twenty-
four candidates presented themselves for the Final examination, of whom 6
failed to satisfy the examiners, giving a percentage of 75 successes.
756. The additional subject of Operative Surgery was taken this year,
and in the majority of cases the operations were performed with surgical
skill.
757. The report on this school is not quite as satisfactory as it has hither-
to been : from my inspection of the students, I fear they suffered owing to
Veterinary Major Hagger's absence on a year's furlough.
758. In submitting his report, Veterinary Captain Gunn makes the follow-
ing remarks:—
''It will be noted that two candidates Burkat Ali and Gaffoor Hussain were not examined in Anatomy,
Physiology, Materia Medica and Chemistry. It was urged by the Principal that these men had passed in these
subjects at the previous examination held in 1898, and that they had continued to prosecute their studies in them
during the past year. As, however, we were mainly concerned in the students' proficiency in Veterinary
Medicine and Surgery, these two men were exempted from passing in these subjects. Nevertheless, I do not think
it a wise precedent to adopt in the future, and consider that all subjects should be passed at one and the same
time by every student whether he had been previously examined or not."
This will show how essential it is that some definite system should be
adopted.
759. In his report, the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Rajputana, states that the total number of pupils on the school register at
the beginning of the year was 58, viz., 34 in class A—first year's students—
and 24 in class B. Of these 58, 12 belonged to Native States that subscribe
towards the maintenance of the school, whilst 40 were private pupils. There
can be no doubt that the number is too large for the teaching staff employed,
but still what would be the position of the school were it not for the private
pupils ?
760. The Principal states that the financial position of the school remains
satisfactory, but qualifies this by saying that it just manages to pay its way.
As each private student pays R45 per annum tuition fees, the school deficit
would at least be R1,800 a year were it not for the fees thus derived.
761. The number of patients treated was as follows :—
Equine . . . . . . . . . . .
Bovine . . . . . . . . . . .
Canine . . . . . . . . . . .
Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL . . . . . . . . .
Indoor.
180
83
35
10
308
Out-door.
94
39
59
6
198
Total.
274
122
94
16
506
There is a great falling off when compared with last year, when the
actual number of patients amounted to 701. This to my mind is the great want
of this school; without a good clinical practice but little can be done in the
way of turning out practical men.