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Advertisements were put in the Vernacular newspapers to the effect that
there were 13 vacant Government scholarships of Rs. 15 each per mensem and
the Collectors and Head Masters of High Schools in the different districts of
the Presidency were addressed with a view to their recommending suitable men
from their districts for the scholarships, but from the figures given above it will
he seen that but few were forthcoming in the end.
BAI SAKERBAI DINSHAW PETIT HOSPITAL FOR ANIMALS.
5. The records of the Bai Sakerbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals
give the following information relative to patients admitted, viz,:—
(a) The number of in-patients treated were 2,460 in 1907 as against
2,528 and 2,975 in 1906 and 1905, respectively, showing a decrease of 68
on the previous year. The various classes of animals admitted were:—
Horses 556, cattle including goats 1,523, dogs and cats 381. The daily
average was 202 an increase of 8 over the previous year.
(b) The number of out-patients treated was 993 as compared to 992 in
1906 and 672 in 1905.
(c) The mortality in horses was 3.90 per cent, in cattle 3.62 and dogs
29.69 as compared to 3.59, 2.33 and 23.52 respectively in the previous year
and 3.27, 2.9 and 27.05 respectively in 1905.
(d) The number of operations performed during the year was 333 as
against 328 in 1906 and 277 in 1905.
TRAINING OF DRESSERS.
6. Ten Bullock Drivers of the Supply and Transport Divisions, Quetta
and Karáchi, went through a course of training as dressers during three months'
vacation of the College and were at the end of the course considered competent
to perform the work of dressers. While undergoing the course the men were
lodged in the Bori Bandar Lines.
EMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES.
7. Of 23 students who passed the Diploma Examination in December
last, four who were Mysore State students obtained employment in that State,
two have been employed as Assistant Veterinary Officers at the College, one
has been appointed temporarily in the Pálanpur State, five under the District
Local Boards of the Presidency and 11 as yet remain unemployed. One
Graduate of 1904 and one of 1906 have been permanently appointed on cattle
disease duty in Dhar State on a salary of Rs. 50—5—100 each. One Graduate of
1906 obtained an appointment as Veterinary Assistant in Idar State on a salary
of Rs. 60 rising to Rs. 100. One Graduate of 1890 in charge of the Veterinary
Dispensary, Belgaum, obtained through the College the appointment of Assistant
Veterinary Surgeon in Rewah State in the Baghelkhand Agency on a
salary of Rs. 150—10—200. One Graduate of 1908 obtained employment as
Veterinary Assistant in the Central Provinces.
Enquiries as to whether two Graduates were available to fill up two ap-
pointments as Veterinary Inspectors on a salary of £ 140 rising to £ 180, per
annum, in the Federated Malay States were received, but no Graduates were
willing to accept them and the temporary services of a Graduate were requisi-
tioned on a salary of Rs. 150—10—200 required for the purpose of making a
preliminary survey in Baluchistan for the organization of a Subordinate
Veterinary Establishment there. A Graduate of 1907 has been selected to fill
up this appointment.
TRAINING OF GRADUATES IN ANTI-RINDERPEST INOCULATIONS.
8. Instead of sending Graduates in Government employment to the Imperi-
al Bacteriological Laboratory at Muktesar for a course of training in rinderpest
inoculation, the Inspector-General, Civil Voterinary Department, enquired
whether it could be arranged in future to show cases and post-mortems of all
contagious cattle diseases to the third year students and whether they could be
taught the theory and practice of anti-rinderpest inoculation. To this reply
was made that Graduates of the College were taught the theory and practice of
rinderpest inoculation, but that as cases of contagious disease were not admitted
to the Bai Sakerbai Hospital for Animals the students had but little opportunity
of seeing such cases other than rinderpest and foot and mouth disease.