3
Year.
1893-94 ... ...
1894-95 ... ...
1895-96 ... ...
1896-97 ... ...
1897-98 ... ...
1898-99 ... ...
Average ...
THOROUGH-BRED ENGLISH.
Number
inspect¬
ed.
14
17
5
20
14
22
...
British
Cavalry.
P. c.
29
47
20
40
*72
68
50
Native
Cavalry.
P. c.
50
47
80
45
14
18
37
Rejected.
P. c.
21
6
...
15
14
14
13
NORFOLK TROTTER.
Number
inspect¬
ed.
10
7
13
12
4
2
...
British
Cavalry.
P. c.
50
43
77
42
50
100
55
Native
Cavalry.
P. c.
30
57
23
50
25
...
37
Rejected.
P. c.
20
...
...
8
25
...
8
ARAB.
Number
inspect-
ed.
34
24
12
24
11
13
...
British
Cavalry.
P. c.
12
46
58
17
†l8
54
30
Native
Cavalry.
P. c
32
50
42
71
73
15
47
Reject¬
ed.
P. c
56
4
...
12
9
31
23
* Includes percentage on account of one charger issued † Includes percentages on account of a horse issued for field artillery.
Besides the above, 19 animals, the produce of unknown sires, wore also in-
spected, 9 of which were funished for British Cavalry and 6 for Native Cavalry,
and the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, is inclined to believe
them from their make and shape to be the produce of Government stallions.
Five Australians were also inspected with the result that 4 were issued to
British Cavalry and 1 to Native Cavalry. The Superintendent, Civil Veteri-
nary Department, recommends the purchase of thorough-bred sires from Aus-
tralia, and the Inspector General, Civil Veterinary Department, also believes in
the Australian thorough-bred as the sire for this country. The results shown
by the one Australian stallion now purchased will be awaited.
Country-bred
remounts
purchased.
9. During 1897-98, exclusive of Sind, 375 country-bred remounts were
purchased. During the year under report, the num-
ber purchased was 152, the decrease being due to fewer
horses being purchased for the Bombay Native Cavalry.
It appears from the statement given in paragraph 13 of the report that only
32 of these horses were purchased in the Presidency Proper, most of the rest
being bought in Sind and Beluchistán. The following statement shows the
breed of the several country-bred remounts purchased: —
Year.
1893-94
...
...
...
1894-95 ... ... ...
1895-96 ... ... ...
1896-97
...
...
...
1897-98
...
...
...
1898-99 ... ... ...
NUMBER PURCHASED.
Government
sires and
branded
dams.
117
98
144
91
94
68
Sires not
known and
country
dams.
157
293
121
83
141
52
Country
sires and
country
dams.
187
294
256
130
230
32
Total.
461
685
521
304
465
152
PERCENTAGES.
Government
sires and
branded
dams.
26
14
28
30
20
45
Sires not
known and
country
dams.
34
43
23
27
30
34
Country
sires and
country
dams.
40
43
49
43
50
21
Note:—Figures for 1893-94 to 1897-98 inclusive of Sind.
It appears from the above that a large percentage of the country-bred
remounts annually purchased for the Native Cavalry and the Police are the
produce of country sires.
Castration.
10. The number of colts castrated was 53 against 87 during the preceding
year, inclusive of Sind. The decrease is due to the
abolition of the posts of salutris in the Presidency
proper, excepting the one at Ahmednagar. This salutri castrated 2 animals.
The Veterinary Assistants castrated 51 colts against 23, but the number is still
too small. Until, however, the contemplated Subordinate Civil Veterinary Staff
is organized in this Presidency, no great improvement in this respect can be
expected.
Number of mares branded.
11. The Superintendent branded 613 mares for horse and pony breeding
in the provinces of Deccan and Gujarát as against
276 during the preceding year, showing a satisfactory