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Bombay ", " 1st Class Magistrate and Justice of the Peace in the District of
Thana ".
The multifarious duties connected with these many appointments of the
Principal must interfere materially with the legitimate duties connected with
the school, and I am of opinion that if he performs the duties of this establish-
ment, those connected with the supervision of the Inspecting staff appointed
for the working of Act XX of 1879 (Glanders and Farcy), and those connected
with the receiving and despatching of stallions imported for this Department,
his time will be more than fully occupied.
770. The practice at this institution was larger this year than last. The
numbers were as follow:—
In-patients . . . . .
Out-patients . . . . .
1895-96.
1,820
662
1896-97.
2,214
893
Increase.
394
231
With this large number of patients there should be no difficulty in im
parting practical knowledge to the students.
771. The Principal in his report states:—
"The supply of medicines and pharmacy requisites have been placed on a much more satisfactory basis,
the entire control being under the College Authorities, and not under the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, as before. A six months' supply has been indented for from the Government Medical Stores.
This arrangement came into force from 1st January 1896 as a tentative measure, and should it succeed, will
be continued."
772. I trust indeed that an improvement will take place in this direction,
for when I visited this College in December last, I saw some of the students
attempting to operate on a pony. I use the word " attempting " advisedly, as
the instruments in their hands were simply disgraceful, knives having no edge
on them had to be used as saws: this led me to ask to be shown all the instru-
ments in use at the College, and I may say that it would be impossible to con-
ceive anything more deplorable ; they were all very old—either worn out or
broken—and scarcely an instrument was serviceable.
As without the best of instruments it is impossible to meet with success
in surgery, and as it is of the greatest importance that students should be pro-
perly taught, which cannot be done with instruments above described, I ad-
dressed the Principal on the subject, urging upon him the necessity of calling
upon the authorities with whom rests the responsibility of supplying these
articles, to furnish the College with an entirely new equipment.
Lahore Veteri-
nary School.
773. The superior teaching staff was entirely changed between the summer
and the winter session. Veterinary Captain Nunn, C.I.E., D S.O., and Veter-
inary Lieutenant Martin, the Principal and Assistant Principal, resigned, and
Veterinary Captain Pease and Veterinary Lieutenant Sullivan were appointed.
774. The summer session commenced on 6th May 1896, the number of
students that entered being 46 or one less than last year. The senior class
numbered 42, which, however, was reduced to 39 owing to 3 men having left.
The junior class numbered 46, but was reduced to 42 by four men leaving. It
will be seen that there were 81 students in the College, which is almost more
than the teaching staff can manage.
775. The final examination was held from 5th to 10th April 1897. The
Examining Board was composed as under:—
Veterinary Captain Gunn, Assistant to the Inspector-General, Civil
Veterinary Department.
Veterinary Lieutenant Turnbull, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, North Punjab
Veterinary Lieutenant Williams, Army Veterinary Department.
776. Thirty-nine students presented themselves for the examination, of
whom, 28 were successful ; the percentage of passes was slightly higher than last
year, being 71.8, against 69.3. This is all the more satisfactory, as the examina-
tion was of a more searching character. The candidates, I am glad to say,
acquitted themselves better than usual in the practical portion of the examina-
tion. I might add that I was present for a portion of the time, and was pleased