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No. 2486, REVENUE, 19TH AUGUST 1912.
9. Receipts.—The receipts of the College from hospital charges during the year
amounted to Rs. 12,588-6-8 which is an increase of Rs. 1,488-8-2 over the previous
year receipts.
Expenditure.—The total expenditure for the year was Rs. 40,593-12-11, and is
accounted for under the following heads :—
Pay (imperial) .. ... ... ... ...
Pay (provincial) ... ... ... ... ...
Scholarships
...
...
...
...
...
Travelling Allowance ... ... ... ...
Instruments and medicines ... ... ...
Furniture ... .... ... ... ... ...
Contingencies ... ... ... ... ...
Total expenditure
...
RS.
10,048
11,728
3,351
96
496
320
14,553
40,593
A.
8
2
0
7
4
5
1
12
P.
0
7
0
0
8
0
8
11
10. Breeding.—The work in connection with the services of the two Ongole
Breeding Bulls which stand at the College has been unsatisfactory during the year.
It has been found practically impossible to persuade the owners of cows served, to
report the birth and submit the calf for confirmation. During the year only 33
coverings have been made as against 126 from the 1st April 1910 to 31st March
1911. For the last 28 of these 126 coverings which were made after the 4th Decem-
ber 1910 a collection of Re. 1 was made for each and a receipt given, this fee to be
returned when the owner reported the birth of a calf or otherwise. Up to date only
4 owners have thought it worth while to make a report and recover the Re. 1. From
the number of services that were made, i.e., 28 from the time the collection of Re. 1
was started until the 31st March 1911 I was of opinion that the collection would not
appreciably reduce the coverings, but a complete year's trial shows that the number
has been reduced by 75 percent, and that even then the desired result of persuading
the owners to report the result of the covering and receive the return of Re. 1 has not
been obtained.
1 think these breeding bulls have been given a good trial at the college and
experience shows that the "public interested" has not taken the advantage offered.
I therefore suggest that if the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, should
require such animals for service at any place where owners of cattle would take
proper advantage of them, these two bulls might be utilized to better purpose.
It is well known that milkmen do not rear their calves to be useful animals, most
of them growing up to be u stunted" and miserable objects owing to starvation in
the first year of their lives. The milkmen in Madras therefore probably think that
one bull is just as good as another, as his object is simply to get his cow to give
milk for the time being and not to breed a good working animal or another good
milking cow for his future use. If this view is correct, and I think it is, my
suggestion that better use might be made of these bulls in a district may be given
consideration. It was with a view of improving the milking cattle of Madras that
Colonel Gunn introduced these bulls at the college, but the professional milkman
prefers buying a cow with a calf or about to have one from the district than to rear an
animal from birth which is expensive in Madras. I believe this to be the reason
which has defeated the object intended.
11. Attendance and discipline.—-During the year a regrettable breach of discipline
occurred in which one or two students as ring leaders succeeded in persuading all the
students in the college with the exception of two to take part in the movement of a
"strike" and in the wilful ly malicious misrepresentation of an incident which occurred
in the Principal's class. The signed statements of the whole of that class and of
other class students were taken and forwarded to the Board of Revenue who dealt
with the case. As a result one student was expelled and the Board severely censured
the remainder. With the above exception the behaviour and attendance of the
students have been satisfactory.
12. Hostel—The college hostel which accommodates 23 students has been full
throughout the year.
13. Recreation ground.—The new piece of land which was acquired for recrea-
tion and building purposes is still in the hands of the Public Works Department.
D. A. D. AITCHISON,
Principal, Veterinary College.