IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE 31ST MARCH 1911.
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Assistants at the expense of the Chiefs in the Northern and Southern Shan States.
The imperfect equipment of the Insein school referred to in the Report and the
letter of the Director of Agriculture is due wholly to inability to provide funds for
improvements. The Lieutenant-Governor will be prepared to consider a moderate
scheme for stable and hospital accommodation, which seems to be urgently
needed, and will if possible allot funds for carrying it into effect if approved. The
staff has been strengthened since the close of the year by a Laboratory Assistant.
The number of pupils at the commencement of the year was 33 and at the close
24. The standard of 14 passes out of 18 students sitting for the final examin-
ation is satisfactory. His Honour is glad to observe that the conduct of the
pupils is reported now as exemplary. Sir Harvey Adamson approves the evident
insistence on practical demonstration as the groundwork of all the instruction
at the school and is prepared, as stated above, to do as much as possible to
facilitate it. The School at Taunggyi seems to have opened with favourable
auspices and it is hoped that it may prove successful and useful. The restriction
in the number of pupils, referred to in paragraph 20 of the Report, depends on
the existence of subsequent employment for the trained Assistants turned out
by the School. If additional Assistants are desired by the Chiefs His Honour
will be ready to consider suggestions for admitting more students.
Establishment.
5. The superior staff of the Department was. short-handed for the greater
part of the year. One officer was lost to the
Province by transfer, another was on leave and a
third was for three months on special duty in Rangoon. The Lieutenant-
Governor observes with satisfaction, however, that the Superintendents were
energetic in inspection. His Honour desires that they should continue to be
primarily touring officers as they have been hitherto. The subordinate staff, in
spite of retirements among the Inspectors, was strengthened during the year,
and reached a strength of 12 Inspectors and 120 Assistants. Their conduct
and work is reported generally to have been satisfactory, and to have earned
the commendation of District officers.
Breeding operations.
6. The pony-breeding scheme remained in abey
ance for lack of funds.
General.
7. The Tables attached to the Report give a more adequate statistical
representation than heretofore of the operations of the
Department, which consists almost wholly of itinerant
officers, this method of working being the best suited to the conditions of this
Province. The Report considerably exceeds the prescribed length ; it is expected
that future Reports will be confined strictly to the proper limit.
The Lieutenant-Governor has read the Report with satisfaction, and has
pleasure in commending the efficient work and careful administration of the
Department and its satisfactory relations with the District officials. His Honour
has noted with approval the names of the several officers mentioned for specially
meritorious service.
By order of the Lieutenant-Governor of Burma,
R. E. V. ARBUTHNOT,
Revenue Secretary to the Govt, of Burma.