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Mysore.—(Kurumbar variety). Rams 25" inches, ewes 23" inches in height, colour light
grey to black, produces good wool, staple 3 to 4 inches long, and fleece about 31 Ibs. 40 to
60Ibs. and very rarely up to 100lbs. live weight, yearling lamb costs from Rs. 2 to Rs. 3,
good one costs Rs. 7 to Rs 10, mutton good, has much degenerated owing to want of proper
care, could not be had at Madras.
Saidapet Farm Herd.—Mixed breed, produces good wool, staple 3 inches and floece 2 to
31bs. colour brown, 60 to 801bs. live weight, sold at one anna per lb. of live weight, could
spare a few rams from the Government Farm, Saidapet.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE,
Saidapet 10th August 1897.
W. KEES,
Principal.
APPENDIX LXIV.
Telegram dated Darjeeling, the 30th October 1897.
From—Darjeeling.
From—Bengal Revenue.
To— Calcutta.
To—E. N. BAKER, ESQ., C.S., Collector of
Customs.
Re Tick Plague.—I telegraphed India. Begins:—Commissioner of Police, Calcutta, sug-
gests Veterinary Surgeon, Remount Depot, and Port Health Officer should inspect at Diamond
Harbour vessels coming from Australia with cattle or horses. If Government of India
approve, please issue necessary instructions at once, as first ship expected on 1st November.
Veterinary Captain Raymond's othor duties will not permit of his making the necessary
inspections. Ends. India replies. Begins:—Your telegram 15th, Tick Plague. Instructions
issued to Remount Superintendent to have all horses from Queensland examined as they
leave the ships. Government of India also approve that Port Health Officer should assist
in the inspection. If necessary Captain Raymond's services also should be utilized, as the
matter is most important. Ends. Please see needful is done.
No. E22 T.R.
COPY forwarded by post.
A. K. GHOSE,
Assistant in charge,
General and Revenue Dept., Bengal Secretariat.
APPENDIX LXV.
No. 8977, dated Calcutta, the 5th November 1897.
From—E. N. BAKER, ESQ., C.S., Collector of Customs, Calcutta,
To—The Secretary to the Government of Bengal, Revenue Department.
WIT
reference to your telegram of the 30th ultimo, regarding the examination
of horses and cattle arriving from Queensland, 1 have the honour to report that I
arranged a meeting on the 2nd instant, at which Veterinary Lieutenent Martin from
the Remount Depot, Dr. Forsyth, Port Health Officer, the Superintendent, Preventive
Service, the 1st Assistant Collector of Customs and myself were present. Veterinary
Captain Raymond was also invited but did not attend. [I was at Sonepore and did not
receive the notice. F. R]
2. Ships which bring horses from Australia, whether for sale to Government or to the
public, usually land the animals at the Remount Depot at Garden Reach, which has the
only proper landing stage for horses in Calcutta. Horses intended for sale to Government
are stabled in the Remount Depôt. Those meant for sale to the public are marched from
Garden Reach to the dealers' yards. These two classes include by far the greater number of
all the horses imported into Calcutta. The remainder which consists of racers and other
horses imported for private persons and not for sale, are usually brought up to Calcutta, and
landed either in horse-boats or at the Jetties. They are few in number. The total number
of horses imported during 1896-97 was 3,546, of which 3,486 were from foreign ports
(ohiefly from Victoria), including 506 from Queensland. Seven were foreign horses imported
by sea from Madras, and 53 were Indian horses from coast ports.
3. The imports of cattle by sea are small. During 1896-97 only 847 head were
imported, of which 589 were Indian cattle from coast ports (almost all in the Bengal
Presidency) and 258 were foreign. The greater part of the latter came from the United
Kingdom, and only 33 were from Australia (Victoria). Cattle are landed into boats or at the
Jetties. The vessels by which both horses and cattle are chiefly imported are those of the
British India Steam Navigation Company and those belonging to Archibald Currie & Co.,
of which Octavius Steel & Co. are the agents.