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TABLE XXI.
IMPERIAL.
Abstract of Tours of Superintendents, Civil Veterinary Department, during 1899-1900
RANK, NAME, AND DESIGNATION OF TOURING OFFICER.
Veterinary Major R. H. Ringe, Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department, North-Western
Provinces and Oudh.
Veterinary Captain F. Joslen, Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department, South Punjab.
Veterinary Lieutenant A. Smith, Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department, South Punjab.
Veterinary Lieutenant A. S. Trydell, Superin-
tendent, Civil Veterinary Department, North
Punjab.
Veterinary Captain H. M.
Maxwell,
Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, Baluchistan and Sind.
Baluchistan .
Sind . . .
Veterinary Captain F. Joslen, Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department, Rajputana.
Veterinary Major J. W. A. Morgan, Superin-
tendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bombay.
NUMBER OF
MARES
INSPECTED.
Year
under
report.
1,897
...
3,081
1,920
335
2,577
...
261
Previous year.
2 642
61
2,566
2,716
414
1,715
...
727
NUMBER OF MARES BRANDED FOR
HORSE.
Year
under
report.
410
...
835
499
140
166
...
53
Previous year.
488
...
777
621
166
374
...
203
PONY.
Year
under
report.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
130
Previous year.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
410
MULE.
Year
under
report.
26
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
Previous year.
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
DONKEY.
Year
under
report.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Previous year.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
TOTAL MARES
BRANDED.
Year
under
report.
436
...
835
499
140
166
...
183
Previous year.
488
61
777
621
166
374
...
613
SUMMARY OF OTHER DUTIES PERFORMED.
Inspected Shaharanpur-Rajpur Dâk line in June, July, August and October 1899.
Ditto Kathgodam-Naini Tal Dâk line in September 1899.
Ditto Cast mares for mule breeding at Umballa in August 1899.
Ditto Equine stock at Benares to detect cases of glanders in October 1899 and February 1900.
Visited Haldwani to examine suspected glandered case in August 1899.
Examined a glandered case at Sardhana in March 1900.
Purchased stallions at Bombay for Provincial Government in February 1900.
Attended, as a Member, Board of Examination, Ajmer Veterinary School, in April 1900,
Purchased mares for mule-breeding for Partabgarh.
Inspected Veterinary Dispensary, Mazaffarnagar, and the Bardast-Khana at Hapur for a Veterinary Dispensary.
Acted Member, Board of Examination, Lahore Veterinary College.
Inspected stallions at various stands, also Veterinary Dispensaries.
Ditto Simla, Dalhousie, and Dharmsala Dâk lines under Glanders and Farcy Act.
Attended horse shows and Amritsar, Rewari, and Sirsa Cattle Fairs.
Acted, Member Board of Examination, Nalbund class, Lahore Veterinary College.
Purchased mules for Army Remount Department.
Investigated outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on Kalka-Simla line.
Inspected horse—boxes and trucks at railway stations.
Officiated Superintendent, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, from 9th September to 20th October 1899-
Acted Member, Special Judging Committee, at Jellalabad, Multan, and Rawalpindi Horse Shows.
Attended Board of Examination of Nalbund class at Lahore Veterinary College.
Inspected Dâk lines, Rawalpindi, Srinagar, Khushalgarh, Kohat, Hasan Abdal, Abbottabad, Chichawatni, Jhang,
Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu, Darya Khan, and Tonk, Acted as a Member of the Special Judging Committee,
North Punjab Horse shows.
Inspection of District Board pony stallion—Veterinary dispensary and cattle.
Investigated outbreak of Rinderpest in the Thana district and of Gloss Anthrax in the Poona district ; con-
ducted Rinderpest experiments at Sewri Lazaretto. Assisted Dr. Polerine in purchasing horses for the
Bombay Municipality, and the Remount Agent in purchasing young stock ; attended meeting in connection
with the two years' course of the Veterinary College, Bombay. Inoculated some cattle at the cattle camp,
Ahmedabad ; acted as President of Board of Examiners of the Veterinary College, Bombay; inspected
stallions and Veterinary Dispensaries; purchased stallions for stud purposes and young stock for
Ahmednagar Remount Rearing Depôt and visited State paddocks in Kathiawar.