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363. In March the Bhavnagar Horse Show was attended and Bombay
visited to purchase stallions for the Government of India, as well as for those
District Boards, etc., requiring Arabs.
364. My predecessor travelled 10,386 miles by rail, 656 by road and 1,592
by steamer; attended five horse fairs and shows, and spent eight days under
canvas.
365. The Imperial Bacteriologist, Dr. Lingard, in April visited Poona to
interview the Meteorological Reporter and to investigate an outbreak of surra.
366. During May he proceeded to Simla with the view of selecting a site
for the Bacteriological Laboratory at Kotgarh, returning to Poona on the 6th
of July.
367. August and September were spent at Naini Tal on duty in connection
with the building of a Bacteriological Laboratory, Mukhtesar.
368. October, November and December were spent at head-quarters.
369. In January he visited Naini Tal again about the Laboratory and then
proceeded to Calcutta and Burma to interview the Superintendent, Civil Ve-
terinary Department, Burma, regarding experiments in surra.
370. He was at head-quarters in February.
371. During March he proceeded to Bombay to interview my predecessor
on matters concerning the Department.
372. He travelled 9,654 miles by rail, 316 by road, and 1,592 by steamer.
373. The Assistant to Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department,
during April and May and up to 20th of June, remained with my predecessor
at Simla; during this period he proceeded to Kotgarh to select a site for the
Bacteriological Laboratory in company with Dr. Lingard and Veterinary Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Hallen.
374. In July he went to Almorah to interview the Deputy Commissioner
of Naini Tal about a site for the Bacteriological Laboratory, and saw the pro-
posed site in company with Sir E. C. Buck, Kt., C.S.I., and Mr. Holderness. He
also inspected some Brittany cattle at Doonagiri.
375. Up till the middle of August he remained at Naini Tal and had
several interviews with the North-Western Provinces Government concerning
the site for a Laboratory; then proceeded to Bombay and Poona to Dr. Lingard
on the same subject.
376. Most part of September he spent in Poona at the Laboratory, collect-
ing office records, books, etc., and attending to current office work. He re-
turned to Simla on 20th September.
377. During October he remained at Simla and Babugarh with my pre-
decessor.
378. He attended the Batesar Fair with the view of inspecting the breeds
of cattle in November, and then proceeded to Bombay to join Veterinary
Lieutenant-Colonel Hallen.
379. In December he visited the Laboratory at Poona and inspected the
Remount Depôt and Farm at Ahmednagar; saw some Arab stables in Bombay
and then returned with my predecessor, inspecting the Ajmere Veterinary
School en route to Babugarh to attend the Instructional Farm class.
380. In January he went to Moradabad to interview the Deputy Commis-
sioner of Naini Tal regarding the new Laboratory at Mukhtesar; then proceeded to
Naini Tal to see the Engineers about the construction and site, etc., of the same.
A voyage was made to Burma with my predecessor to consult the Superinten-
dent, Civil Veterinary Department, regarding experiments in surra and to inspect
the breeds of cattle in that country.
381. February was spent in returning from Burma, and with Veterinary
Lieutenant-Colonel Hallen at Babugarh.
382. During March he visited the Poona Bacteriological Laboratory and
remained on duty at the Bombay Veterinary College.