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No. 444, dated 21st June 1895.
From—The Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Baluchistán, Quetta,
To—The Director of Land Records and Agriculture, Punjab.
I HAVE the honor to submit for your information the following report on
the annual administration of the Civil Veterinary Department in Deraját on
provincial matters for the year 1894-95.
1. The number of horse and pony stallions present at the commence-
ment of the year was as reported in my letter No. 472, dated 13th June 1894:—
1 Arab horse in Dera Gházi Khan,
1
Ditto
Muzaffargarh,
1 Sangarah horse in Dera Ismail Khan,
(the last one is included in the printed annual report for last year receiv-
ed from your office in Arab stallion), and 2 Arab pony stallions in
Muzaffargarh.
2. During the year under report no horse or pony stallion is added to
register nor any removed, thus the number present at the end of the year is
the same as at its commencement, viz., 3 Arab horses and 2 Arab ponies.
3. All these 5 horses have been engaged at stud work during the year
under report.
4. The Deputy Commissioner, Dera Gházi Khan, has hitherto forwarded
no covering and produce returns of the district stallions.
The Dera Ismail Khan and Muzaffargarh stallions covered 228 mares
against 193 in the previous year.
5. No demands for extra stallions have up to this been received from
the District Boards in Deraját.
6. Table No. E shows the cost of feed and keep of district stallions
in Dera Ismail Khan and Muzaffargarh districts, and as no return has been
received from Dera Gházi Khan, the column is left blank.
7. As mares are not branded for service by district stallions nor any
account of them kept in the district offices, Table No. F is left blank.
8. Of 193 mares covered by the District Board stallions located in
Muzaffargarh district during 1893-94, 38 are reported to have foaled.
9. At the commencement of the year no district donkey stallion was
present in the Deraját Division.
10. In August 1894, the District Board, Dera Ismail Khan, on
suggestion made by the Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department,
decided to purchase one, and this was obtained from Sibi Horse show in
February last.
11. This stallion covered 2 mares during his stay at Dera Ismail Khan.
12. No indent for district donkey stallions has during the year been
received in this office.
13. Monthly cattle disease reports have during the year been submitted
to your office which show that no contagious disease occurred in the division.
In Dera Ismail Khan glanders was reported to be prevalent among horses for
about two months. Veterinary Major Rayment, A. V. D., was deputed for this
duty. Table No. M shows the outbreak of diseases in various parts of the
country and Table No. N the number of animals treated during the year.
14. Cattle are exhibited in Dera Gházi Khan only at the time of
horse show in March 1895, where prizes worth Rs. 100 are awarded to them.
These are exceptionally good in the division and many were reported as
imported from Nári, a tract in Baluchistán.
15. There is no Veterinary School or College in the Division, but
instructions are from time to time issued by me to Veterinary Assistants
employed by District Boards.