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Local breeding.
"In the meantime the supply of bulls must be kept up and this will"
"probably have to be done locally. I have not at pre-"
"sent much knowledge of the state of local breeding"
"but what information I have is not encouraging. Weedy miniature bulls are"
"often used and castrated as soon as they are old enough to work. The"
" best breeding stock of the districts is in many cases allowed to leave it, and"
"the cows are too often regarded as mere milking machines."
Grant of prizes for breed-
ing stock at fairs.
"A great factor for the encouragement of local breeding is the giving"
"of substantial prizes for breeding stock, and these"
"prizes should be given every year. The zamíndár, as a"
"rule, takes good care of his bullocks, but I cannot say the same for his breed-"
"ing stock. The zamíndars of Chakwál and Talagang Tahsíls of Jhelum Dis-"
"trict are a distinct exception to this in so far as their bulls are concerned."
"When prizes are given by local bodies I recommend in future that the"
"most valuable prizes be set apart for breeding stock, i.e., bulls, cows, and"
"heifers. I anticipate good results from the five shows which are now estab-"
"lished for which prize money has been given by the Imperial Government."
V.—DISPENSARIES.
"Since my appointment I have been able to inspect all the dispen-"
"saries, and I consider they are doing good work. They are institutions"
"which confer much benefit in their immediate locality, and there should be a"
"Veterinary Hospital at the head-quarters of every district."
Improvement in registers
and books.
"I am arranging for some improvement in the registers and books kept"
"at the dispensaries that are under me, so that in future"
"they will work on similar lines. The dispensaries at"
"Amritsar and Jalálabad are not in charge of men in this department, but are"
"entirely kept up by the Municipality and Court of Wards respectively."
Buildings, Veterinary
Hospitals.
"The buildings at Hoshiárpur, Gujránwála and Ferozepore are the best."
"There is considerable room for improvement in the"
"others. Dispensaries where in-patients are received re-"
"quire the constant attendance of one man and they should be termed Veteri-"
"nary Hospitals. This would serve to distinguish them from dispensaries"
"such as Rohtak and the Branch Dispensaries at Daska and Raya in the"
Siálkot District.
"These are run by itinerating men and only consist of a room at"
"headquarters where the man in charge of the circle can keep his medicines"
"and treat out-door patients when he is not on tour. I hope eventually that"
"accommodation of this kind will be given to every itinerating man at his"
"head-quarters, and it should be called dispensary in contradistinction to the"
"Veterinary Hospital at the sadar station."
Animals treated at Dis-
pensaries.
"A statement is attached showing the number of animals treated by"
"Veterinary Assistants at dispensaries during the year."
"No figures are available showing receipts and expen-"
"diture at dispensaries. In the case of those under me the Veterinary"
"Assistants are paid from Provincial Funds, and medicines, &c., are supplied"
"by District Boards. There are no receipts except that at Ferozepore cer-"
"tain fees are charged for medicines which are credited to the District"
"Board."
VI.—SUBORDINATE
ESTABLISHMENT.
"A statement is attached on the form required by the Imperial Gov-"
"ernment, showing the strength as it stood on 31st March. The half-yearly"
"statements giving more detail have already been submitted to you."
Training in inoculation.
"Up to 31st March 29 men have been through a course of instruction"
"in rinderpest inoculation at Muktesar."