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Appendix VIII.—This is a statement of the establishment and contingent
expenditure, showing a slight increase in the Imperial Revenue owing to
the Principal's return from furlough, also an increase in the Provincial Revenue
of Rs. 1,618, owing to the increment given to the native teaching staff and a slight
extra expenditure due to famine. In regard to the item "Ponies and Bulls"
for castration it is to be explained that we are obliged to purchase a consider-
able number of animals to be slaughtered for dissection purposes, and also for
the purposes of teaching practical operative surgery, each student being required
to perform every operation himself, on the dead animal, before he can be
trusted to operate on a living one. Hence the expenditure under this head.
The item "Diet for Cattle " will be explained by a reference to this Appendix.
General.
The demand for Veterinary Assistants still continues to be very great.
Every man who desires employment is employed and we
have numerous applications on our books for the services
of Veterinary Assistants which we are unable to meet. Over 50 men are on
service in the Transvaal. Twenty in China on service. We have just sent
another man to Uganda. Reports received from Colonel Nunn, C.I.E., D.S.O., and
Colonel lles Mathews, C. B., regarding the men on service in the Transvaal War,
are very satisfactory; most of the men are doing very good work indeed; and
reports from all other sources are extremely good, especially those from Uganda.
I am glad to see that a few men are starting in private practice on their own
account. Two men are doing very well indeed in Muzaffarpur, and one, who
has recently set up in Allahabad, is also making a good practice. Thus every
year it appears that this College is increasing in popularity, is not only supplying
Provincial but in a great measure also Imperial requirements and is providing
for its graduates an honourable means of livelihood, and one calculated to
benefit the Government and the people of the country, for there is no doubt of
the great need which exists for Veterinary aid in India.
I am glad to be able to mention that in consequence of representations
made to the Military Department, the position and pay of the Veterinary Assist-
ants employed in the Transport Department have been very greatly improved,
and that they have now been placed on a proper footing. I also understand
that a great number of Veterinary Assistants will be required in the new
organisation of the Transport Veterinary Service. A Provincial Veterinary
Service has been established by the Government of the North-Western Prov-
inces, men being well paid and graded, this service is almost entirely recruited
from this College, and all the superior grade Inspectors are passed men of this
institution.
During the year under report the following text-books were published to
meet the requirements of the Conference.—
Botany ... ...
Materia Medica ...
Handling of Animals
Equine Medicine ...
...
...
...
...
by Veterinary-Captain Pease.
by S. Amir Shah, K. B.
by Veterinary-Captain Pease and S. Sardar Shah.
by Veterinary-Captain Pease.
The Vernacular Veterinary Journal has also been kept up and is in a
flourishing state. It is much appreciated by graduates who find it the only
means they have of making progress. The means of teaching at our disposal
will, I trust, be considered to have been utilized to the utmost, and we have
done our best to turn out good men, but we are still without a contagious
disease ward, and so long as this is the case it will be impossible for us to teach
what is most important that our men should know. I have on so many occasions
pointed out the urgent necessity for such a ward, and doubtless it is fully recog-
nised, that I need say little here A scheme is now before the Government, and
I trust it will be very favourably considered.
The whole of the staff, as usual, worked very well, indeed, Mr. Dawson
has carried out the duties of teaching in the Clinical course as well as teaching
Practical Operative Surgery and Pharmacy very well indeed and has throughout
given me ready and loyal support. The rest of the teachers have continued, as
in former years, loyal and zealous.