No. 1336, dated 13th July 1896.
From—F. A. ROBERTSON, Esquire, C.S., Director of Land Records and Agriculture, Punjab,
To—R. G. THOMSON, Esquire, C. S., Revenue Secretary to the Government of the Punjab.
Introductory.
1. I HAVE the honor to submit the Annual Provincial Report of the Civil
Veterinary Department, Punjab, for the year 1895-96.
In accordance with the orders contained in correspondence
ending with your No. 657, dated 25th October 1895, this Report is a consolidated
one based on the reports of the Provincial Superintendents. Copies of the
reports of the Superintendents, Civil Veterinary Department, in full have been
submitted by them to the Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department, in
accordance with para. 2 of No. 1608/1184 dated 15th October 1895, from Government
of India to your address.
Officers in charge.
2. As the charge of the Deraját has now been divided between the
Superintendents, Civil Veterinary Departments, North and
South Punjab, two reports only have been received this
year from—
Veterinary-Lieuteuant E. W. Larnder, Superintendent, Civil Veteri-
nary Department, South Punjab.
Veterinary-Lieutenant H. P. Turnbull, Superintendent, Civil Veteri-
nary Department, North Punjab.
I.—HORSE-BREEDING.
Number of stallions pres-
ent at commencement of
year.
3. In the South Punjab the number of stallions present at the beginning
of the year was 33 horses and 23 ponies. Thirteen horses
have been added during the year, 3 in Dera Gházi Khan,
2 in Ludhiána, 2 in Ferozepore, and one each in Hissár,
Delhi, Karnál, Mooltan, Umballa and Muzaffargarh. Five ponies have been
added, 2 in Muzaffargarh and 1 each in Ferozepore, Umballa and Rohtak.
Those in Dera Gházi Khan and Muzaffargarh are not real additions, but are
merely included now on transfer from the Deraját charge. Six horses and 8
ponies have been removed from the register. Two horses died, 1 was destroyed
and 3 the property of Court of Wards in Umballa were sold by order of the
district authorities. Three ponies died, 4 were sold, and the fate of 1 in Hissár
is not stated. At the close of the year 40 horses and 20 ponies were present.
The horses were thus distributed: Hissár 5, Rohtak 2, Gurgáon 2, Delhi 2,
Karnál 3, Hoshiárpur 2, Ferozepore 3, Ludhiána 2, Gurdáspur 3, Dera Gházi
Khan 3, Muzaffargarh 1, Umballa 8, Mamdot Estate 1 and Mooltan 3. The
ponies were located in—Hissár 2, Rohtak 4, Ferozepore 1, Amritsar 3, Muzaffar-
garh 2 and Umballa 8. Thirty-eight of the horses and all the ponies were at
stud work, that is, 58 out of 60. Two thousand two hundred and ninty-six
mares were covered by district horse stallions and 1,174 by pony stallions; a
total of 3,470, against 2,039 last year, an increase of 1,431. The average num-
ber of mares covered per horse stallion is 60.42 and per pony stallion 58.70, the
general average being 59.32, against 39.96 last year. This is a most satisfactory
increase, no doubt in great measure due to the absence of any brand restrictions.
The Superintendent, South Punjab, suggests that one or two more stallions
might be usefully employed in Hoshiárpur and Mooltan. One has just been
bought on his recommendation in Montgomery, where it is hoped that good
progress will be made. There are no stallions in Jullundur as there are no funds
available. I do not myself think that Jullundur offers a very good field for
horse-breeding. There are stallions kept by private individuals in this district
and in Montgomery, but the Superintendent does not consider them of good
class. In Kángra, a pony has lately been purchased and in Ludhiána great
progress has been made and each of the three tahsíls has a District Board
stallion.