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amount of time, and even then it was impossible to finish in less than 16 days. Had it not
been feasible to examine several students together in some of the subjects the period occupied
by the examinations would necessarily have been longer."
To their suggestion that the first and second year students should be ex-
amined by the Professors of the College, I see but slight objection, and consider
it to be the best solution of the difficulty.
Transport dressers' class.
21. In addition to the ordinary classes 45 men from the Transport De-
partment received three months' training as dressers.
Nalbands.
22. During the year 15 men received a nine months course of instruc-
tion in shoeing. At the examination, held in January 1907,
of this number, 14 were successful and obtained a certificate
of proficiency as farriers.
Caste of students.
23. The students in the College at the close of the
year comprised—
Hindus
Sikhs
Muhamadans
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Receipts.
24 The sum paid into the Government treasury was Rs. 10,350-8-0 as
against Rs. 8,129-2-6 of the previous year. This increase
of Rs. 2,221-5-6 is due, chiefly, to the item "fees from
students" owing to their increased numbers.
Expenditure.
25. The Contingent expenditure amounted to Rs. 24,237 as compared
with Rs. 13,385 for the previous year. This is accounted
for by (a) a special grant of Rs. 5,000 for books; (b) labora-
tory apparatus, ordered from England in the year 1905-06, being sent out late
and not debited to us until the year under report; and (c) a slight increase under
the headings of "hospital requisites" and "ponies for dissection" owing to an
increase in the number of students and subjects taught.
Patients treated.
26. These figures are as follows:—Equine 3,289, bovine 1,215, canine 517,
and, with the exception of an increase in canine patients,
are, compared with previous years, normal.
Segregation ward.
27. Cases treated have comprised nearly all the known contagious
diseases in India. This has enabled us to give practical
demonstrations to students of contagious diseases which
must be considered of considerable value to them. Investigations into several
little known diseases have also been made which work will be continued as
material comes to hand.
New buildings.
28. During the year the new out-patient clinic has been completed and
found of great value. Improvements to the dissecting room,
an addition to the dog hospital, six new stables and a post
mortem room in the segregation ward are under construction and will, I hope, be
available for use by the 1st October next.
Demand for Veterirary
Assistants.
29. The demand for Veterinary Assistants has been very great during
the year. This I have no doubt must continue for some
time and we are trying to meet this demand by increasing
the size of our classes. But in order to be able to give necessary individual atten-
tion, the size of the class must be limited, and it is hoped that in a year or two we
shall be able to reduce the present size of the classes.
Work of the staff.
30. The results at the annual examination are sufficient proof that one
and all of the staff have worked well during the year.
Part II.—Treatment of Disease.*
I—CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
Mortality Table II.
31. During the year 102,412 cases of contagious disease were reported,
of which 17,375 proved fatal. In the previous year 28,930
cases were reported with 11,286 deaths.
Foot-and-
PARTS II—IV.—have been written by Captain G. K. Walker, Chief Superintendent Civil Veterinary Depart-
ment, Punjab.