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examinations for soundness during the year was 69. Punjab Light Horse
chargers and Police remounts were examined free of charge. The number
of horses shod in the forge was 1,239 against 1,077 last year.
Receipts and amount
outstanding. Appendix IV.
26. Appendix IV shows the receipts and the amount outstanding at the
close of the year. The sum paid into the Treasury was
Rs. 5,195-2-0 as against Rs. 5,348-11-6 in the previous year.
This may be considered satisfactory, as it is practically maintaining the high
increase of the previous year.
Establishment and con-
tingent expenditure. Ap-
pendix V.
27. The statement of establishment and contingent expenditure shows an
increase of Rs. 4,321 over last year under Imperial Revenues
owing to the increase in the Principal's and Professor's
salaries, vide Government of India Circular Nos. 2283 to 2290,
dated Calcutta, 28th December 1903. There is also an increase of Rs. 2,712 under
Provincial Revenues owing to the increments given to the native teaching staff,
and increase of establishment in the new segregation ward which has been working
during the year. Increases under the heads " Hospital Requisites," "Country
Medicines," " Purchase of Ponies," " Dissecting room charges," "Water works,"
and " Hot and cold weather charges " are due to the new Segregation Ward Hospital,
and to experimental research on such diseases as Dourine and Surra. The
increase under the head " Final Examination Expenses " is accounted for by the
fact that in the previous year only First and Second Year Classes were examined.
The increase in the head " Forge maintenance " is partly due to the increased number
of farriers, admitted to the Farriers' Class, and partly to the dearness of charcoal
and iron. The correspondence, both telegraphic and written, in connection with
" Dourine," "Surra" and Veterinary Assistants' employment has been
considerable during the year. Railway freight, on account of stores from Europe
with a considerable amount paid for cartage, &c., of stores and stationery, has
increased the expenditure under the head " Miscellaneous Charges."
Demand for Veterinary
Assistants.
28. Since last year there has been a vast improvement in the demand for
Veterinary Assistants, and I am glad to be able to report
that not only have all the men who returned from South
Africa now been provided for, but I have applications for a great number of men and
none available. It was fortunate that early in the year there was a demand for men
for Madras, Burma and the Central Provinces which relieved the temporary conges-
tion. New fields for employment are now open to our men especially in the Remount
and Transport Department and in the Central Provinces, and if we had the accommo-
dation and the staff we could train and employ 20 more Civilians yearly with
benefit. Our men still continue to hold their place of honor for general utility
and ability, and it is very seldom that bad reports on our men reach us.
Need of a third English
Professor.
29. When Government has decided with reference to the amalgamation
of the Ajmere School it is hoped that a third European Pro-
fessor will be appointed. As it is at present the teaching
is so heavy that it is with very great difficulty that any time can be found to
take up original research work, which, considering the number of little-known
diseases there are in this country, and the loss brought about by these diseases, is
much to be deplored.
Students.
30. Enquiries have been made during the year by the Central Provinces
Government with a view to sending their students here to
be educated as Veterinary Assistants instead of to Ajmere,
and two men are being sent for training this year Similar correspondence has
taken place with the North-Western Frontier Province, and two men from Kohát
and Bannu have been admitted In regard to students from the Punjab there
were 150 applicants for 30 vacancies.
New text-books.
31. During the year under report the following
text-books have been prepared and issued free of any cost to
Government:—
Veterinary Jurisprudence by Major H. T. Pease and Khan Sahib Syad
Sardár Shah.
Bovine Pathology, 3rd Edition, brought up to date. A very excellent piece
of work by Khan Sáhib Sardár Shah.