Proceedings of the Hon'ble the Lieuteuant Governor of the Punjab in the Revenue and Agricultural (General)
Department, No. 1060 S., dated Simla, 28th July 1903.
READ—
Letter No. 1741, dated the 14th July 1902, from the Director of Land Records and Agriculture,
submitting the Annual Report on the Punjab Veterinary College and the Civil Veterinary
Department for the year 1901-02.
REMARKS —
THE PUNJAB VETERINARY
COLLEGE.
The new three years' course was introduced into the Punjab Veterinary
College in 1900, and consequently during the year under report no final examina-
tion was held The result of the examinations in both the first year's and second
year's class was distinctly good, 44 out of 54 candidates passing in the former
and 24 out of 29 in the latter, and in spite of the fact that the College staff was
handicapped by the absence of the European Professor, a high standard appears
to have been reached in the various subjects taught. Now that the Civil Veteri-
nary Department is being recruited from home, the Lieutenant-Governor hopes
with the Director that there will be a sufficient number of extra officers to relieve
those proceeding on furlough. The necessity for the Professor having a
good knowledge of the Vernacular is obvious, and it is equally desirable that he
should be permanently attached to the College. The good work done by the
Native Professors in editing Vernacular text-books has recently been brought to
the Lieutenant-Governor's notice, and His Honour desires to take this oppor-
tunity of expressing his appreciation of it.
2. There was a slight decrease in the number of candidates for the
Entrance Examination as compared with the previous year, but the numbers on
the College roll have reached the high figure of 130, and the popularity of the
College continues unabated. The Lieutenant-Governor agrees with the Principal
that paying students should not be taken unless they possess the same educa-
tional qualifications as free students.
3. The demand for trained Nalbands continues, and at the examination
of the Shoeing Smiths' Class all candidates passed. The Lieutenant-Governor
will be glad to consider proposals for improved arrangements for the teaching
of this class.
4. There was a decrease of income amounting to Rs. 630 as compared
with last year's figures which is satisfactorily accounted for. The increase in
expenditure was mainly due to increments of pay given to the Native teaching
staff and calls for no remark.
5. Sir Charles Rivaz has noticed with pleasure the excellent work done
in the College Hospital, and he hopes that the new Contagious Diseases Ward
which has lately been sanctioned will be completed during the year. His
Honour is also glad to see that the demand for Veterinary Assistants continues
and that the graduates of the College are generally well reported on. The
decision to issue the Vernacular Veterinary Journal monthly instead of quarterly
is an excellent one. The College continues to well maintain its reputation, and
the thanks of Government are due to Veterinary-Captain Pease and the members
of the College staff for the cheerful performance of their work during the past
year, which has been an unusually arduous one for them.
THE CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT.
6. In the year under report a third Superintendent was appointed to the
Civil Veterinary Department and the reorganisation of the Subordinate Veteri-
nary Service of the Province into a Provincial Service was also carried out. The
two Superintendents hitherto attached to the Province are in future to devote
their attention solely to matters connected with horse and mule breeding, and the
new Superintendent will confine himself to the investigation and treatment of cattle
disease, which has up to now not received the attention it demands. Paucity of