Proceedings of His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab in the Revenue and Agricultural (General)
Department, No. 2269 S, dated 11th September 1905.
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Letter No. 2956, dated 30th July 1905, from the Director of Land Records and Agriculture,
Punjab, submitting the Annual Report on the Punjab Veterinary College and the Civil
Veterinary Department of the Punjab for the year 1904-05.
REMARKS.––The report, which was due with the Local Government on
the 1st of August, was not received till the 12th.
PUNJAB VETERINARY COLLEGE.
The reported number of students on the roll of the College during the
year under report shows a rise on last year's figure of 25, mainly among
Muhammadan students. Admissions rose from 52 to 78.
2. The large increase in the number of competitors for admission, com-
bined with the improvement in the educational attainments of the men admitted
which is indicated in Appendix 6, is a most satisfactory feature of the report.
His Honour is glad to observe that, as was the case last year also, all the students
who completed their course and passed out have obtained employment, and
that the demand for trained men continues to be heavy. The amalgamation of
the Ajmer with the Lahore College will help the Principal to comply with
the growing demand for diplomaed students. The remarks in paragraphs 65
and 66 of the report show that employment can be provided in the Province for
the full number of men that the Principal hopes to be able ultimately to train.
3. The results of the class examinations, though not so good as last year,
still show a high percentage of success, 89 per cent. of the examinees having
passed their class tests and 82 per cent. af the 3rd year class having successfully
completed their course. This percentage is very satisfactory in view of the
depletion of the instructing staff during part of the year.
4. The separate accommodation provided during the year for canine
patients has long been needed, and the number of dogs attended to in the new
hospital shows that the institution has begun to be appreciated by the public.
The pathological investigations and experiments alluded to in paragraph 14 of
the report have been noticed with interest by His Honour, and it is hoped that
the Professor of Sanitary Science who has been added to the staff in consequence
of the absorption of the Ajmer College will in time be able to extend the scope
of this branch of the College work.
5. The result of the amendment to the Wace Scholarship award rules
will be watched with interest, and should be noticed in the next annual report.
6. There was a slight increase in the earnings of the College. Out of the
large increase in expenditure, amounting to some Rs. 7,400, it is observed that
the inclusion of the cost of stores received from England, which was excluded in
previous reports, accounts for Rs. 3,800, while the promotion of the Principal
accounts for the greater part of the balance.
7. Sir Denzil Ibbetson concurs in the remarks of the Director on the
results obtained by Major Pease, Captain Smith and their staff, and thanks them
for a valuable and energetic year's work. He is glad to see that the preparation
of text-books, in which such excellent work has been done by the College staff,
still continues.
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, PUNJAB.
8. The Department during the year was, as the result of the separation of
the Army Remount Department, mainly occupied with operations among bovines.
The increase in the return of bovine mortality may no doubt be largely due to
greater supervision by the staff, who had been relieved of much of their duties
towards horses and horse-breeding. But it is observed that the increase is more
than covered by the severe outbreak of hæmorrhagic septicæmia in the districts
of Lahore and Amritsar.
9. The success and popularity of inoculating operations is very gratifying
and is very creditable to Mr. Oliver. His Honour trusts that the difficulty
experienced in obtaining supplies of the necessary prophylactic from Muktsar