5
The results would undoubtedly have been better but for the many compul-
sory absences of students from malaria last autumn, and the very large size of
the final year class.
The Transport Dressers
class.
21. In addition to the ordinary classes held during the year, a class of
62 men from the Transport Department received three
months' training as dressers.
Nalbands.
22. Sixteen men received a nine months' course of instruction in shoeing.
At the examination held in January, 1909, nine men passed
successfully. Of the seven failures, four men were examined
by me in April last after four months' further tuition, and passed successfully.
Caste of students.
23. The students in the College at the close of the year
comprised:—
Brahmans ...
Non-Brahman Hindus
Sikhs ...
Muhammadans
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
34
62
154
252
Income.
24. The sum paid into the Government Treasury was Rs. 14,223-2-0, as
against Rs. 13,718 during the previous year, or an increase
of Rs. 505 over last year. There is an increase of Rs. 200
in receipts from the canine ward and of Rs. 915 under fees from students. On the
other hand there are decreases of Rs. 180 and Rs. 375 in receipts under the head-
ings "examination of horses" and "shoeing," respectively. I attribute the de-
creases to a change in British infantry regiments in cantonments, and to the fact
that, during the year 1907-08, the cantonments were without veterinary officer
for the greater portion of the year, which meant that more animals than usual
were sent here for examination and shoeing.
Expenditure.
25. The contingent expenditure amounted to Rs. 21,099 as compared
with Rs. 15,018 for the previous year. The abnormally
large classes were responsible for increases under the heads
"subjects purchased for dissection", Rs. 799, and "hospital requisites",
Rs. 559. The above cause and dearness of grain brought about an increase of
Rs. 1,109, under the head "diet of college animals". Expenditure on books for
the library advanced by Rs. 1,284, and expenditure on apparatus by Rs. 1,707.
Patients treated.
26. The details of patients treated are as follows:—
Equine...
Bovine...
Canine ...
Segregation Ward
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4,321
1,523
542
139
These figures are a slight increase all round on those of last year.
Working of the Dog Hos-
pital.
27. The income realised from the Dog Hospital during the year amounted
to Rs. 1,545-12-0, and the expenditure (including Rs. 576 for
establishment), to Rs. 1,408-6-2. There was thus a profit
of Rs. 137-5-10.
The Segregation Ward.
28. Work in the Segregation Ward has greatly increased during the past
year. The number of specimens examined was exactly double
that of the previous year. Besides the teaching of conta-
gious diseases due to micro-organisms, the subject of Parasitology, owing to recent
examination requirements, has had to be thoroughly gone into and a course of
lectures, adapted for this country, prepared. The students are also trained in
the recognition of the parasites from specimens in the museum. In the same
way, a course of lectures on contagious diseases has been prepared, entirely adapt-
ed to the use of Indian students and containing the newest ideas on the subject.
By this means, the student omits a great deal of reading which can never be of
very much use to him and learns the main ideas more thoroughly. An element-
ary course of Bacteriology has been prepared in a similar way. The teaching of
the theory and practice of rinderpest inoculation work, as carried out in the
districts, was formerly taught at the Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory, Muk-
tesar. This class has now been transferred to the Punjab Veterinary College,