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30. The two Veterinary Assistant Surgeons under training last
year were promoted to the Inspectors' posts from 1st April and
they joined their duties at the beginning of May. The Veterinary
Inspector, Upper Sind, with head-quarters at Sukkur, was 109 days
on tour and travelled 2,558 miles by rail and 422 miles by road.
The Veterinary Inspector, Lower Sind Circle, Karachi, was 124
days on tour and travelled 4,097 miles by rail and 734 miles
by road.
The Inspectors, in addition to inspection of dispensaries every
quarter, did good work in the district both in attending outbreaks
of disease and in checking the work of the Veterinary Assistant
Surgeons.
31. Proposals were submitted for the appointment of a third
Reserve Veterinary Assistant Surgeon and this has since been
sanctioned.
32. Both the clerical and subordinate Veterinary staff worked
well during the year. Owing to the large increase in the number
of returns to be submitted, the office work has greatly increased
and the necessity of an additional clerk is keenly felt.
V.—EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Table XIV-A.
33. The expenditure of the Department was Rs. 130,182 as
against Rs. 126,753 in the previous year.
The figures of provincial expenditure have,
as usual, been supplied by the Accountant General and are subject
to modifications in view of the adjustments that may be made in
the Final and Supplementary Accounts. The figures of "Local"
expenditure under all heads have been supplied by District Local
Boards.
VI.—GENERAL REMARKS.
34. A sum of Rs. 5,728-2-0 was paid for sera and vaccines received
from the Imperial Institute of Veterinary Research, Muktesar,
during the year under report, out of which a sum of Rs. 484-3-0
was realised and credited to Government for 2,582, doses of Anti-
Rinderpest serum used in inoculating 372 head of cattle exported
from Karachi.
35. The appointment of two Inspectors in place of a Deputy
Superintendent has made a big difference in the work done by the
Department during the year. It is now much easier to check the
work of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons both at dispensaries and in
the field and both Inspectors have done good work during the year,
especially in dealing with outbreaks of contagious disease.
36. Rinderpest and Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia which are usually
responsible for most of the deaths occurring in cattle, have been
much less prevalent during the year, 988 animals having died from
Rinderpest and Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia as compared with 3,381
deaths last year. It is probable that all outbreaks have not been
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reported, but as compared with recent years, 1924-25 has been a
good one for cattle in Sind.
37. The reporting of contagious disease still leaves much to be
desired and in the majority of cases, reports of outbreaks are
conveyed to the Veterinary Assistant Surgeons by the cattle-owners
themselves. In many cases, intimation of the outbreak is only
given when there has been a large number of deaths. If Tapedars
could only be persuaded to report immediately outbreaks of conta-
gious disease, the mortality, in many instances, could be greatly
reduced.
A system of rewards for Tapedars who do good work in the
reporting of contagious disease is worthy of consideration. This
system is, it is understood, working satisfactorily in the Punjab and
might be tried, as an experimental measure, in Sind.
38. The following Veterinary Assistant Surgeons have done
good work during the year :—
Mr. Abdul Majid, Mr. M. W. Mirza, Mr. J. R. Banna.
39. At the request of the Agricultural Adviser to the Govern-
ment of India, the following programme of work for the next year
is included in the Annual Report:—
The energies of the Department will be directed towards the
application of modern scientific methods of treatment of disease,
both curative and prophylactic. Horse breeding operation will
be expanded by the addition of more stallions if Government sanc-
tion a grant-in-aid. Owing to financial stringency, no programme of
further expansion of the Department can be contemplated at
present. It is contemplated putting up permanent buildings for
two dispensaries already in existence and improving the present
buildings of two other dispensaries.
J. H. G. JERROM,
Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department,
Sind and Rajputana.
Karachi, dated 15th June 1925.
53
TABLE
II.
Showing
number
of deaths
from
contagious
diseases
amongst
animals
during
the year
1924-25.
District.
1
Karachi ...
Hyderabad ...
Thar Parkar ...
Nawabshah ...
Sukkur ...
Larkana ...
Upper Sind Frontier.
Total ...
Equines.
Glanders.
2
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Pironlasmosis.
3
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Surra.
4
16
1
...
...
57
10
...
84
Rabies.
5
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
Other
contagious
diseases.
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
3
Total.
7
21
1
...
...
57
10
4
93
Bovines.
Rinderpest.
8
80
144
99
4
192
314
...
733
Foot and Mouth
disease.
9
10
...
...
34
...
107
...
151
Hæmorrhagic Sep-
ticæmia.
10
32
...
60
101
57
5
255
Black Quarter.
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Anthrax.
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other
contusions
diseases.
13
14
...
...
51
627
37
...
729
Total.
14
136
144
...
149
920
415
...
1,868
Others.
Foot and Mouth
disease.
15
...
...
...
21
...
...
...
21
Contagious Pleuro-
pneumonia.
16
...
49
...
1,784
74
648
239
2,794
Surra.
17
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
4
Rabies.
18
15
3
...
...
3
2
1
24
Anthrax.
19
...
...
...
...
175
...
...
175
Other
contagious
diseases.
20
8
29
...
219
273
...
11
540
Total.
21
23
81
4
2,024
525
650
251
3,558
Remarks.
22
54
TABLE III.
Showing results of preventive inoculation during the year 1924-25.
District.
1
Karachi ...
Hyderabad ...
Sukkur ...
Larkana ...
Thar Parkar ...
Total ...
Karachi
...
Sukkur ...
Nawabshah ...
Upper Sind Frontier ...
Total ...
Grand Total ...
Name of
disease
against
which
inoculation
was carried
out.
2
Rinderpest
...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
......
Hæmorrhagic Sep-
ticæmia.
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
......
......
Method of
inoculation
followed.
3
Serum alone ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
......
Serum alone
Do. ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
......
......
Number
of out-
breaks
in which
inocula-
tion was
under-
taken.
4
4
3
1
17
4
39
2
3
5
2
12
41
Number of animals
which died unino-
culated in course
of outbreak.
Equines.
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
6
23
128
192
99
98
535
29
50
45
5
129
664
Others.
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals
inoculated.
Equines.
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
9
824
310
274
558
668
2,634
283
214
343
106
946
3,580
Others.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of
inoculated
animals which
died of the
disease.
Equines.
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Bovines.
12
1
...
...
5
1
7
...
...
...
...
...
7
Others.
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
Remarks.
14
55
TABLE IV.
Showing the number of animals treated and castrated by Veterinary Assistant Surgeons
on tour during 1924-25.
District.
1
Karachi ... ... ...
Hyderabad ... ... ...
Thar-Parkar ... ... ...
Nawabshah ... ... ...
Sukkur ... ... ...
Larkana ... ... ...
Upper Sind Frontier... ... ...
Total ...
Number of villa-
ges visited.
2
158
185
44
413
289
373
208
1,670
Number of Veteri-
nary Assistant.
Surgeons
em-
ployed.
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
17
Castrations performed.
Equines.
4
...
...
...
...
...
8
...
8
Bovines.
5
...
...
...
...
...
11
1
12
Others.
6
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
3
Total.
7
...
...
...
...
...
20
3
23
Treated for contagious
diseases.
Equines.
8
...
...
...
...
...
11
4
15
Bovines,
9
160
44
56
1,296
170
457
16
2,199
Others.
10
...
35
...
370
90
63
276
834
Total.
11
160
79
56
1,666
260
531
296
3,048
Treated for non-con-
tagious diseases.
Equines.
12
57
102
3
19
143
179
152
685
Bovines.
13
52
125
9
10
345
105
135
781
Others.
14
17
140
13
45
33
76
31
355
Total.
15
126
367
25
104
521
360
318
1,821
Total number of
cases treated and
castrations per-
formed.
16
286
446
81
1,770
781
911
617
4,892
Remarks.
17
56
TABLE
V.
Showing
number
of animals
treated
and castrated
at Veterinary
hospitals
and
dispensaries
during
the year
1924-25.
District.
1
Karachi ... ...
Tatta, District Karachi ...
Sujawal.
do. ...
Hyderabad ...
Hala, District Hyderabad ...
Matli.
do. ...
Nawabshah ...
Naushahro Feroz, District Na¬
wabshah ...
Mirpurkhas,
District
Thar
Parkar ...
Sukkur ...
Number of Veterinary
dispensaries.
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Number of Veterinary
Assistant
Surgeons
employed.
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Number of in-
patients treated
during the year.
Equines.
4
345
29
36
63
33
18
32
50
63
65
Bovines.
5
120
13
3
14
1
1
4
11
22
Other animals.
6
253
5
3
30
16
2
9
18
17
14
Total.
7
718
47
42
97
60
21
42
72
91
101
Number of out-patients
treated during
the year.
Equines.
8
1,052
256
347
553
240.
207
346
307
457
698
Bovines.
9
1,206
307
207
639
89
55
92
132
164
409
Other animals.
10
990
194
143
1,574
588
198
375
406
348
86l
Total.
11
3,248
757
697
2,766
917
460
813
845
969
1,968
Grand total of in and out
patients treated during
the year.
12
3,966
804
739
2,863
977
481
855
917
1,060
2,069
Total number of cases
supplied with medicines
but not brought to the
dispensary.
13
190
160
224
467
385
256
122
730
301
265
Castrations
performed.
Equines.
14
9
...
2
2
...
...
4
2
4
2
Bovines.
15
9
...
...
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other animals.
16
4
...
...
6
3
1
1
...
...
1
Total.
17
22
...
2
23
3
1
5
2
4
3
Receipts.
18
Rs.
18,376
1,903
2,103
6,461
2,641
1,840
2,925
2,053
2,260
4,164
Expendi-
ture.
10
Rs.
13,372
1,633
2,103
6,461
2,641
1,840
2,873
2,000
2,012
2,714
Remarks.
20
57
Shikarpur, District Sukkur ...
Larkana ...
Dadu, District Larkana ...
Mehar,
do. ...
Jacobabad, District Upper Sind
Frontier ...
Kandkot, District Upper Sind
Frontier ...
Total ...
1
1
1
1
1
1
16
1
1
1
1
1
1
17
68
83
9
16
60
64
1024
41
27
...
1
2
18
289
11
47
7
...
13
2
447
120
157
16
17
75
84
1,760
1,005
619
225
395
771
597
8,075
1,226
855
164
213
484
179
6,421
742
655
565
99
461
117
8,316
2,973
2,129
954
707
1,716
893
22,812
3,093
2,286
970
724
1,791
977
24,572
200
1,060
311
100
105
126
5,002
...
12
...
1
21
2
61
...
4
1
1
2
1
33
...
5
...
1
6
3
31
...
21
1
3
29
6
125
6,914
3,441
2,138
1,922
3,295
1,982
59,418
6,914
2,266
1,714
1,497
2,769
1,937
54,747
Q
5-8
58
TABLE VII.
Showing total strength of Subordinate Veterinary Staff employed during the official year 1924-35.
Province.
1
Sind
...
...
...
How occupied.
2
In schools and colleges... ...
In Dispensaries
...
...
On other work ... ...
Whether paid from
Provincial or Local
funds.
3
......
Provincial ... ...
Local Fund ... ...
Provincial ... ...
Total ...
Veterinary
Inspectors.
4
Number.
......
......
......
2
2
Veterinary
Assistant
Surgeons.
5
Number.
......
15
1
1
17
Subordinate
teaching
staff.
6
......
......
......
......
......
Remarks.
7
59
TABLE
X.
Return
of Horse,
Pony
and Donkey
Stallions
under
Local
Bodies
for the year
1924-25.
Details.
1
Balance on 1st April ...
Purchased in India.
Increase....
Received from Za-
mindar.
Total ...
Died ... ...
Sold ... ...
Decrease
Destroyed ...
Transferred to ...
Total decrease ...
Balance on 31st March ...
Horse and pony stallions under local bodies.
Horses.
Arab.
2
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Per s i
an.
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Count r
y br ed.
4
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Ma r
wa r
i
.
5
1
...
...
1
...
...
..
...
...
1
Tot al .
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Ponies.
Arab.
7
3
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
3
Persian.
8
4
...
1
5
...
...
...
...
...
5
Country bred.
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Ma r
wa r
i
.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Tot al .
11
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Donkey stallions under
local bodies.
Tot al hor ses and
ponies.
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Italian.
13
5
...
1
6
...
...
...
...
...
6
Cyprian.
14
8
...
1
9
...
...
...
...
...
9
Country bred.
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Persian.
16
...
...
...
.
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Re ma r
ks .
18
60
TABLE XI.
Services and Produce of each class of Horse, Pony and Donkey stallions under Local Bodies during 1924-25.
Horse, Pony or
Donkey.
1
Horse ... ... ...
Pony ... ... ...
Donkey ... ... ...
District.
2
Upper Sind Fron-
tier.
Sukkur ...
Total ...
Thar Parkar ...
Nawabshah ...
Upper Sind Fron-
tier.
Larkana ...
Sukkur ...
Total ...
......
Total ...
Grand Total ...
Stallion on
register on
31st March.
3
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
6
......
......
9
Stallions actually
employed at stud.
Year under
report.
4
2
1
3
1
1
2
......
1
5
......
......
8
Previous
year.
5
2
1
3
1
1
2
......
1
6
......
......
9
Number of
mares covered.
Year under
report.
6
110
62
172
40
55
92
......
45
232
......
......
404
Previous
year.
7
67
69
136
46
58
108
4
35
251
......
......
387
Average number of
mares covered per
stallion employed
at stud.
Year under
report.
8
55
62
57
40
55
45
......
45
46
......
......
50
Previous
year.
9
33
69
45
46
58
54
4
35
42
......
......
43
Remarks.
10
61
TABLE XII.
Showing average cost of feed, keep, attendance of Horse, Pony and Donkey stallions during the year 1924-25.
District.
1
Upper Sind Frontier ... ... ...
Sukkur ... ... ...
Nawabshab ... ... ...
Larkana ... ... ...
Thar and Parkar ... ... ...
General Average ...
Horse.
Year under
report.
2
Rs.
574
536
......
......
......
555
Previous
year.
3
Rs.
620
513
......
......
......
566
Pony.
Year under
report.
4
Rs.
574
536
681
301
690
556
Previous
year.
5
Rs.
620
513
643
80
652
501
Donkey.
Year under
report.
6
Rs.
......
......
......
......
......
......
Previous
year.
7
Rs.
......
......
......
......
......
......
Remarks.
8
62
TABLE XIII.
Abstract of Particulars regarding Horse Fairs and Shows held in non-selected districts during the year 1924-25.
District.
1
Jacobabad ...
Total ...
Number of Horse Pairs and Shows bold.
2
1
1
Total num-
ber of
animals
present.
Tear under report.
3
365
366
Previous year.
4
363
363
Total num-
ber com-
peting for
prizes.
Year under report.
5
365
366
Previous year.
6
363
363
Total num-
ber of horse
stock (not
including
branded
mares)
present.
Belonging to breeders.
7
...
...
Belonging to dealers.
—
8
...
...
Number of
remounts
purchased.
For Remout Department.
9
...
...
For Native Cavalry.
10
...
...
For Police.
11
63
63
Total.
12
63
63
Price paid
for
remounts.
Highest price.
13
...
...
Lowest price.
14
...
...
Average price.
15
258
258
Number of
mules
purchased.
By Government.
16
...
...
By others.
17
...
...
Total.
18
...
...
Price paid
for mules
by Govern-
ment.
Highest price.
19
...
...
Lowest price.
20
...
...
Average price.
21
...
...
Total number of animals sold.
22
145
145
Prize money provided.
From Imperial funds.
23
...
...
From Provincial funds.
24
Rs.
1,450
1,450
From Local funds.
25
Rs.
530
530
From other sources.
26
...
...
Total.
27
1,980
1,980
Amount actually awarded.
28
1,980
1,980
Number of medals awarded.
29
...
...
Amount sanctioned by Government for next year's
fair or show.
30
1,450
1,450
Remarks.
31
63
TABLE XIV-A.
Statement showing cost of the Civil Veterinary Department in the Province of Sind during the financial year 1924-25.
Major Heads.
1
1. Superintendence ... ... ... ...
2. Veterinary Instruction ... ... ... ...
3. Subordinate Establishment ... ... ...
4. Hospitals and Dispensaries ... ... ...
5. Breeding operations ... ... ... ...
6. Prizes ... ... ... ...
7. Fairs and Shows ... ... ... ...
Total ...
Amount.
Imperial.
2
Rs.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
Provincial.
3
Rs.
26,295
......
39,444
8,750
2,210
1,450
......
78,149
Local.
4
Rs.
......
......
600
45,997
2,832
530
2,074
52,033
Total.
5
Rs.
26,295
......
40,044
64,747
5,042
1,980
2,074
1,30,182
Remarks.
6
BOMBAY : PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS.
Administration Reports.
1924-25.
— of the Bombay Veterinary
College, the Bombay City
and
Harbour
Veterinary
Department and the Civil
Veterinary
Department,
Bombay Presidency and Sind,
for the year,
GOVERNMENT OF BOMBAY.
REVENUE DEPARTMENT.
Resolution No. P.—52.
Bombay Castle, 25th July 1925.
Memorandum from Mr. J. L. Rieu, C.S.I., I.C.S., Commissioner
in Sind, No. P.—358-X dated 19th June 1925.
Letter from Mr. E. S. Farbrother, I.V.S., Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, Bombay Presidency, No. 5911 dated 29th
June 1925.
Letter from Mr. K. Hewlett, O.B.E., I.V.S., Principal, Bombay
Veterinary College, No. 780 dated 7th July 1925.
RESOLUTION.—Recorded.
By order of the Government of Bombay
(Transferred Departments),
H. K. KIRPALANI,
Deputy Secretary to Government.
To
The Commissioner in Sind,
The Commissioners of Divi-
sions,
All Collectors, including the
Deputy Commissioner, Upper
Sind Frontier,
The Director of Agriculture,
The
Principal,
Bombay
Veterinary College,
The
Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary
Department,
Bombay Presidency,
The
Superintendent,
Civil
Veterinary Department, Sind
and Rajputana,
The Director of Public Health,
The Accountant General,
The General Department,
The Finance Department,
The Municipal Commissioner
for the City of Bombay,
The Secretary to the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals,
The High Commissioner for
India in the United Kingdom.
Q 5—a
Annual Administration Reports
of the
Bombay Veterinary College, Bombay
City & Harbour Veterinary Department
and Civil Veterinary Department
in the
Bombay Presidency (including Sind)
for the Year 1925-26
[Price—As. 14 Ps. 6 or 1s. 6d.]
BOMBAY
PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS
1926
Obtainable from the Superintendent of Government Printing and Stationery,
Bombay; from the High Commissioner for India, 42 Grosvenor Gardens,
S.W. 1, London; or through any recognized Bookseller
No. 448 of 1926.
BOMBAY VETERYNARY COLLEGE,
Parel, 30th April 1926.
From
K. HEWLETT, ESQ., O.B.E.,
Indian Veterinary Service,
Principal, Bombay Veterinary College ;
To
THE SECRETAEY TO GOVERNMENT,
Revenue Department, Bombay.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit herewith the Fortieth Annual
Administration Report of the Bombay Veterinary College,
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
K. HEWLETT,
Indian Veterinary Service,
Principal, Bombay Veterinary College.
Q 24—1
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
BOMBAY VETERINARY COLLEGE
FOR THE YEAR 1925-26.
Mr. K. Hewlett, the Principal of the College, remained in charge
throughout the year under report. Mr. V. R. Phadke continued
to officiate as Professor of Veterinary Science till the close of the
year vice Mr. M. H. Sowerby on leave preparatory to retirement.
Khan Sahib Dhakmarvala, Khan Sahib Shaikh Ahmed and
Mr. Miranda remained in charge of their appointments and Mr. K.
B. Nair continued to act as Assistant Professor in the vacancy caused
by Mr. Phadke's acting as Professor of Veterinary Science. Khan
Sahib Shaikh Ahmed was on leave on average pay for one month
with effect from 15th October 1925.
2. The Students.—There were 60 students on the rolls on 1st
April 1925. The annual Professional Examinations were held in
April. Sixty-seven students appeared and 51 passed successfully. Of
the successful students 13 having passed the final examination left the
College. Eighteen students were promoted to class C from class B and
20 were promoted to class B from class A. Five students discontinued
the course after having failed, 1 discontinued on account of ill-
health and 1 died. The number of students was thus reduced to
49 in April.
3. In June 1925, 37 new students were admitted to class A and
1 old student was readmitted to class C. There were thus 87
students on the rolls at the commencement of the first session.
4. Of the 37 new students admitted 23 were natives of the
Bombay Presidency, 3 of Central Provinces, 1 of Gwalior, 3 of
Mysore, 1 of Travancore, 1 of Cochin and 5 of Ceylon. Of the new
students one had passed the Intermediate Arts examination and 13
the matriculation or school leaving examination. The remaining
students passed the College entrance test or were otherwise eligible
for admission. The new students classified according to caste were
26 Brahmins, 1 Maratha, 4 other Hindus, 1 Native Christian and 5
Singhalese.
5. The results of the Annual Examinations held during the year
were as under :—
In the Final year or class C, 18 students appeared and 13 passed,
in class B, 22 appeared and 18 passed, and in class A, 27 appeared
and 20 passed. The percentages therefore this year for the 3
classes were 72.22, 81.81 and 74.07, respectively, as against 80.95,
72.72 and 73.91 last year and on the total 76.11 as against 75.75
last year.
6. Of the 87 students on the rolls at the commencement of the
first session (June) 3 students discontinued the course on account
of ill-health and 2 on account of their family circumstances.
There were consequently 82 students' names on the rolls at the end
of the year as against 69 at the commencement of the year.
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7. There were 5 scholarships vacant on 15th of June 1925,
all for students coming from Sind. No scholarships were vacant
for youths coming from the Presidency proper. Of the 5 vacancies
from Sind 2 were due to 2 scholars having graduated in April 1925
and 3 had been vacant since previous year. The Commissioner in
Sind did not send any new scholar and the saving effected on
account of these 5 scholarships was utilized this year again in
awarding scholarships to candidates coming from the Presidency
proper. The Principal was therefore able to award 8 scholarships
to the students from the Presidency proper. There were thus 22
scholars from the Presidency proper (including 14 already studying
in the College) and 1 from Sind.
The Central Provinces Government continued stipends to 3
scholars already in College and sent 3 more scholars, Gwalior State
continued stipends to 3 scholars, Baroda State gave scholarships
to 2 students already studying in the College, Morvi and Dhar
States continued stipends to their scholars so also did the Lingayat
Education Association. In addition to the above the following
States sent 1 scholar each—Rajpipla, Miraj and Aundh. There
were thus 40 students in receipt of some assistance from scholar-
ships and 42 without such assistance at the end of the year.
8. The Students' Hostel.—Sufficent accommodation was available.
All arrangements regarding Hostel have been carried out by Khan
Sahib Dhakmarvala.
9. The Students' Gymkhana.—Football, Cricket, Tennis and
Hockey were regularly played and matches against outside teams
were arranged as in previous years. Athletic sports were held as
usual.
10. Riding class, Drill, etc.—The Final year students went
through the course of equitation at His Excellency the Governor's
Body Guard's riding school at Mahalaxmi and others were put
through a course of physical drill by staff sergeant Farrior Burt,
the Instructor in shoeing.
11. Excursion of students.—Local excursions were made to places
of professional interest as usual. The Military Dairy at Kirkee and
the Remount Depot at Ahmednagar were visited by the Final year
students this year.
12. The Health of students.—The health of the students was in
general good. There was no epidemic nor any serious illness
amongst them. The Medical Officer attended whenever required.
13. Discipline.—The attendance of the students at lectures,
demonstrations and clinical classes was satisfactory and their
behaviour was good.
14. Clinical Instruction.—This was carried out in the Bai
Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals as usual. During the
year under report 3,761 in-patients and 670 out-patients were treated ;
a total of 4,431 patients. Of the in-patients 591 were equines,
2,385 bovines and 785 miscellaneous. The average daily attendance
was 200. Thirteen dogs were subjected to anti-rabic treatment.