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4. The following tabular statement shows the admissions, the variations
in the number of students and the results of the examinations:—
CLASSES.
Class A ...
„ B ...
„ C ...
Total
Strength at
the beginning
of the
session.
85
41
50
176
Students
removed,
left or
advised to
withdraw.
33
4
1
38
Number
remaining at
the close
of the
session.
52
37
49
138
Number
passed pre-
liminary
College test.
50
37
46
133
Number
passed by
the Board
of Exa-
miners.
39
28
35
102
Percentage
of passes.
78.00
75.68
76.09
...
5. The results are said to be very satisfactory by the Board of Examiners.
6. Table I shows the main results of the College.
7. Stipends.—Of the 138 students that remained at the close of the session,
33 held stipends from the Government of Bengal, 12 from the Government of
Eastern Bengal and Assam, 3 from the Government of United Provinces of
Agra and Oudh, 1 from the Government of Port Blair and 56 from District and
Local Boards, while one held the Shew Bux Bogla Scholarship and 1 received
a stipend from the Tippera Raj.
8. Prises.—The prize distribution was held on the 16th March under
the chairmanship of the Hon'ble Mr. W. C. Macpherson, C.S.I., I.C.S., Member
of the Board of Revenue, L. P., and Mrs. Macpherson was kind enough to
distribute the diplomas, certificates and prizes in the presence of a number of
European and native gentlemen and ladies. Besdies the Government prizes,
Maulvi Badruddin Haider, Khan Bahadur, presented, on behalf of
Mr. A. Rahim, a member of Messrs. Buksh Ellahi & Co., Calcutta, a valuable
watch to the best student of the year.
9. The Hostels.—Under this head the only point to report is that the
students' private Sick Bay which was opened last year has been useful and is
appreciated by our men. The general health was good.
10. Museum and Library.—A graduate of the College, Mr. R. V.
Pillai, G.B.V.C., has been appointed Curator and Librarian under Government
sanction. The work had increased beyond the powers of the Lecturer who
formerly looked after this branch in his spare time.
11. Training of Army Transport Drivers.—The usual nursing class for
Army Transport Drivers was held during the vacation and was attended by 8
men, who were found to be competent at the end of their course.
TREATMENT OF DISEASE.
12. The College Hospital.—During the year 5,869 (2,983 in-patients and
2,886 out-patients) cases were treated against 5,680 (2,805 in-patients and 2,875
out-patients) last year, showing an increase of 189. These figures do not
include 4,000 hackney-carriage horses that were examined for the Calcutta
Corporation. As usual, the number of cruelty cases was very small: only 146
animals were sent out of 9,602 prosecutions.
The fees realised for treatment, etc., amounted to Rs. 14,869-12-8, and the
cost of feeding was Rs. 23,166-2-9, which includes the cost of feeding of the
College riding ponies, the ambulance horses and the breeding and draft bulls, as
also any chargers and horses or cattle used in public service.
One thousand seven hundred and seventy-one operations were performed
against 1,015 of last year. The number of horses shod was 202 against 305 of
last year.
As the demand for ambulances was greater than we could meet, a sum
of Rs. 1,000, presented by Babu Govindram Singhonia of Messrs. Ramdhone
Dass Jahar Mall of 76, Cotton Street, Calcutta, was utilised in the purchase of
a new ambulance and the improvement of an old one. The new conveyance is
known as the " Govindram Singhonia Ambulance."
BREEDING OPERATIONS.
13. The return of stud bulls maintained at this College during the year
under report is included in Table VIII of the Report of the Civil Veterinary
Department, Bengal.