PART I.—IMPERIAL REPORT

                      B.- REVENUE SECTION.

                         VI.—GENERAL.

Cost of the De-
partment.

256.  The cost of the Civil Veterinary Department debited to India Estimates
during 1894-95, as shown by the Comptroller of India Treasuries (vide Table
XXI, page lxxiii) is Rs. 3,63,867-7-9. The Budget grant for the year
under review was Rs. 3,60,160, and the expenditure during 1893-94 was
Rs. 3,25,769-10-1. It will thus be seen that whilst the cost of 1894-95 was
Rs. 38,097-13-8 in excess of the previous year, the sanctioned Budget grant
was exceeded by only Rs. 3,707-7-9.

This is mainly to be accounted for by the increase of pay due to promo-
tion of officers, and the annual increments of salary of the subordinate estab-
lishment.

257.  The prices paid for imported horse and donkey stallions during the
year under review are as shown below :—

Tours of Offi-
cers of Civil
Veterinary De-
partment.

253. The present Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department (Veteri-
nary-Lieutenant-Colonel Queripel), joined the Department on 28th May 1894

In August he visited the districts of Umballa, Kurnal, and Delhi, to con-
fer with the Deputy Commissioners of these districts on matters connected with
horse breeding. He then proceeded to the Depôt at Babugarh on inspection
duty; here, after inspecting the farm, he reduced the area under cultivation
in order to lessen the plough and irrigation work which had to be performed
by the farm mares ; this was rendered necessary owing to their emaciated condi-
tion. He also visited the Rardhana stand in the Meerut district to investigate
on the spot various charges brought against the Darindah and Zilladar. These
having been fully substantiated, the stand was broken up and the Zilladar was
dismissed. On 18th August 1894, the Inspector-General returned to Simla.

In October, he attended the Quetta horse show and afterwards visited the
Native States of Bahawalpore, Kapurthala, Maler Kotla, Patiala, Jhind, and
Nabha.

In November, he visited the States of Ulwar, Jeypore, and Jodhpur, and
inspected the Ajmere Veterinary School, proceeding thence to Ahmednagar to
attend the horse show. The Bacteriological Laboratory was inspected at Poona
and the Director, Land Records, Bombay, was consulted with reference to
a number of matters affecting the Department in that Presidency. Bombay
was next visited, with a view of purchasing District Board and Imperial stal-
lions. During his stay in Bombayl the Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary
Department, enquired into the working of the Glanders and Farcy Act, which
was found to be carried out in a most unsatisfactory manner, and conferred
with the Commissioner of Police on the subject. The Bombay Veterinary Col-
lege and Lazaretto were inspected.