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5.  Considerable progress has been made in the development of the super-
vising staff of the Department, no less than 7 new appointments having been
sanctioned during the year. The posts they are intended to occupy are :—
(i) second Assistant Bacteriologist at Muktesar, (ii) Superintendent for Eastern
Bengal and Assam, (iii) third Superintendent, Burma, (iv) third Superintendent,
Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, (v) two additional furlough reserve
posts, and (vi) one training reserve post.

6.  Four new officers arrived in India during the year and were posted as
follows:—one as 2nd Superintendent, Punjab and North-West Frontier Pro-
vince, to replace Mr. Oliver posted as 2nd Superintendent, United Provinces ;
one as Assistant Bacteriologist, relieving Mr. Montgomery appointed to investi-
gate the diseases of the camel; one attached for training to the Superintendent,
Bombay ; and one for training under the Superintendent, Bengal.

7.  The strength of the cadre was thus brought up to 26 during the year or
with the sanctioned appointments still unfilled to 32. This, although a very
substantial increase, is still much below requirements, the charges of Provincial
Superintendents being far too extensive for practical purposes.

8.  During the year, the following officers were either absent on or returned
from leave:—Lieutenant-Colonel Brodie Mills, Lieutenant Colonel Raymond,
Major Joslen and Captain Dawson. Captain J. D. E. Holmes remained on
deputation in Europe.

9.  Mr. R. E. Montgomery took up his appointment of Veterinary Officer
investigating camel diseases, with head-quarters at Lahore, and has been provid-
ed with suitable office establishment and funds. He is at present accommodated
at the Punjab Veterinary College and is working under the orders of the
Inspector-General.

Inspector-
General's tour.

10. With regard to the tours of inspection of the Inspector-General,
Colonel Morgan attended the Rawalpindi Horse Show and Amritsar and
Lyallpur Cattle Fairs ; inspected the Muktesar Bacteriological Laboratory and
branch Depôt at Bareilly ; visited Calcutta to conduct an examination of Civil
Veterinary Department officers for promotion, and attended the Board of
Scientific Advice. Was present at the Agricultural Conference at Pusa and
visited Sargodha to inspect the site for the Cattle Farm. Attended the purchasing
Committees for Arab and Australian stallions ; visited the Chharodi Cattle
Farm, and inspected the Government Cattle Farm at Hissar. The distances
travelled during the year were 21,336 miles by rail and 68 miles by road.

Major Pease, during the time he officiated, visited the Imperial Bacteriolo-
gical Laboratory at Muktesar.

          PART A.-PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION.
                    I.-VETERINARY INSTRUCTION.

Veterinary
Colleges and
Schools.

11.  Table I shows the main results of the Veterinary Colleges and Schools.
Four Colleges, those of the Punjab, Bengal, Bombay and Madras, are training
up to the graduate course. The course of instruction in Bengal, Bombay and
Madras is carried out in English, whilst in the Punjab College the teaching
is up to the same standard in the Urdu language. There is also a School in
Rangoon, with a two years' course in Burmese, in which the Veterinary Assis-
tants required for that province are trained.

12.  All our two years' courses for civilians, with the exception of Rangoon,
have now been discontinued, but the Military Department instituted a two years'
course for the training of Salutris for their Cavalry regiments at the Punjab
College. This has, however, proved to be unworkable and the question of
abandoning it and giving the men a three years' training is now under considera-
tion

13.  The results of the work in these institutions have on the whole been
very satisfactory. 75 men passed the final graduates examination of the three
years' course, i.e., 51 from the Punjab College, 10 from Bengal, and 14 from
Bombay. 25 passed out of the 2 years' course.