Instruction.                                                                                          c

weekly duty in the station veterinary hospital as orderly farriers During
a tour of duty a farrier will be under the orders of the S. V. O.

Voterinary
instruction
of officers
and others.

49. The officers (including attached officers) and farrier establish-
ments of corps in charge of a veterinary officer will receive instruction from
the latter in elementary veterinary duties. The O. C. the station will
arrange for the assembly of a class once a week, or as often as practicable.

Veterinary
pupils.

50. Four European or East Indian lads, preferably the sons of soldiers,
who are between fifteen and seventeen years of age, medically fit, able to
read and write English, speak Hindustani, and work simple sums will be
enrolled as veterinary pupils in the 26th, 27th, and 28th light cavalry,
respectively. They will, for the first two years, be placed under the orders
of the veterinary officer who will instruct and examine them half yearly. A
pupil of undesirable character will be brought before the G. O. C. for dis-
charge at any time during the first two years. Similar measures will be
taken for the discharge of a pupil who, on completion of two years'
service, is not competent to perform the duties of a farrier.

                                    Army Veterinary Schools.

Organisa-
tion.

51. Poona school. Managing committee.

A veterinary officer of the reserve of the Bombay Command is in
charge of the school. He receives a monthly allowance of Rs. 200 from
the school funds.

Reports.

52. The veterinary officer in charge will submit to the committee
annually by November 1st a report on the work of the past year (a copy
should be sent to the P. V. O.) and, quarterly, a balance sheet of the
accounts. The report and balance sheets will be submitted to the L. G. C.

Expenditure

53. The committee will regulate the expenditure of the school funds,
but the written consent of the L. G. C. is required to (i) any recurring
expenditure ; (ii) any proposal involving an outlay of Rs. 1,000 ; (iii) any
expenditure from the reserve fund.

Manage-
ment.

54. Umballa and Simla schools —
Managing committee.—The I. G. Cavalry.
                                    The I. G. Artillery.
                                    The P. V. O., India.
                                    The G. O. C. Sirhind district.

Duties of
S.V O.
Umballa.

55. The S V. O. Umballa, will, in addition to his other duties, act as
instructor to the classes. He will be assisted by an interpreter for the
native classes. He will submit a report on the work of the past year to
the P. V. O., through the I. V. O. Punjab Command, by September 1st
annually.

Classes.

56. POONA.—June 1st to September 1st—for 40 British officers and
                  soldiers.
                          November 1st to February 1st—for 40 native soldiers and
                  students from native states.
      SIMLA.—April 20th to July 19th—for British officers.
      UMBALLA.—October 15th to January 14th—for 60 British soldiers.
                  January 15th to April 14th—for 60 native soldiers and
               men of the S. and T. corps.

The classes at Umballa will be composed as follows: —

Applications to attend a class will be submitted on I. A. F. X 1835.