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Kopargaon, 18th May 1888.

13. On the 18th of May I arrived at Kopargaon, and branded 2 mares for
horse and 38 for pony. The mares were a middling lot.
The Arab stallion " Clipper " was in good condition.

Yeola, 20th May 1888.

14. From Kopargaon I proceeded to Yeola in the Násik District, and
branded 46 mares for pony and rejected 10. The
stallion " Pilgrim" was in excellent condition, but
reported to be very vicious. The stable was under construction.

Málegaon, 22nd May 1888.

15. I arrived here on the 22nd May, branded 17 mares for pony, and
rejected 27. The stallion " Cruiser " was standing in a
chappar near the old fort, and the new stable was
under construction.

Nándgaon, 23rd May 1888.

16. From Málegaon I proceeded viâ Manmád to Nándgaon, where I brand-
ed 35 mares for pony, and rejected 13. The stallion
" Cyclone " was in good condition. The mares here
are very small.

Chálisgaon, 25th May 1888.

17. I visited Chálisgaon, in Khándesh, on the 25th May, and was much
disappointed on seeing the poor number presented for
my inspection. The stallion " Pinto" was in fair
condition.

Dhulia, 27th May 1888.

18. From Chálisgaon I marched to Dhulia, the chief town of the Khán-
desh District. Here the Mámlatdár of the place
brought 67 mares for my inspection, and I branded 47
for pony, and rejected 20. The stallion " Lieutenant" standing here was suffer-
ing from liver disease, and his sheath was in a filthy state. I recommended
treatment, &c.

Násik, 2nd June 1888.

19.    Here only 4 mares were brought forward, and as they were a poor
lot I branded 1. I am afraid due notice of my com-
ing there was not given to the breeders of the sur-
rounding villages. The stallion " Multum " is considered to be vicious ; but I
consider it due to insufficient exercise, and orders have been given that he
should get more.

20.    From Násik I returned to Poona, and remained there till the 27th of
October. During this time I branded 19 mares for horse and 7 for pony.
While here I was engaged in office work. I was on leave from 15th August to
20th September 1888.

Punch, bad stock-getter.
Siváji,               do.

Hyder, bad constitution.

21. On the 25th of September I assisted at the Horse Show in Poona. The
Show was a success. I took this opportunity of having all the stallions in the
district brought in for my inspection. The margin-
ally noted stallions were found useless for stud pur-
poses, for reasons given against each of them, and were
recommended to be cast and sold.

Deesa, 30th October 1888.

22. I started on my tour in Gujarát on the 27th of October, due notice
of my coming having been given to the breeders by
the Political Superintendent of Pálanpur. I reached
Deesa on the 30th, inspected 18 mares, and branded 14 for pony, and rejected 4.
The pony stallion " Majeeb " was in fair condition.

Ahmedabad, 1st to 6th
November 1888.

23. From Deesa I returned to Ahmedabad.
Here I inspected the Government stallions noted in
the margin, and found them
in good condition, with the
exception of the following
three:—

" Hollander"—Impotent.

" Inspector"—Suffering from incurable disease of sheath.

" Midnight"—Suffering from chronic debility.

Government Resolution No.
8051 of 3rd December 1888.

" Hollander" was destroyed in accordance with conditions made with
the donor when the horse was given to the Department.
" Inspector " and " Midnight" were cast and sold.