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Shetfal, 27th October 1890.

25. On my way back to Bársi Road I again made a halt at this place as
stated in paragraph 21 of this report. This time
I branded 2 mares for horse and 8 for pony.

Ahmednagar, 31 st October
to 4th November 1890.

26.    I came here for the purpose of attending the Ahmednagar Horse
Show, which was to be held on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of
November, but on arrival I found no signs of Horse
Show and therefore I fixed the dates of my tour in
Gujarát.

27.    On the 14th of November the Honorary Secretary of the Ahmednagar
Horse Show informed me that the show was to be held on the 30th, 31st of
December 1890 and 1st January 1891.

28. I was not informed of the change of the dates, nor was I consulted as
to whether the dates would suit me as is required to be done in accordance with
the orders contained in the Government Resolution in the Revenue Department,
No. 7298, dated 14th October 1886. The prospectus was already published and
it was too late for me to suggest any other date.

29.    Had not the date of the Jacobabad Horse Show been changed from
5th to 12th January, I should have been unable to attend this show.

30.    I hope Government will be pleased to renew the orders contained in
the abovementioned Government Resolution and draw the attention of the
district officers to them.

Ahmedabad, 6th November
1890.

31. I commenced my tour in Gujarát here on
the 6th. I branded 1 mare for horse and 3 for
pony.

32. I also inspected the stallions noted in the
margin and found them in good condition. I noticed
that the stallions did not get sufficient exercise and I
requested the District officers to give them more.

33. It was reported to me that the T. B. E. stallion "Elzevier" was not
in favour with the breeders, being a little too big; I transferred him to Deesa.

Sánand, 7th November 1890.

34. Here I branded 1 mare for horse and 7 for
pony.

Viramgám, 9th November
1890.

35. At Viramgám only 9 marcs were collected.
I branded 1 for horse, 6 for pony and rejected 2.

Pátri, 10th November 1890.

36. I next went to Pátri and branded 5 mares
for horse and 4 for pony.

Rájkot, 12th to 20th Nov-
ember 1890.

37. My next duty was to assist at the Rájkot
Horse Show.

38. The total number of exhibits was 1,190 as compared with 610 of the
year before. As this show was held during the time of His Excellency the Gov-
ernor's visit, all the Chiefs had assembled and they brought their horses with
them. I think this is the cause of the great swelling in the number of exhibits.

Ránpur, 23rd November.

39. From here I went to Ránpur in the Ahmeda-
bad district and branded 12 mares for horse and re-
jected 40.

Uehadi, 24th November.

40. I then marched to Uehadi and branded 9
mares for horse and 2 for pony.

Dhandhuka, 26th November.

41. Here I branded 5 mares for horse and 1 for pony. I intended to
remain here for a couple of days in order to give
breeders a chance of getting their mares branded; but
I could not do so as I received orders to attend the Civil Veterinary Conference
held at Poona on the 29th November and following days, under the authority of
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