PART I.—IMPERIAL REPORT.
B.—REVENUE SECTION.
II.—MULE BREEDING.
Cost of feed
and keep of
Government
donkey stal-
lions.
53. The average cost per donkey stallion in 1894-95, as shown in Table
XIV, page xlix, was as follows :—
|
Rs. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
North-Western Provinces and Oudh ... ... |
142 |
5 |
0 |
|
North Punjab ... ... ... ... |
133 |
8 |
9 |
|
South Punjab ... ... ... ... |
126 |
4 |
3 |
|
Derajat ... ... ... ... ... |
152 |
12 |
9 |
|
Baluchistan ... ... ... ... |
359 |
5 |
11 |
|
Deccan ... ... ... ... ... |
382 |
14 |
2 |
|
Guzerat ... ... ... ... ... |
266 |
10 |
11 |
|
Sindh and Cutch ... ... ... ... |
261 |
12 |
7 |
The cost compares favourably with last year, except in the case of the
Deccan and Guzerat, where it has materially increased.
The deduction in the cost at the Depôts is most noticeable:—
|
1893-94. |
1894-95. |
|||||
|
Rs. |
A. |
P. |
Rs. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
North-Western Provinces Depôt ... ... |
174 |
15 |
0 |
115 |
3 |
9 |
|
Punjab Depôt ... ... ... ... |
174 |
13 |
11 |
126 |
3 |
4 |
Number of
pony and don-
key mares serv-
ed by Govern-
ment donkey
stallions.
54. The number of pony and donkey mares covered by Government donkey
stallions, as noted in Table IX, page xxviii, was as follows:—
|
Pony mares. |
Donkey mares. |
|||
|
1893-94. |
1894-95. |
1893-94. |
1894-95. |
|
|
North-Western Provinces and Oudh ... |
3,789 |
3,550 |
131 |
56 |
|
North Punjab ... ... ... |
7,155 |
7,282 |
614 |
667 |
|
South Punjab ... ... ... |
3,917 |
3,885 |
82 |
84 |
|
Derajat ... ... ... |
998 |
953 |
... |
... |
|
Deccan ... ... ... |
45 |
59 |
... |
... |
|
Guzerat ... ... ... |
11 |
17 |
... |
... |
|
Sindh and Cutch ... ... ... |
788 |
687 |
... |
... |
|
Baluchistan ... ... ... |
19 |
22 |
... |
... |