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                                                                 TABLE VIII.

                                                                  IMPERIAL.

                        Statement of mules purchased by Government during 1902-03.

Mules purchased for

Total number
purchased.

REMARKS.

Army Remount Department—

Ordnance . . . . .

124

These represent country-bred
mules. In addition to these,
283 mules of other breeds
(Australian, Arab, Persian,
Chinese and Tibetan) were pur-
chased.

Baggage . . . . .

167

Machine Gun . . . . .

232

Transport . . . . .

83

Native Cavalry Regiments—

Transport . . . . .

212

TOTAL .

818

PURCHASED AT

Fairs and
shows.

Elsewhere.

Total.

Details not furnished . . .

...

...

...

TOTAL .

...

...

...

                                                                     TABLE IX.

                                                                     IMPERIAL.

Abstract showing average cost of feed, keep, attendants, &c., of Government horse and pony
                                                          stallions during 1902-03.

PROVINCE.

AVERAGE COST PER STALLION PER ANNUM.

HORSE.

PONY.

Year under
report.

Previous
year.

Year under
report.

Previous
year.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Rs.

a.

p.

Imperial charges.

United Provinces . . .

315

1

7

298

15

1

...

...

Rajputana . . . . .

339

4

5

270

14

2

...

...

North Punjab . . . .

308

7

5

327

1

1

...

...

South Punjab . . . .

313

5

0

313

11

6

...

...

Baluchistan . . . .

544

15

8

488

3

10

...

...

Sind . . . . . .

322

14

1

319

12

8

...

...

North-West Frontier Province .

321

3

11

336

3

3

...

...

General average-Imperial charges .

348

15

0

339

12

8

...

...

Provincial charges.

Deccan . . . . .

424

0

0

492

0

0

382

0

0

433

0

0

Guzerat . . . . .

414

0

0

483

0

0

400

0

0

428

0

0

General average-Provincial charges

422

0

0

483

6

5

384

0

0

407

5

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