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discontinued. In this district alone castrations have fallen from 317 to 119.
The Superintendent, South Punjab, draws attention to the fact that a fee is
given in some districts and not in others, and suggests that it should be given in
all or none, as the present practice makes those who do not receive it discon-
tented. The attention of the Boards will be directed to this and also to the fact
that several Veterinary Assistants did no castrations at all. In the South Punjab
Circle 5.54 colts were castrated by salutries paid from Imperial Funds.

                      VI.—TOURING OF SUPERINTEDENTS.

12. The touring of Superintendents is shown in Table P. Both have an
enormous area to cover in visiting stallion stands, breeding mares, attending
horse fairs, &c. Veterinary-Captain Joslen in addition to his own duties acted
for two months as Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, North-Western
Provinces and Oudh.

                                            VII.—GENERAL.

The cost of the Civil Veterinary Department to Provincial Funds is
Rs. 18,863-15-8 against Rs. 20,949-13-8 last year. The salaries of the Superin-
tendents are a charge against Imperial revenues, while the Provincial Govern-
ment bears the cost of establishment, travelling allowance of officers and estab-
lishment, contingencies, printing, &c. The total cost for the North Punjab is
Rs. 8,382-2-6 against Rs. 10,465-6-10 last year, the decrease being entirely
under the head of travelling allowances of officers and establishment'; the charge
for the South Punjab Circle is Rs. 10,481-13-2, almost exactly the same as last
year. Proposals have lately been submitted for the appointment of an additional
English clerk in each office. Both Superintendents have worked vigorously
during the year in promoting horse, pony and mule-breeding operations through
the Imperial horse and donkey stallions. Veterinary Captain Joslin has also done
as much as his other duties would allow in supervising the work of the
Veterinary Assistants and in inspecting cattle dispensaries, and with very good
results in both cases. That both officers have not given more attention to cattle
and cattle disease is due, I believe, not to any lack of energy on their part but
to the fact that, while the Department is so undermanned as at present, they
cannot cope with all branches of the work and necessarily restrict their attention
to that branch of it which is considered most important.