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The number of mares returned as not having held is 959, or just over
50 per cent. of the total covered.

The Superintendent reports that the pony stallions are in greater demand
than ever, and that the District Boards of Pesháwar, Gujrát, Sháhpur, Siálkot,
Jhang and Ráwalpindi are making efforts to secure good pony sires. He
states that their number might be increased with advantage as there are plenty
of pony mares. Hazára and Bannu are the only districts without any pony
stallions, and the expectation expressed in last year's report that the deficiency
would be removed has not been fulfilled. In the Pesháwar Division, however,
some improvement has taken place.

South Punjab.

4. The proportion of stallions to districts in the South Punjab is much
higher. At the beginning of the year 44 horse and 28 pony
stallions were divided between the 18 districts of the
South Punjab Circle. Of these, 10 horses and 9 ponies belonged to the Court of
Wards or private persons. One horse was received on transfer from the head
"Pony stallions " and two were purchased by the Multán and Gurgáon Boards,
while 6 ponies were purchased by the Dera Gházi Khán, Jullundur, Montgomery
and Umballa districts and 4 ponies were added by transfer from the head of
" Horse stallions " Against these additions have to be set the death of 3 horses
and 1 pony, the sale of 2 horses, the transfer of 4 horses to the head " Pony
stallions," the transfer of one pony to the head " Horse stallions " and the disposal
of 9 horses and 9 ponies as unfit for stud work. All the unfit stallions, whether
horses or ponies, belonged to private persons. The close of the year thus saw
29 horses and 27 ponies at work, or an average of 3 horse and 3 pony
stallions for every two districts. Roughly speaking, it may be said that the
average number of stallions per district of the South Punjab is 3 against
2 in the North Punjab. The distribution in the former Circle at the close of
the year was as follows:—