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branded 89 mares for horse
and 32 for donkey, and reject-
ed 105. I took this opportu-
nity of having all the stallions
in the district, as per margin,
brought in for my inspection.
The horse stallions had not
been sufficiently employed,
therefore I ruturned two to
Jacobabad where there is
plenty of work for them.

Madeji, 19th January.

47. I then went to Madeji in the same district where only 15 mares
were collected though timely notice was given. I
branded 1 for horse and 10 for donkey.

Sukkur, 20th January.

48. At Sukkur I branded 10 mares for horse
and 7 for donkey.

Rohri, 21st January.

49. Here I branded 3 mares for horse and
8 for donkey.

Radhan, 23rd January.

50. I proceeded here on the 22nd January. 155 mares were collected, out
of which I branded 38 for horse and 77 for donkey,
rejecting 40. The mares were a good lot and the
owners of small mares were eager to accept the donkey brand.

Lárkhána 24th January.

51. My next visit was to Lárkhána where 538 mares were collected, out
of which 91 were branded for horse and 35 for donkey.
Many more mares would have been branded for
donkey, but it began to rain heavily and the owners would not remain.

Jacobabad, 25th January
to 2nd February.

52. Here 486 mares were inspected and I branded 171 for horse, 92 for
pony, 23 for donkey, and rejected 200. I also inspect-
ed the stable and stallions noted in the margin and
found them in good health
and condition, with the ex-
ception of " Ramghat", " Ka-
marputta", "Jack" and " Cu-
pid ", who were suffering from
Bursáti, and I recommended
treatment, &c. This year
there was a Horse Show and
over 1,000 animals were enter-
ed. Most of the exhibits were from the district proper and very few from the
Shikárpur or Sibi districts. The Show was a great success both in number and
quality, and I am of opinion that it was the best Show I have attended ; and
from the interest the breeders take in horse-breeding it is likely to improve and
become a good market for the purchase of remounts. Most of the prize-winners
were the produce of Government stallions. Two prizes were given to the best
remounts purchased by the Remount Committee. In the Remount classes there
were 117 exhibits.

Mirpur, 4th to 7th February.

53. My next visit was to Mirpur in the Shikárpur District, where I
branded 21 mares for horse, 5 for pony and 54 for
donkey, rejecting 40. The mares were small and
mostly suited for mule-breeding.

Hyderabad, 15th to 17th
February.

54. I arrived here on the 15th and assisted at the Horse Show. The
Show was not a success ; but I think this was partially
owing to untimely rain. There were about 200
exhibits. Many of the classes had no entries. The
breeders here were not willing to accept the brand.

The Government stallions,
as per margin, were brought
in for my inspection and I
found them in good condition.