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Bhuj in Cutch, 20th to 25th
February.

55. I arrived here on the 20th of February. The Horse Show was held
here at Kharsara near Bhúj. I cannot compare this
year's Show with the last, as I did not attend it: but
there was a falling off in the number of exhibits from
that of 1885-86. This can be accounted for by the fact that none were exhi-
bited by the Darbár. Here I branded
20 mares for horse. I also inspected
the stallions noted in the margin and
found them in good health and condition,
except " Torna ", who was too fat and
was suffering from œdema of the sheath.

Ahmedabad, 5th to 10th
March.

56. I arrived here on the morning of the 5th March to attend the Horse
Show and commenced with the classification. During
the Show I branded 12 mares for horse and 74 for pony,
rejecting 35.

I also inspected
the stables and stal-
lions noted in the
margin and found
them in good con-
dition.

Deesa, 17th March,

57. I next proceeded to Deesa and branded 10 mares for pony and rejected 8 ;
also inspected the Government stallion " Majeeb " and
found him in good condition.

Parántíj, 22nd March.

58. I was recommended to visit this place by the Collector and the District
Superintendent of Police, Ahmedabad, and I accord-
ingly went there and branded 2 mares for horse and
43 for pony, rejecting 22.

Statistical Report.

Stollions : Number of.

59. At the end of last year the strength of
stallions on the books was :—

Increase received during the year.

60. The undermentioned stallions
were received during the year :—

               From England.

            By purchase.

The English horses were sent to Ahmednagar Depôt for acclimatization.
The animals purchased locally were distributed as follows :—