GOVERNMENT OF BOMBAY.

ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE CIVIL VETERINARY
          DEPARTMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL YEAR 1993-1904

                             PART I.—IMPERIAL REPORT.

                             (a)—MILITARY SECTION.
                               I.—HORSE-BREEDING.
                   (1).—Government Horse and Pony Stallions.

In the beginning of the year, there were 46 stallions on the registers;

28 horses and 18 ponies. On the 1st of May
1903, all horse and pony stallions as noted in the
margin, located in the districts of Ahmednagar
and Poona, known as the selected districts, were
handed over to the Superintendent, Army Re-
mount Department, Deccan Circle, in accordance with instructions contained in
paragraph 1 of letter No. 401-366-M., of the 22nd April 1903, from the
Inspector-General, Civil Veterinary Department, together with the Depot, gear
lands, and establishment, &c., at Ahmednagar and the grass rakh at Padampur.

2.    This left 2 T. B. E., 8 arab horse, and 6 arab pony stallions in my
charge which were located in the non-selected districts. On the 14th August
1903, in accordance with an urgent wire from the Inspector-General, Civil
Veterinary Department, one T. B. E. and 8 arab horses out of the above-
mentioned stallions were sent to Ahmednagar for inspection by the Director-
General, Army Remount Department. Two of them were retained, 5 were
exchanged for others and these with the remaining two were returned. The
T. B. E. stallion "Master Lurgan" lent to the Wankaner State, the only
Imperial stallion remaining under my control, was also taken over by the
Army Remount Department. This left 12 arab stallions in my charge at the
end of August 1903. Of these 6 were located in Gujarat.

3.    Since the above date the following casualties, &c., have occurred, viz.,
one horse died and two horses and two ponies were destroyed, showing the general
percentage of 33.33 for horses and 40.00 for ponies. Besides the above number
the pony stallion "Murmur" standing at Sholápur was recommended for
destruction, but, being destroyed on the 8th April 1904, is not counted in the
above percentage. This is an unfortunately high percentage. It could not,
however, be avoided.

4.    These casualties have been replaced by new purchases and presenta-
tions as follows :—

"Jupiter"—Flea bitten grey arab pony, 14 hands, 7 years, purchased for
Rs. 1,000.

"Jordan"— Grey arab horse, 14.3 in height, 4 years, purchased for
Rs. 1,500.

"Jacob"—Chestnut arab horse, 14.2½ high, 5 years, purchased for
Rs. 800.

"Faron"—Bay arab pony, 13.3 high, 4 years, purchased for Rs. 700.

"Nissan"—Bay arab pony, 13.3 high, 5 years, purchased for Rs. 700.

"Gift''—Bay arab pony, presented by P. J. Mead, Esquire.

"Hind"—Dun Kathi pony, presented by the Patri Darbár.