12                  REPORT ON THE CIVIL VETERINARY DEPT., BURMA,

Commissioner, Prome, remarks that " the Veterinary dispensary in
spite of its short existence is a boon to the public. The people in
general are now more or less getting familiar with the good work done
both in the dispensary and by the Veterinary Staff."

The Agricultural Committee considered the question of the increase
in the number of dispensaries, when discussing the reorganisation of
this Department, and came to the conclusion that many more could be
established with benefit, and now that the experimental stage has been
passed, proving their usefulness, it is to be hoped that District Councils
and Municipalities, who are mainly responsible for their maintenance,
will see their way to cooperate with the Government in the opening
and maintaining of many more of these institutions.

                                    III.—BREEDING OPERATIONS.

14. This important work has hitherto been carried out by an officer
of the Indian Veterinary Service under the Director of Agriculture, but
the Agricultural Committee, after mature consideration, came to the
conclusion that the actual breeding of cattle is primarily the duty of this
department. They further recommended that pony breeding such as is
required in this province should be concentrated at Pyawbwè under the
Military Police, and that the Agricultural and Veterinary Departments
should have no concern with it.

The small stud consisting of one stallion and six mares was therefore
transferred to the Military Police and the services of Captain Idle, who
had hitherto been in charge of these, were retransferred to this
department.

Proposals have been submitted for the establishment of a cattle stud
farm, which has now been recommended to be located at Tatkon.

Horse and Cattle Shows were held at Meiktila, Mandalay, Allanmyo.
Shwebo, Thatôn, Maymyo, Hsipaw, Kyauksè, and Rangoon.

These shows are becoming increasingly popular, especially the cattle
shows in the Agricultural districts and serve a very useful purpose.

                          IV.—SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT.

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15. Veterinary Inspectors.—Three of the permanent Inspectors were
promoted to the grade of Deputy Superintendent, two in October and one
in January. They are on probation at present, one continuing in his
position as lecturer and laboratory assistant at Insein School, another
posted to Mandalay and the third to Sagaing.

Two Inspectors were sent on special duty, one to Yamethin and the
other to the Kyaukse District.

Two newly qualified graduates from the Bengal Veterinary College
were given appointments as Inspectors during the year. One was posted
to Toungoo and the other to Yamethin. The latter, however, has been