4                   REPORT ON THE CIVIL VETERINARY DEPT., BURMA,

Class B.—This became Class C in December after the final examin-
ations had been concluded. The pupils in this class will complete their
three years' training in July 1926.

On the 31st March 1926, there were therefore 15 pupils in residence.
No fresh batch of pupils has been admitted during the year, pending
the orders of Government regarding the preliminary educational
qualifications of future candidates, and the proposed increase in the
cadre of assistants.

Considerable progress has been made during the year with the new
buildings. The operation and laboratory blocks have been in use since
July, but a good deal of excavation in connection with the drainage
scheme is still going on round these buildings.

The machinery for the pump house was installed and put into
operation, but the water-supply did not come up to expectations and
special pumping operations were rendered necessary. There has since
been an improvement, but it remains to be seen whether the supply will
be sufficient for the new main building.

The old school building has been dismantled and the new main
building on the same site is nearing completion.

The segregation block has been built, but its drainage arrangements
are not yet completed.

A block of menials' quarters for eight families has been constructed,
and a start made on the Principal's house. The siting of lecturers'
quarters and the new hostel has not yet been finally settled. In connec-
tion with these latter buildings visits have been made to the spot by
the Hon'ble Finance Member and the Development Commissioner, and
additional land for the purpose and for possible extensions is being
acquired.

Anti-rinderpest inoculation was carried out on six occasions by the
school staff and pupils in checking local outbreaks, the number of cattle
inoculated being 394.

Owing to the shortage of the district staff it also became necessary
to send four final-year pupils to assist in dealing with an outbreak in
Arakan. Volunteers were called for, and they were inoculating there
during August, September and October when, owing to their approach-
ing examination they were recalled and were replaced by four Class B
pupils. The latter were engaged on inoculation duty for three weeks
in November, after which they returned to their studies.

It is desirable that pupils should get as much practical knowledge as
possible while they are at the school, and local outbreaks afford them
an excellent opportunity of doing so, but it is to be deplored that it
should be necessary to call upon them to assist in dealing with pro-
tracted outbreaks at a distance, necessitating a serious interruption in
their studies as did the one in Arakan.

The remaining student at the Bengal Veterinary College was not
successful in his final examination, and in view of adverse reports