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in an entirely subordinate position, and 

 have no executive authority whatsoever. 

 For this duty, the remount officer, who 

 usually does nothing more than write 

 descriptions of the horses, is paid 2 a 

 day ; and the veterinary surgeon, who does 

 practically all the work, i a day. On one 

 occasion, in a West of England town, when 

 a Cavalry officer who was assisted by a well 

 known Army veterinary surgeon, was pur- 

 chasing remounts, a horsey bystander wisely 

 remarked: "The Vet. could get on jolly well 

 without the Captin ; but I'm blessed if the 

 Captin could get on without the Vet." In 

 such cases, the veterinary surgeon and a clerk 

 could do all that is required. 



To emphasise the advantage which horsemen 

 would derive from veterinary training, I do 



