Obituary Notices. 
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lishments ; nothing bad been done towards the breeding of horses 
for general use, or for teaching native breeders how to breed 
effectively and on correct principles ; nothing had been done to 
encourage mule breeding, or to train native salootris in veterinary 
work. 
The staff at first granted to Mr Hallen was very small, 
and his duties for the first few years were extremely laborious, 
entailing travelling at all seasons of the year over thousands of 
miles. 
Under Colonel Hallen’s auspices, a system of prizes for young 
stock was instituted at all the most important fairs in Northern 
and Western India. 
Breeders and dealers were encouraged to keep their best mares 
for Government stallions and their inferior mares for mule breeding. 
Stallions were distributed according to the requirements and capa- 
bilities of districts ; a system of periodical inspection of stallions 
and mares throughout Upper India was instituted; civil authorities 
were persuaded and encouraged to aid in the work ; and donkey 
stallions from France, Italy, Cyprus, and Arabia were introduced 
into the country. 
Not the least important of Mr Hallen’s work was the institution 
of a veterinary school in the Punjab for training native salootris in 
the rudiments of veterinary science, in castration of colts, and in 
shoeing horses on proper principles. 
In Native States, also, much was done by Mr Hallen for the 
improvement of local breeds. In Bajputana and in Kathiawar, 
chiefs were aided in procuring good stallions, and encouraged to 
breed horses of superior stamp. 
In September 1889 the superintendence of horse breeding was 
transferred from the Military Department and placed under the 
Department for Agriculture, and the foundations laid of a Civil 
Veterinary Department, a scheme that had long been the desire of 
Mr Hallen’s heart. 
His Services. 
Served with the 1st Bombay Lancers from 1850 to 1855 in 
Bajputana. 
Employed on remount purchasing duties in Bombay, 1857-58. 
