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consequently, a veterinary surgeon ranks according to the 
date of his commission, provided such appointment was 
originally to that regiment or battery ; but in case of an ex¬ 
change, from the date of such transfer. The steps of the 
ladder have then again to be ascended. This is one of the 
great stumbling blocks of the warrant, and is and must con¬ 
tinue to be particularly felt in the artillery. 
I am, very truly yours, 
“ Vigil.” 
To the Editors of the ‘Veterinarian * 
THE INDIAN ARMY.—THE WRONG MEN IN 
THE WRONG PLACE. 
By “ A Subscriber.” 
In looking over the f Army List* the other day I was struck 
by the following rather anomalous state of things, and as it 
may be a piece of news both to you and your readers, I send 
it for insertion in the Veterinarian , should you deem the sub¬ 
ject of sufficient interest. 
In the stud department of Bengal there are thirteen ap¬ 
pointments held by military officers, viz., one superintendent, 
two deputy superintendents, two first-class assistants, two 
second-class ditto, and six sub-assistants. 
The whole of these officers belong to native infantry, and 
there is not, at present, a single officer of either cavalry or 
artillery in the department. Is this not a strange arrange¬ 
ment ? Can you imagine officers of the infantry in England 
being appointed to breed and purchase horses for artillery 
and cavalry? 
There are three assistant-surgeons and four veterinary 
surgeons in the stud department, but their duties are strictly 
professional. 
