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motion, expresses an opinion that it 
is very desirable that if the Royal 
Warrant of 1st July, 1859, be 
adopted, it should be fully carried 
out, and states that no difficulty 
^Yas encountered in doing so in the 
cases of the 2nd and 6th Dragoon 
Guards, both in India, the exami¬ 
nations being written and carried 
on confidentially between the officer 
in command of the regiment-and 
himself. 
‘ 2. Lord Herbert concurs in the 
opinion that no sufficient ground 
has been shown for a modification 
of Clause 3 of the Warrant, re¬ 
quiring Veterinary Surgeons to be 
examined, as applied to India. 
^ 3. Under the new organization 
of the Army in India, there will 
henceforth be no regimental em¬ 
ployment for Veterinary Surgeons 
of the local Service, but those now 
in the Service may be promoted 
under the Royal Warrant of 1st 
July, 1859j their examinations being 
conducted by means of written 
questions, prepared by the Principal 
Veterinary Surgeon in this country, 
in the mode above described. 
‘ 4. In carrying out this arrange¬ 
ment, a list of Veterinary Surgeons 
who have served the required 
periods for promotion should be 
sent home from time to time, in 
order that the examination ques¬ 
tions may be prepared and trans¬ 
mitted to India.^ 
This cancels the decision com¬ 
municated in letter from the Right 
Honorable the Secretary of State 
for India, dated 7th June last, pub¬ 
lished in the Government General 
Order,* No. 625, of the l6th July, 
1861. 
alteration necessary, 
it shall be compe¬ 
tent for our Secretary 
for War to shorten 
the several periods of 
service above men¬ 
tioned, in such manner 
as he shall deem fit 
and expedient. 
‘^^6. Promotion 
from one rank to 
another shall not ne¬ 
cessarily be given by 
seniority, but by se- 
lection,for professional 
ability and meritorious 
conduct.’ 
* ‘ Madras G. 0. G./ 30tli July, 1861, No. 250. 
