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C. A. T. FuRSDON, Esq. : A moderate number of stallions should 

 be imported, great cue being taken over their selection — they should 

 be kept at a Government Stock Farm and in the season visit different 

 districts where arrangements might be made for them to stand for 

 service under the care of a resident in the district in some such way as 

 is being done with the Welsh Pony. The fee to be reasonable but 

 only mares up to a certain standard to be accapted, and premiums to 

 be given for the best three colts produced at 12 months old to encour- 

 age early maturity. Irish Hunter type — to give fair amount of 

 quality and substance but not too heavy about 15 to 15* 1 hands and 

 able to do a good hard day's work whenever called upon. 



J. M. GiBB, Esq. V.S. : Yes. Cleveland Bay and light hackney. 



B. S, Gos-SRT, Esq. : I think it is desirable that stallions should be 

 imported. I consider that the best type of horse to improve our draft 

 horses is the Norman Trotting breed of coach stallion 



I -am attaching a photo of one now used in England I have 

 seen many of them at an international horse show in Paris and was 

 much struck with them. Normandy is a noted district for breeding 

 London carriage horses, they cost about £90 each at 5 years old, 

 nearly all the London carriage horses are imported not bred in 

 England. 



H. W. Griffith, Esq. : Yes. Most certainly. 



Of two types : Thoroughbred Stallions, for those portion of the 

 breeders, and public, who still hold to Racing. 



Hackney Cob Stallions, (from 14*2 h.h. : 15 h.h.) for breeders, who 

 are looking to useful, all round animals (riding and draft.) 



Colonel H. E. C. Kitchener : Yes. Stout Canadian high action 

 horses. 



A. I'. LocKWooD WiNG.^TE, EsQ. : I think stallions should be im- 

 ported regularly and continuously. We are toll that years ago on 

 ** Pepper" and " Goshen" respectively there were at one time five and 

 seven imported stallions serving at the same time, and no doubt on 

 many o'her Pens there were a like number which goes to prove how 

 the high standard of horses in those days was reached and maintained. 



The thoroughbred, I think, is the best type to import, but of the 

 thoroughbred hunter kind. Tlie sort of horse which is found in 

 Ireland in the hunting fields — thoroughbred, but with plenty of bone 

 and substance and up to any weight over a hard country after hounds. 



Hon. G. McGrath : I think the importation of thoroughbred stal- 

 lions would be decidedly advantageous, and the only description of 

 sires which would prove satisfactory in the end and conduce to the im- 

 provement of horse-breeding in Jamaica The services of sires should 

 be available in the different districts of the Island and thus prevent the 

 necessity of sending mares to any great distance. 



A. C. L. Martin, Esq. : The type of thoroughbred stallion best 

 suited to get serviceable animals in the Island and to mate with fillies 

 by Sir Gerald or other mares 14 hands and 14.2 should be an animal 

 15.2 with short legs, deep girth, about 6 ft. 2 in. good hind quarter 

 plenty of bone below the knee, free from any disease that would be 



