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b. That the lessee be allowed to stand and travel the stallion for the 

 use of not more than 60 mares the property of farmers (whose property is 

 valued at less than ^^2,500) at a maximum fee of ^2 per single mare^ 

 ^3 IDS. per pair, and ;Q\ los. each for three or more mares (or jQi los. 

 per single mare, ^2 los. for each of two, and ^i 5s. for each of three 

 or more). 



c. That the lessee effects an insurance on the stallion for the period 

 of the lease and pays the premium thereon. 



d. That the lessee gives an approved guarantee (or is guaranteed by 

 the Agricultural Society nominating him) for the safe keeping and proper 

 care of the stallion while in his possession, and for re-deliverv of it to the 

 Government 00 the termination of the lease in satisfactory condition anii 

 health. (The judge of condition and health in this case tO' be the Govern- 

 ment Veterinarian.) 



X.B. — A modification of this scheme, wlr.ch would nro\ide a fund for 

 the keep- of the stallions during the idle season, and for the purchase of 

 other stallions, would be to lease for a guaranteed payment to the Govern- 

 ment of the service-fees of, say, 25 mares at -Q2 each, and allow service 

 of, say, 50 other mares, whether belonging to the lessee or the public^ 

 stipulating in the latter case that the service-fee should not exceed ^2. 



Comments on Schemes. ^ — These schemes mav be adopted separately^ 

 or two or more of them mav be carried out simultaneously. 



No. I scheme should in any case be adopted. 



Xo. 2 can onlv be adopted with success if the grant is tO' be co'ntinue(J 

 annuallv. The giving of premiums for one year only would be merely a 

 flash in the pan, and would not result in much permanent good. The 

 results woiuld scarcely be observable — would certainly not be observable to 

 an extent sufficient tO' judge of the success or failure of the scheme, or of 

 the advisability and profitableness of continuing it. 



No. 3 is more suitable for adoiption if the grant is an isolated one and 

 its continuance problematical. The effect of the scheme wxiuld, of course, 

 not be so wide-reaching as under No. 2 ; but it has the advantage that it 

 could be extended at anv time as funds were made available, and, on the 

 other hand, it could be dropped at any time without appreciable loss in 

 case it was judged to have failed. 



Report of Committee. — The Committee, in its reoort, expressed the 

 opinion that ^3.000 was- too small a sum to make a profitable commence- 

 ment along anv line of policy, and that it might be well to defer action 

 until the amount could be increased to ^^8,000 or ^^10,000. Alternatively,, 

 the Committee recommended — 



1. That the ;z^3,ooo be expended on only one scheme. 



2. That scheme No. 3 be adopted, providing for leasinL^ Government 

 stallions to persons approved by Agricultural Societies. 



3. That for the current year a number of Welsh ponv stallions be im- 

 ported, and. in addition, from four to six mares of the same breed 

 Stallions to be leased in accordance with scheme No^ ^, and the mares- 

 kept at Dookie, or other suitable centre, in order to form the nucleus of a 

 pedigree stud of this breed. 



It will probablv be necessary to send a man to England to purchase- 

 these horses. 



