lo May. 1912.] Ccrti ficition oj Sta:lioiis. 295 



(6) The form of the A'ictorian Go\-ernment Certificatr of Soundness is 

 as follows: — " G.R. — Department of Agriculture, Victoria, No. 

 Certificate of Soundness and Approval, issued for the season 



{or issjicd for Life as the case may be), given in res])ect of the {breed) 

 stallion {name and description of stallion) submitted for Government 

 inspection by the owner {name of owner) at {place of examination) such 

 horse having been found suitable for stud service and free from hereditary 

 ur. soundness and defects of conformation predisposing thereto on examina- 

 tion by {signature of Examining Officer) Veterinary Officer on the 

 da\" of 19 . 



(Signature). 



Chief Vetermary Officer. 

 Issued by direction of the Minister of Agriculture. 



(Signature). 



Secretary for Agriculture." 



(7) Two-year-old colts may be submitted for examination and a tem- 

 porary certificate will be issued in respect of such as pass the examination 

 Such temporary certificate must not be taken to imply suitability for stua 

 service of approval as regards type, nor is the issue of it intended as ar: 

 ir.dication of the likelihood of a certificate being issued when submitted 

 for examination at a more mature age. 



(8) The season in respect of Government Certificates shall be con- 

 sidered as opening on July ist, stallions passing the examination any time 

 during the t.hree months previous to this date in New Zealand or Australia 

 will be granted a Certificate for the season next following. In respect of 

 stallions examined in Great Britain examinations on or after ist January 

 will be considered as examinations for the following season. 



IV. — Tenure of CERXiriviiArE. 



(i) Certificates issued during the seasons 1907 and 1908 are life certi 

 ficates. 



(2) Certificates issued during the season 1908 in respect of horses 

 four years old and over are life certificates ; those for three-year-olds are 

 season certificates only, and the horse must be submitted for re-examina- 

 tion at four and five years before a life certificate will be issued. 



(3) In 1910, and subsequently, only stallions five years old and over 

 will be given life certificates. Three-year-old and four-year-old stallions 

 will be certificated for the season only, and will be required to be submitted 

 for r^-examination each season until five years old, when a Life certificate 

 will be issued. 



(4) The Season certificate issued in respect of any horse must be handed 

 to the Examining Officer at the time of re-examination or forwarded to 

 the Chief Veterinary Officer before a subsequent Season certificate or a 

 Life certificate will be issued. 



(5) The Minister retains the right lo at any time have a certificated 

 stallion submitted for re-examination, and to withdraw the certificate, in 

 the event of the animal being declared, to his satisfaction, unsound. 



