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Vol. XV. Part 5. 



10th May, 1917. 



GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATION OF STALLIONS. 



TENTH ANNUAL REPORT (SEASON 1916) ON THE VETERINARY EXAMINA- 

 TION OF STALLIONS FOR GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATE OF SOUNDNESS AND 

 APPROVAL. 



By W. A. N. Robertson, B.V.Sc, Chief Veterinary Officer. 



With the hearty co-operation of all interested in the system of Govern- 

 ment certification of stallions, the tenth year of the examinations has 

 been brought to a successful conclusion. I have again to record my 

 appreciation of the assistance rendered; by owners of stallions who 

 accepted the time-table as arranged, often at some considerable incon- 

 venience to themselves, and by secretaries of agricultural societies, upon 

 whom devolved the duty of arranging for stallions to be in attendance 

 promptly at the advertised hour, and, in those cases where no horses were 

 coming forward for examination, by notifying me in sufficient time to 

 allow of cancellation, so conserving the time of the examining officer, 

 and in this way reducing the number of parades to 89. Finally, by 

 the two veterinary officers, Messrs. Griffin and Lerew, who overcame 

 every obstacle, such as cancellation of trains, &c., and kept all 

 appointments made. Involving as this did, the holding of two, 

 three, and even four parades a day, and as many as nine and eleven 

 parades a week, it will be recognised how a breakdown in the engage- 

 ments would have disorganized the time-table. The number of exami- 

 nations and action taken by each of the veterinary officers is as shown 

 hereunder : — 



Officer. 



Mr. R. Griffin, M.R.C.V.S. .. 

 Mr. \V. M. Lerew, G.M.V.C. 

 Appeal Boards 



Per centage 

 Rejected. 



38-80 

 43-26 

 75-00 



4001. 



