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(2) On receipt of Notice of Appeal in proper form, and with the 

 above conditions complied with, the Minister will appoint a Board of 

 Appeal, which shall consist of: — 



(o) In the case of appeals against refusal of certificate on the 

 ground of unsoimdness, the Chief Veterinary Officer and 

 two practising Veterinary Surgeons. 

 {b} In the case of appeals against refusal of certificate as being 

 below standard for Government approval, the Chief 

 Veterinary Officer and two horsemen of repute and 

 standing. 

 Such Board shall act and decide on the appeal, and its decision shall 

 be final, and not subject to review. 



(3) In the event of the appeal being allowed, refund shall be made 

 of the deposit and any expenses paid by the appellant imder Clause 

 1 (6). Further, the Board may recommend to the Minister the allow- 

 ance of such of the expenses of the appellant in supporting his appeal 

 as it may consider reasonable under the circumstances of the case, and 

 the Minister may, in his discretion, confirm the recommendation in 

 whole or in part, whereupon allowance shall be made to the appellant 

 accordingly. 



(4) No horse in respect of which a Government certificate is 

 refused will be allowed to be re-submitted for examination except in 

 the case of an appeal or in such case as when a three or four years old 

 horse has been refused on account of type as herein provided for. 

 In the event of any rejected horse being re-submitted for examination 

 under another name or under such circumstances as in the opinion 

 of the Minister are calculated to mislead the Examining Officer into 

 the belief that the horse has not previously been examined, the owner 

 of such rejected horse, if proved to the satisfaction of the Minister 

 that he is responsible for such re-submission, shall be debarred from 

 submitting any horse for examination for such period as the Minister 

 shall determine. 



(5) In these regidations the words "stallion" or "horse" shall, 

 unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, be taken to mean 

 either stallion or mare or animal of either sex, provided that in respect 

 of mares only those which are registered in a recognised Stud Book for 

 Draught Horses shall be examined. 



NOTICE TO SECRETARIES OF AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 



* Section " A "of the conditions to be complied with by Agricultural 

 Societies before being eligible for participation in the annual Govern- 

 ment grant is as follows: — 



" A. — That the awards of prizes in all classes for stallions, three 

 years old and over, at the Society's Show must be subject to the 

 possession by the exhibit of a Government certificate of sound- 

 ness." 

 In order to comply with the above, the special attention of show 

 secretaries is invited to the receiving of entries in stallion classes. No 



* Whilst no grant is to be made during the coming year this notice is reproduced as 

 a guide to Secretaries of those Societies who intend to carry out the Regulations. 



