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Such kennels may be erected on any convenient 

 site. A paddock in a convenient situation, with a 

 good slope for drainage purposes, and a sound 

 water-supply, may be purchased or rented on lease, 

 the drains made, and a concreted floor laid 34ft. 

 long by 32ft. wide; and the kennels, arriving in 

 sections, may be erected by local labour on this 

 foundation without further trouble. The cost of 

 material and labour varies in different localities, 

 but £/[o ought to cover it almost anywhere, so that 

 the total first cost of erecting these kennels would 



be ^150. 



If for any reason it becomes necessary to remove 

 them, they can be taken down as easily, and trans- 

 ported elsewhere; or can be sold as they stand, 

 since they will serve admirably for the accommoda- 

 tion of either foot-harriers, beagles, or even small 

 packs of harriers or fox-hounds, although primarily 

 intended for anything between fifteen and twenty 

 couples of Otter-hounds. 



In getting kennels in this way, of course a great 

 deal depends upon the reliance that the Master or 

 Committee is able to place in the manufacturer, 

 more especially as to the accuracy with which they 

 are originally made, the method of numbering the 

 sections, the manner in which they are packed and 

 despatched, and so forth. Judging from the 

 kennels which Messrs. Boulton and Paul sent me 



