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Horses on Board Ship. 



averages I give, considering the large number 

 of instances upon which they are based. 



TABLE OF MORTALITY OF REMOUNTS SHIPPED TO SOUTH AFRICA 

 FROM NOVEMBER, 1899, TO JULY, 1901. 



In comparing these figures, we should bear 

 in mind the following points : 



i. Horses going to South Africa from Aus- 

 tralasia and the Argentine Republic have not 

 to pass through the tropics, which is a serious 



