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at reduced fares, which the owner of the 

 animal will have to pay. He may also be liable 

 for the return passage of the man or men. On 

 short trips, such as that to St. Petersburg, an 

 arrangement can generally be made with the 

 captain of the steamer to get one of the ship's 

 hands, for instance, the carpenter, to look 

 after the animal or animals. 



Messrs. Sewell and Crowther, of Cockspur 

 Street, S.W., who are passage brokers, give 

 me the following quotations by tramp 

 steamers : 



Melbourne . . 50 gs., and 10 gs. for horse-box. 

 Durban. . . 35 gs. (including box and fodder). 

 Buenos Ayres . 15 gs., and 10 p.c. on value of horse 



(including horse-box). 



The large number of horses sent over 

 every year from Australia to India are 

 usually taken by " ocean tramps " at the 



