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stage, absolutely humane and decent arrange- 

 ments for slaughter, perfect storing conditions, 

 and packing and delivery with adequate 

 trade marks which ensure that none of the 

 preceding labours and precautions are lost. 

 As we are considering this question from 

 the point of view of the fullest national supply 

 obtainable from the land, it does not seem 

 beside the mark to point out that such public 

 ownership as I am advocating provides the 

 readiest and simplest way of effecting any 

 large change or direction in management. 

 The Board of Agriculture would not then be 

 content only to supply valuable information 

 to those whom it might or might not concern. 

 It would be able to indicate directions in which 

 the various areas might unite to supply certain 

 needs of the public services, undertake sub- 

 ordinate factories for preserved goods, and 

 combine in experimental work. 



I have raised my feeble voice for some 

 years now against the system which the 

 Development Commissioners thought well to 

 adopt in the matter of our horses. I urged 

 that the plan of giving prizes to the owners 



