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ling expenses connected with the upkeep of the pack. 

 It may even happen at times that the entire pack, with 

 all the men and horses, must be put on a train for a 

 distant meet ; and yet more often horses have to be 

 sent on. All this comes under the head of travelling ; 

 and I found my own bill for the kennels worked out 

 at about £16 a year. 



The medicines required for both kennel and stable 

 were a much heavier item and averaged about ^^30 a 

 year. This, however, covered all veterinary surgeons' 

 visits and such expenses as were incurred through 

 accidents. I should, in fact, regard this as a minimum, 

 and I must add, with special reference to that pack, 

 that the vet.'s visits were rare, both the huntsman and 

 stud groom knowing a good deal of the work. It is 

 always a feather in the cap of the management when 

 the vet.'s bill is small, and I am sure, from what I know 

 of similar expenses elsewhere, that we had some reason 

 to congratulate ourselves in this respect. 



The Huntsman's Petty Account. — This is one of those 

 unavoidable leakages in the Master's accounts which, 

 though not serious, cannot by any means be ignored. 

 It covers a great number of little expenses in themselves 

 quite insignificant, but mounting in the course of the 

 year to a total that it is absolutely necessary to take 

 into account in any examination of the annual outlay, 

 not far short in the pack of which I write of ;^5o a year. 

 To be more exact, about £^ a month, or ^^'48 during 

 the year, was the figure ; and this included all printing 

 done for the establishment, kennel lists, for instance, 

 and cards for the month ; besides which there was the 



