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was received from Mr. St. Maur, accompanied by 

 certain suggestions for the good management of the 

 hunt. 



The terms of Mr. St. Maur's proposal were as 

 follows : — 



" 1. I will provide the hunt with twenty -two couple 

 and a half of my best hounds. (This number would 

 enable us to breed our own entry 'next> year.) The 

 hounds would of course remain my own property, but 

 I would agree to give twelve months' notice before 

 taking them back. 



"2. I will pay the expenses of walking puppies and 

 give the usual prizes ; also pay for the journeys and 

 fees of such bitches as would have to be sent to dogs of 

 another pack. 



"3. All drafts I will give to the huntsman as his 

 perquisite, and I will also pay the licences for the 

 pack. 



" 4. I offer the choice of any of the hunt horses the 

 committee may wish to buy at twenty pounds apiece. 



" 5. Should it be any advantage to the hunt, I will 

 lend the huntsman my kennels, field and half the 

 stable, subject to twelve months' notice. 



" 6. Should the committee desire a master and not 

 find anyone who has sufficient time to devote to the 

 business of the hunt, and should the hunt think they 

 can repose sufficient confidence in me, I would not 

 object to undertake the duties provided someone else 

 was appointed to do the work in my absence. I must 

 ask the committee not to imagine that by this offer 

 I am making a bid for the mastership, but to believe 

 that I only make the offer because it may be difficult 

 to find anyone who has the time or inclination for the 

 job. The offers I have just made are not conditional 



