58 REPORT ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. No. 6» 



Grey — Concluded. 



A very lengthy and spirited discussion took place as to the amount that 

 should be charged as a license fee, the suggestions varying from no charge 

 to one hundred dollars. Finally, it was decided not to offer any suggestions 

 as to the amount of the fee, but to leave that to the consideration of the 

 Government. 



The first resolution was carried almost unanimously; many, however, 

 were opposed to the second and third, thinking it quite impossible to carry 

 into efiect such legislation. The minority were in favor of refusing a license 

 to undesirable stallions and letting it go at that. There was also consider- 

 able opposition to a Stallion Lien Act. 



Special E-epokt of iNsrEcroES. 



We, your Inspectors, beg leave to report that after investigating the horse 

 industry in the counties of Huron, Bruce, and Grey, and inspecting the 

 stallions in the above named counties, would strongly recommend the com- 

 pulsory inspection and licensing of all stallions kept for service, the require- 

 ments for licensing to be freedom from hereditary unsoundness and regis- 

 tration in a recognized record of the Dominion of Canada ; and we would 

 also recommend a nominal license fee, sufficient to defray expenses in con- 

 nection with said inspection. In reference to the Stallion Lien Act, we do 

 not feel like recommending the Government to pass such legislation. While 

 we have no doubt it might be some protection to the owners of stallions, yet 

 we feel in many cases, it would be a hardship and an encumbrance to the 

 owners of mares, and we believe there would be a good deal of opposition 

 from farmers generally against such an Act. While we believe that much 

 good has and can be done by the syndicating of good horses in maliy sections, 

 yet we feel that there should be some protection to the farmers against being 

 swindled by glib tongued salesmeln, who sell inferior stallions, perhaps in 

 the best of condition, to men who are not judges of horses. We would 

 recommend that stallions about to be syndicated be compelled to pass inspec- 

 tion before being offered for sale. We believe the horse industry- could be 

 greatly benefited by holding a meeting of horse breeders in each riding, to 

 be addressed by practical up-to-date horsemen, on the kind of horses 

 required for the market to-day, and how to breed them. 



(Signed) H. G. Reed. 

 John Beight. 



