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and while the Cleveland Bay and old- 
fashioned Hackney or Roadster had become 
extremely rare, we had been obliged of late 
years to look abroad for supplies of harness 
horses. 
The causes of deficiency in these breeds 
were (1) the export of mares; (2) the in- 
creased profits accruing to sheep and cattle 
rearing, and (3) the increased demand for 
horses, consequent on increased population 
and augmented wealth, which produced a 
relative scarcity. The Committee recorded 
great improvements during the few years 
preceding in Cornwall and Devon, where 
formerly few horses had been bred. 
The value of the work performed by 
this Committee was much qualified by the 
disinclination of its members to hear any 
evidence which did not bear directly upon 
Thoroughbreds and the production of saddle 
horses. Perusal of the mass of evidence 
given by numerous witnesses shows that 
the Committee would hear little or nothing 
in relation to the condition of Harness 
Horse breeding, apparently holding that 
very important department of the industry 
as without the scope of their inquiry. It 
is difficult to understand why this attitude 
was adopted, but the published minutes 
