19'22.] Conciliation Committees in Ac.riculti ke. 



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as to crop prospects, harvests, and numbers of live stock iji 

 all the countries of the world is of considerable importance to 

 them, as jirices in this country are dependent upon world 

 prices, which are greatly influenced by such reports. 



The Annual Show of Thoroughbred Stallions arranged by 



the ^Ministry in conjunction with the Hunters' Improvement 



, , , and National Light Horse Breeding 



rij. IT r.1- Society, w^as held at the Roval Agii- 



Stallion Show. •• ' ^ „ t r ^ oq.i 



cultural Hall, Islmgton, from ioth 



February to '2nd March. The principal purpose of the show 

 is the selection of stallions for the King's Premiums which 

 are awarded by the ^^Finistry under its scheme for the en- 

 couragement of Light Horse Breeding. The premium stallions 

 are required to serve maies at low fees, which are prescribed 

 by the Ministry. The routes to be travelled by the premium 

 stallions are arranged at the close of the show. 



This year 88 stallions were entered, as compared with 97 

 last year, and 57 King's Premiums, including 12 Super 

 Premiums, were awarded. The King's Champion Challenge 

 Cup for the best Premium Stallion was awarded to " Gay 

 Lally,'' the property of the Compton Stud, the reserve horse 

 being " ScMiiet Rambler,'' belonging to Captain T. L. 

 Wickham-Boynton and Mr. H. A. Cholmondeley. These two 

 horses obtained the sam.e distinctions last year and in 1920. 

 The principal wn'nners were the Compton Stud, who obtained 

 four Super Premiums (including the King's Cup) and three 

 King's Premiums. 



Arrangements are being made for the award of a limited 

 number of ^Ministry's Premiums to Stallions which will travel 

 approved routes. 



The Conciliation Committees continue to work satisfactorily, 

 £ind there are now 42 agreements of which 24 are for periods 

 Conciliation ^l'"""? the corn han-est. A gratifying 



„ ... . feature oi the past month is the tact that 

 Committees in , ^ , i i • 



. . agreements have now been reached m 



Agriculture. , . i ^ 



several areas where negotiations between 



the two sides had been somewhat protracted, notably in Norfolk, 

 Suffolk, Lincolnshire, West Riding. Bedfordshire, Huntingdon- 

 shire and Oxfordshire. Details of the current agreements appear 

 on pp. 9']-9C). 



