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average number of mares served by King's premium stallions was, on 

 the whole, satisfactory, as for the first two months of the service season 

 it was forty-three per stallion. 



As regards the registration of stallions, the position was most 

 encouraging, as with the promised co-operation of the breed societies 

 and organisers of the principal Agricultural Shows they hoped to 

 make the application of the scheme universal, the certificate of the 

 Board to be accepted at all shows during the season. The number of 

 stallions registered was 305, of which 102 were thoroughbreds. 



For the mountain and moorland ponies the sum of £200 had been 

 allocated this year with the assistance of the Polo and Riding Pony 

 Society. It was not found possible to award premiums, but money had 

 been distributed in prizes at selected shows in the respective districts. 



Conferences would also be held with a view to elaborating a specific 

 scheme for pony stallions and for pony mares, pack horses, &c. 



He wished to impress upon those sending in schemes that he hoped, 

 with the necessary funds, the Board would be able to carry on these 

 subsidiary proposals side by side with the main scheme. 



In response to the Chairman's invitation, various suggestions were 

 made by members of the Advisory Council, and were referred to the 

 Standing Committee for consideration. 



Since the date of the above meeting the Board have decided to 

 adopt and carry out the recommendations made to them by the Advisory 

 Council. 



The Board of Education issued the following circular to County 

 Education Authorities on July 14th : — 

 Sir, 



Aid from the 1. I am to inform the Authority that the 



Development Fund TreaS ury, upon the recommendation of the 

 for the Provision Development Commissioners, have decided to 

 and Maintenance of make an advance from the Development Fund 

 Farm Institutes. to the Board of Education in order to enable 

 the Board to make additional Grants in aid of the provision by County 

 Education Authorities of Agricultural Education, in so far as that 

 falls within the province assigned to the Board of Education by the 

 Memorandum of Arrangements between the Board of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries and the Board of Education, issued on the 22nd of September, 

 1909 (Cd. 4886 of 1909). 



2. The Grants will be distributed under detailed Regulations which 

 the Board hope to issue at an early date. They will be given, in 

 accordance with the proposals made by the Board after consultation 

 with representative members of County Education Authorities and in 

 the light of the Report of the Rural Education Conference on County 

 Staffs, and concurred in by the Development Commissioners and the 

 Treasury, in aid of the provision by individual Counties or by com- 

 binations of Counties of County Staffs of Agricultural Instructors 

 working from Farm Institutes as their headquarters. The several types 

 of work within and without a Farm Institute which a County Staff 

 might undertake in appropriate circumstances are described in detail 

 in the enclosed Memorandum on the Principles and Methods of Rural 



