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mittees and Sub-Committees. The Board hope to be in a 

 position to provide for the purchase of young half-bred work- 

 ing mares of good quality and of suitable conformation with 

 a view to re-sell or lease them on certain conditions to the 

 holders of suitable farms for the purpose of mating them 

 with premium or other approved stallions. The sum available 

 for this purpose should suffice for the purchase of upwards of 

 200 mares during each year. 



Free Nominations for Mares. 

 The Board also hope to secure the distribution of a number 

 of free nominations for service by King's Premium or Board's 

 Premium stallions, through the agency of the County Com- 

 mittees. A nomination, whether to a King's or to a Board's 

 Premium stallion, will represent the fee which the owner of 

 the mare would otherwise himself have to pay for the services 

 of the stallion. The intention is that these free nominations,, 

 about 1,400 in number, shall be allocated by preference to the 

 smaller tenant farmers and others in respect of the best of the 

 young mares in their possession. 



Purchase of Stallions. 

 The Board propose to expend a considerable sum on the 

 purchase of thoroughbred stallions for re-sale on special con- 

 ditions, with a view to securing the use in the district of a 

 stallion of somewhat higher class than could otherwise be 

 obtained, and of providing suitable stallions in districts where 

 at present their services are not readily available. It is hoped 

 by this means to secure the retention in this country of a 

 certain number of stallions which would otherwise go abroad. 

 The number thus purchased in any one year cannot be large, 

 but it is believed that in the course of time a substantial 

 benefit to the industry will accrue. 



Registration of Stallions. 

 The voluntary registration of stallions by the Board is not 

 to be confined to light horses only, but will be extended to 

 stallions of all breeds entered in the recognised Stud Books. 

 It is intended that registration shall be carried out free of 

 cost to the owner, except in the case of a stallion serving at a 

 fee exceeding £10, exclusive of the groom's fee, in which case 

 the expense of veterinary inspection will be borne by the 



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