191 1.] Memorandum as to Horse-breeding. 



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the Hon. Charles Byng, the Right Hon. A. E. Fellowes, Sir Merrik 

 Burrell, Bart., Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart., Sir John McFadyean, Major- 

 General J. F. Brocklehurst, C.V.O., &c, Algernon Turnor, Esq., C.B., 

 Major A. L, Langman, C.M.G., J. Blundell, Esq., J. Cooper, Esq., 

 D. Davies, Esq., G. Dove, Esq., Professor J. C. Ewart, Major W. H* 

 Fife, T. Gilbey, Esq., Captain J. Gilmour, J. Hill, Esq., C. C. Hurst, 

 Esq., Colonel H. Lewis, Major J. McKie, G. N. Midwood, Esq., J. L. 

 Nickisson, Esq., Professor Penberthy, F. Lort Phillips, Esq., W. Phill- 

 potts- Williams, Esq., I. Ramsay, Esq., E. P. Rawnsley, Esq., G. G. 

 Rea, Esq., J. S. Rigg, Esq., A. H. Smith, Esq., J. H. Stokes, Esq., 

 R. Stratton, Esq., R. S. Tilling, Esq., C. W. Tindall, Esq., R. White- 

 head, Esq., and J. Williams, Esq. 



The Right Hon. Lord Middleton is the chairman, and Mr. E. B. 

 Wilson, of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Mr. A. B. 

 Charlton are the joint secretaries. 



Meetings of the Council will be summoned from time to time as 

 occasion may require, and will be attended by such officers of the War 

 Office, the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for 

 Ireland, and of the Board themselves, as may be nominated by their 

 respective departments, to take part in its deliberations, and to supply 

 information or give explanations with regard to any questions that 

 may be raised. 



The Council is empowered to appoint committees to consider and 

 advise upon particular sections of the subject. 



The business of a County Committee in this connection will in the 

 main consist of making the local arrangements for carrying out or 

 p ,. . supervising the provisions of the Board's 

 scheme ■ 



Memorandum as to the , v \ , TZ . , . , 0 



_ . _ p , {a) As regards King's premium and Board s 



.Duties and Procedure premium stallions ; 



of County Committees {b) For the distribution of free nominations 

 m relation t© t0 mares f or service by premium 



Horse-breeding. stallions; 



(c) As regards the purchase of brood mares ; and 



(d) For promoting the voluntary annual registration of stallions by 

 owners of stallions of all recognised breeds. 



An outline of the procedure to be followed by a County Committee 

 in connection with the various matters falling to be dealt with is set 

 out below : — 



Premium Stallions. — King's premium stallions will for the present be 

 selected at a spring show to be held in London. Board's premium 

 stallions may ultimately be selected at local spring exhibitions, but for 

 the present they will be selected on application made direct to the Board. 



Immediately after the award of a King's premium at the spring 

 stallion show the Board will arrange with the owner of each stallion 

 the precise location of the stallion in the district as regards which the 

 premium has been awarded, and will communicate their decision to 

 the Secretary of the County Committee or Committees concerned. 



The acceptance of a King's premium brings the owner of the stallion 

 under an obligation to allow his horse to serve not less than fifty half- 

 bred mares, if required, at a fee not exceeding 405. for each mare and 



