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Memorandum as to Horse-breeding. [feb., 



2S. 6d. groom's fee, but where the owner of the mare presents a free 

 nomination ticket (as to which see later) no fee other than the groom's 

 fee is payable by the owner of the mare. The owner of the stallion is 

 also required to allow his horse to serve any mare for which a free 

 nomination ticket has been issued to the owner of the mare by the 

 Board, and also, if so required, to serve any brood mare which has been 

 purchased and leased to a farmer or other person in accordance with 

 the Board's horse-breeding scheme. The above service fees will not, 

 however, be paid to the owner of the stallion in any one season in 

 respect of more than ninety mares. 



It will fall to the County Committees concerned to arrange for 

 the formation of a local committee or committees in each of the districts 

 into which the country is divided for the purpose of the awarding of 

 premiums to stallions (see Appendix),* to undertake the settlement of 

 all questions connected with the premium stallions located in their 

 district during the season of service, which extends from April ist to 

 July 31st, and to arrange for the allocation of a limited number of free 

 service tickets to owners of mares. The collection of fees will be a 

 matter for the owners of the stallions to arrange. For the purpose of 

 appointing these committees some co-operation may be necessary 

 between the County Committees of the counties comprised in any one 

 of the nineteen districts above referred to. 



Board's Premium Stallions. — In the case of Board's premium 

 stallions which are to be selected locally, requirements similar to those 

 applicable to King's premium stallions will be enforced as regards the 

 obligations of the owner of the stallion, with the exception that the 

 fee to be charged to the owner of a mare will be limited to 205. and 

 2s. 6d. groom's fee, and upon the award of a Board's premium the 

 County Committee or Committees concerned will be asked to make 

 arrangements on similar lines to those to be made for King's premium 

 stallions. 



Pony Stallions. — The Board have also in view the granting of a 

 limited number of premiums of less value for pony stallions where it 

 is thought by a County Committee that they would be beneficial on 

 conditions yet to be decided upon. 



Free Nominations for Mares to Premium Stallions. — Under the 

 premium system as described above the charge to the owner of a mare 

 for the services of a stallion is limited to £2 in the case of a King's 

 premium stallion and £1 in the case of a Board's premium stallion. 

 By means of the award of free nominations the whole cost of the 

 service fee will in a limited number of cases be provided by the Board 

 and paid direct to the owner of the stallion ; the only charge payable 

 by the owner of the mare will be the groom's fee, 2s. 6d. Funds will 

 be available for the payment of about 800 nominations to King's 

 premium stallions, value £2 each, and 650 nominations to Board's 

 premium stallions, value jQi each, annually. A County Committee 

 will, with the advice of a veterinary surgeon, be asked to allot the free 

 nominations for mares in their district. In selecting mares for the 

 award of free nominations it is desirable that the following points 

 should be kept in view : — 



As far as possible preference should be given to the small occupier or 



* Not printed. 



