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Registration of Stallions. 



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be given to selected stallions of exceptional merit. Not more than 

 10 will be awarded in 19 12. The owner of a stallion is required to state 

 on the entry form whether he enters his stallion for competition for 

 a Super-Premium. If he does so enter it, he is to sign an undertaking 

 agreeing to exhibit the stallion (if awarded a Super-Premium in 1912) 

 at the Show of Premium Stallions in 1913 in a class for which it is 

 eligible in accordance with the Regulations of the Board. 



If he fails so to exhibit the stallion he is to forfeit and pay to the 

 Board the value of the Super-Premium, i.e., One Hundred Guineas. 



Entries and Awards. — Exhibitors may enter any number of stallions 

 in each class, and may take all Premiums awarded to them. 



The last day for entry is Monday, January 29th, 1912, and for post 

 entry, Monday, February 5th, 19 12. 



Every stallion must be registered under the Board's Registration 

 Scheme Before it can be accepted for entry. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries are prepared to entertain 

 applications for the registration of stallions of any recognised breed. 



No charge is made for registration unless the 



Registration of service fee exceeds £10. 



Stallions. ^he Board issue a certificate certifying 



the soundness and suitability for breeding 

 purposes of every stallion accepted by them for registration. 



No application can be entertained in respect of a stallion under 

 three years of age or of a stallion which has not been entered or 

 accepted for entry in the recognised stud-book of its breed. 



The Hunters' Improvement Society, the Polo and Riding Pony 

 Society, the Shire Horse Society, the Hackney Horse Society, and the 

 Suffolk Horse Society, have arranged to publish in their respective 

 stud-books a list of stallions registered by the Board, and the two 

 first-named societies have also decided to exempt stallions registered 

 by the Board from veterinary examination at their shows. 



The acceptance of a stallion for entry at the Spring Show of 

 Thoroughbred Stallions held at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, is 

 conditional upon its having been registered by the Board. Applica- 

 tions for the registration of such stallions must be made before the 

 1st January next. 



The registration year now terminates on October 31st in each year. 



Forms of application for registration and copies of the regulations 

 applicable thereto, can be obtained free of charge from the Secretary, 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 4, Whitehall Place, London, S.W. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have awarded Research 

 Scholarships in Agricultural Science to the following gentlemen : — 

 v , P. G. Bailey, B.A. (Camb.); J. Clayton, B.A. 



Jtesearcn _ (Camb.); J. T. Edwards, M.R.C.V.S.; E< T. 

 Scho arships m Halnan> RA (Camb } ; Hammond, B.A. 

 Agricultural Science. (Camb ); j A Hanley> A ; R>as . ; q e . 

 Johnson, M.Sc. (Birm.); C. G. P. Laidlaw, B.A. (Camb.); A. E. Lech- 

 mere, M.Sc. (Bristol); J. W. Lesley, B.A. (Camb.); A. Neville, B.Sc. 

 (Lond.), F.I.C., F.C.S.; G. T. Spinks, B.A. (Camb.). 



These scholarships have been established in connection with the 

 scheme for the promotion of scientific research in agriculture, for the 



