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Registration of Horses for Army. 



of farm and garden seeds to the provisions of the Adulteration 

 of Seeds Acts of 1869 and 1878. Under these Acts it is a 

 criminal offence to sell, or cause to be sold, any killed or dyed 

 seed, or to kill or dye, or to cause to be killed or dyed, any 

 seeds. The term ' to kill seeds " means to destroy by artificial 

 means the vitality or germinating powers of such seeds. The 

 term "to dye seeds" means to apply to seeds any process of 

 colouring, dyeing, or sulphur smoking. Proceedings under 

 these Acts against any person in respect of selling, or causing 

 to be sold, any killed or dyed seeds must be commenced 

 within 21 days from the time of the commission of the 

 offence. 



Seeds for use on farms and market gardens should always 

 be bought subject to a guarantee of genuineness and germin- 

 ation, and their germinating power should be tested to see 

 whether the seeds come up to the standard guaranteed. The 

 presence of dye or other colouring matter can usually be 

 detected by rubbing the seed in soft white paper, or by 

 washing a small quantity in water. 



Voluntary Registration of Horses for the Army. 



Financial considerations do not admit of the full establish- 

 ment of horses required by the British Army if mobilized 

 for war being maintained in peace. Under existing Acts of 

 Parliament His Majesty's Government can impress horses 

 for military purposes in case of emergency ; but in order to 

 avoid the inconvenience which the enforcement of these Acts 

 might cause, and at the same time to prepare for an 

 emergency, a system of voluntary registration has been 

 established by the War Office, under the following con- 

 ditions : — 



1 . Owners of 20 horses and upwards are invited to register 

 such a number of horses as they would be prepared to sell 

 to the Government on the occasion of a great national 

 emergency. 



2. Ten shillings per horse registered will be paid annually 

 as retaining fee. 



3. Only practically serviceable horses of from 5 to 10 years 



