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Notes , Communications and Reviews. 
£ 
(1) G-rants to societies or individuals for the provision of bulls . 13,800 
(2) Grants to societies for the provision of boars . . , 1,000 
(3) Grants to heavy horse societies 8.800 
(4) Grants to milk-recording societies. ..... 5,000 
(5) Grants to the selected agricultural institutions for the 
employment of livestock officers 8,401) 
£37.000 
The Board has divided England into ten provinces. They 
have allocated to these provinces and also to Wales and 
Monmouth grants in accordance with the estimated proportion 
of holdings above 20 acres and under 100 acres. The ten 
provinces are estimated to contain 81 per cent, of such 
holdings, and Wales and Monmouth 19 per cent. The amount 
of the grant for England has been apportioned between the 
districts in accordance with the distribution of animals. 
For the provision of bulls, annual grants of not more than 
15/. per animal are to be given to clubs and societies, or 12/. to 
an individual owner. The latter will only receive grants when 
the livestock officer is satisfied that it is not possible to form a 
bull club, and further, no individual will receive a grant unless 
the livestock officer is satisfied that in return for the grant the 
bull will be available for a greater number of cows belonging 
to the smaller farmers than it was previously. Not more than 
four annual grants are to be made to any one individual, and 
not more than five to any society, for each approved bull 
provided by it. Not more than one-third of the sum available 
for grants in any one year is to be spent in grants to individuals. 
After the year 1918-19 assistance by way of loans repayable 
without interest will be available if the financial position of 
the Development Fund warrants it. 
Grants in aid of the provision of boars will be made to 
societies only ; 4/. for each approved animal for the first year 
and 21. for the second. 
Grants are to be made to heavy horse stallion societies 
provided the societies do not hire stallions to travel at a fee 
exceeding 31. 3s. No grant will exceed 80/. per approved 
stallion, of which not more than 40/. will be a direct grant, 
the remainder being utilised, if necessary, for “ assisted 
nominations. No reduction is to be made in service fee 
except in “ assisted nominations.” The stallions for which 
grants are to be given will be approved by competent experts 
and registered under the Board’s scheme. As to the grants 
to be given to milk-recording societies, preference is to be 
shown to societies already in existence and formed on a 
co-operative basis. Each society shall employ a “ tester ” to 
check and take records, the appointment of such tester to be 
