CENSUS OF HORSES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 282, 21 August 1908, Page 4

CENSUS OF HORSES.

£80,000 A YEAII TO INCREASE BREEDING.

Lord Carrington, Minister for Agriculture, announced iu the Ilouso of Lords on July G tho Government plan to on'courago horsebrooding, especially .in view of Army needs. It is proposed to register stallions, mares and their offspring, tho.aiuj being to scour the annual breeding of 15,000 foals. Bosk' the covering , fee, tJi6_.oivner ; . of the stal) '. will be entitled to a<fee,for eycry regist.-, , maro found in foal to a. registered 'It may be possible to assist .less Wfilalhy. owners of wares by the payment ofaw.*!;': whole or part of tho fee.

Thero is a general agreement tl) si; jfc, oncouragement would bo given to.V: : '' if three-year-olds instead of ftvf A "!'•.

wore bought for tho Army. Tho Amy oil. will make arrangements'to W'jSo i. produco of registered animals.afrtl#>f to purchaso the young stock apprft". to pay towards tho ltcop of the they aro taken over by tho' Remount lib'paitment'. Tho other stock-will bo reported' to the Board of Agrioultiiro for registration. Tho -scheme will bo carried out'\Vitlr the assistance and advice of l a consultative committee. Local schcmes will bo adopted, with possibly nrizes for registered'.stock;at local shows. There will'be no difficulty in extending tho scheme for tho county , associations. Mr. Lloyd-George, added Lord Carrington would meet tho viow,s put before'him to the utmost extent of his ability. In reply to Lcn'd Tleneago, Lord Carrington said that they proposed to have a census of all tho horses in tho country. It is understood that tho Government-:-id will bo £30,000 a year.