A STRAIGHTFORWARD OPINION.
Writing from East London, South Africa, to a friend in Wellington, Mr Wilkie, a veterinary surgeon of the Agricultural Department, who accompanied ene of the late contingents to the front, says, inter alia: —Horses are urgently wanted in South Africa, and the class of animals most desired is a thick-set cob of 14.1 to 14.2 hands, under six years of age. Horses of 15.1 and 15.3 are not the best. Our horses, although they are much admired for their condition and appearance, are not thought to be the best for the work. The energy of New Zealand in sending out its little regiments one after another is keenly appreciated here. The men are well-behaved and temperate, and no men encamped here are more respected or more popular. They don't quite rank as soldiers, and certainly don't compete with crack cavalry regiments in military matters, but as hard-working fellows and sensible representatives of a loyal colony their services are highly valued by the army and the public.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6698, 17 May 1900, Page 3
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169A STRAIGHTFORWARD OPINION. Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6698, 17 May 1900, Page 3
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