HORSES FOR AUSTRALIA.
OVER aj.j3.ooo' WORTIT SHIPPED THIS YKAIi. Some idea of the dimension l ; to which the horso trado between New Zealand and Australia has attained of late can ba gained, by a glance at the figures-repre-senting the number of horses shipped lrom. Wellington alone for tlio present year. These are:— •' No. Value. . ■ £ March quarter S9l 21,52!) Juno quarter 030 11,120 Keplember quarter (to date) 250 - 7,125 Total for S months 1,791. Xt3,OSO In view of the above figures for this port alone, it is not surprising that breeders are taking a special interest in tho proposed Bill for the prevention of hereditary unsoundness in draught stallions, which has been outlined recently by Mr. C. J. Reakes, Director of the Live Stock Division of the Agricultural Department. The Bill is' to rnako provision for the licensing of stallions, and for yearly inspection which is to be gradually introduced, and it-will also cover spavin, ring-bone, side-bone, navicular disease, roaring, shivering, stringhalt, and bad feet.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1206, 15 August 1911, Page 8
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164HORSES FOR AUSTRALIA. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1206, 15 August 1911, Page 8
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