ARMY REMOUNTS
A scheme for tho encouragement of the breeding of ■ horses for military purposes was submitted to the executive of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association at a recont meeting, the matter being brought up by a communication from the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association. < The main proposal embodied in the scheme by its originator, Mr. J. M. Johnston, was that tne Government should subsidise the various A. and P. Associations, with the object named, to the extent of 10s. in the £ on their annual subscription fees. Ho estimated that there were in the Dominion about 16,000 members of these associations paying annual membership fees of £1 each. - A 10s. subsidy would therefore yield £8000. This sum would enable the associations to set aside more money for prizes. The promoter further _ suggested that special classes for military horses should 'be compul-sory-at A. and P. shows, the Government to have the right to purchase the remounts shown, for a. period of two years. The scheme was referred to. the Horses Sohedule Committee.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2448, 29 April 1915, Page 8
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175ARMY REMOUNTS Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2448, 29 April 1915, Page 8
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