HORSES FOR SOLDIERS
X, , / "WHAT VICTORIA. DOKS. .:. Heturned-soldiers who have, settled on . :: ..tiu> laid hare not had to pay: excessive . Jirices for their horses, acoerding to the ■Chief Veterinary. Officer i'or the Slate v of Victoria. : He stated on May. 25 that V.the horses.in question were selected and purchased by him, and wero handed over .to the soldiers, at .the ruling: niarket ."ratee. It was only natural, however, .that -the soldiers .'should pay freight and jbreaking-in charge?.-.--If.the'horses weve '"bought through dealers the soldiers would 'also have vto pay the' dealers' conimis- •.' tion. Under the present''system- of pur- - -chase eoldiera secured horses, at .from .£5 ■to '£W less than they would have, to pay to dealers. . T-kat a majority of the sol- ; tliei-B realised that'they had, not biun ;ever-charged for their horses was shonn 'by the many applications to the DeparrIxiient for permission to sell them at an ,increased price.' These, requests xjete aiways refused. ■■■-..,'. . /
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 228, 14 June 1918, Page 8
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154HORSES FOR SOLDIERS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 228, 14 June 1918, Page 8
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