HORSE-BREEDING.
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE SOUGHT.
By Telearavh —Press Association,
PALMERSTON N., Last Night
The A and I*. Association to-day decided "That in view of the large amount of money now derived from tlhe racing clubs of the Dominion, tlirough the increased taxation imposed last year, the Government be approached with the object of endeavouring to get a portion of this sum of money allocated for distribution amongst the various Agricultural and Pastoral Associations by way of a subsidy based on a percentage in the pound in the total annual subscriptions of members paid each Association for the purpose of enabling them to increase the prize money, so as to encourage the improvement aaid • promotion of horse breeding, and generally to assist the agricultural and pastoral interests in this direction' within the Dominion." All A. and P. Associations are to be asked to ao-operate in a deputation to the Mmi-ster. Mr Johnston, who moved the resolution, isaid there were 30,000 members. of A. and P. Associations in the Dominion., and a subsidy of 10s on each guinea isuibscription would give £15,000, while the totalisators would yield the Government from £30,000 to £50,000 per annum.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10401, 23 August 1911, Page 5
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192HORSE-BREEDING. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10401, 23 August 1911, Page 5
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