§ 74. Mr. ROBINSONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture if he can now state the amount of money to be paid for the land and buildings in Wilts and Ireland to be used as horse-breeding establishments; whether some of the horses are leased out for racing purposes; if so, how many, on what terms, and to whom?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Acland)The properties have been valued at £65,625. Seven two-year-old fillies have been leased to Lord Lonsdale on condition they are returned to the National Stud at the end of their three-year-old racing careers, or at an earlier date should they be found to be unfitted for further racing. All expenses incurred in connection with the training and racing of these fillies are to be defrayed by the lessee. Any prizes won by these horses will be divided equally between the lessee and the lessor after the expenses incurred by the former have been defrayed.