§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for War what proportion of the 515W horses owned by the War Department are docked or nicked; what proportion of these were docked or nicked after being acquired by the War Department; and whether he has any statement to make as to the policy of his Department towards such docking or nicking?
§ Sir V. WarrenderExcept in the very rare cases in which docking is a surgical necessity owing to injury to the tail, the docking or nicking of Army horses is not permitted; nor are docked or nicked horses purchased for the Army.