Congested Districts Board (Scotland) (1897-1911)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from James N. Forsyth, 02 April 1908
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/14/12
Scope and Contents
Forsyth writes that Arthur Cecil will send his horse to Benbecula or South Uist. He has seen the negative letter from Calgary and encourages Ewart to make a reply if he thinks fit. He has forwarded Pipon's letter to the Secretary of State for Scotland with a suggestion that the Congested District Board and War Office now cooperate. He would like the yellow dun mare to go to Monkstadt (the experimental farm of the Congested Districts Board), perhaps in exchange for the two-year old filly from...
Dates:
02 April 1908
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 13 August 1904
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/89
Scope and Contents
Cecil asks Ewart to order some more copies of 'that kiang of mine' to send out to various people. He recommends that Ewart contact Fincastle at Piershill, as he is the owner of South Harris and interested in the fisherman-crofters.He is also to be on the commitee to advise the Congested Districts Board and Crofters Commission and also well-placed to advise on the breeding of animals for miltary use.
Dates:
13 August 1904
Newspaper clippings concerning the Congested Districts Board horse breeding scheme, 1908
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/14/27
Scope and Contents
Contains:
'Ponies', The Spectator, 27 October 1900;
'The Highland Pony: Revival of a Neglected Equine Breed', by J. Fairfax Blakeborough, The Scotsman, 6 September 1907;
'The Country House: Horses for the Territorial Army', The Field, 15 February 1908;
'The National Horse...
Dates:
1908
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