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63 10. To prohibit the holding of race meetings (other than trotting meetings) within the said area on any racecourse not hitherto used as such unless such racecourse is of a circumference of not less than one mile.

11. To provide that no racecourse not hitherto used as such may be used for racing other than trotting within the said area, unless such racecourse is owned at law or in equity and controlled, or in the case of land the property of the Crown, or set aside on trust for racing purposes, leased and controlled, by a bona fide club.

12. To authorise, the Crown to resume Doomben Racecourse for racing purposes on equitable terms, and to sell or lease it when so resumed to a newly formed racing club, for the purpose of holding registered meetings thereon, such authority to be conditional on the provision of guarantees satisfactory to the Minister in charge of the Act for reimbursing to the Crown its outlay on such resumption; and to provide further that if, within a specified period, no such new club has given such guarantees, the Crown may thereafter, within a further limited period, on The Queensland Turf Club giving such guarantees, resume the said racecourse and sell or lease it to the said Club.

13. To prohibit the running in any racing event other than trotting of more than twelve horses on the Kedron Racecourse unless and until the running surface is made uniform, and the open drain alongside the straight is protected.

14. To prohibit the holding of horse or pony races other than trotting races on the Coorparoo Racecourse.

15. To provide for the determination of the amount of compensation (if any) payable to the owner of Coorparoo Racecourse, in respect to the prohibition referred to in Recommendation No. 14, and to establish a fund, to be raised by a levy of £5 per centum on the net profits of Unregistered race meetings (other than trotting meetings), for the payment of such compensation.

16. To provide for the constitution and functions of a Board of Control for Unregistered racing, other than trotting meetings.

17. To provide that such Board consist of three members to be appointed by the Governor in Council for not less, than twelve months, one of such members, being a person experienced in racing matters, nominated by the Minister in charge of the Act, to be appointed as chairman; the two other members to be appointed on the nomination respectively of the Unregistered racing clubs and proprietaries, and of the licensees engaged in Unregistered racing conducted by such clubs or proprietaries.

18. To determine the remuneration of the members of the Board and to provide that such remuneration and the expenses of the Board be payable in the first instance out of fees for licenses and other receipts of the Board, and subject thereto, by means of levies on clubs and proprietaries registered with the Board.

19. To empower such Board—

(i.) To register existing clubs and proprietaries, other than the Coorparoo Turf Club, and to deregister any club or proprietary.