ITvOCEEDIXGS AT BOARD MEETINGS. 9 



Dimdas, Mr Malcolm, and Mr Ramsay, the First Commissioner said the subject of the 

 memorial would have his best attention. 



The following letter from the Secretary to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's 

 Worlis was then read : — 



"H.M. Office ( f Work-, &c., S.W., 

 '2cl July 1875. 



"SiR^ — I am directed by the First Commissioner of Her Majesty's Works, &c., to 

 acquaint you, on behalf of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, that his 

 Lordship has duly considered the memorial which was presented to him by a deputation 

 from the Society on the 22d ult. in regard to the survey of Scotland. 



"I am to state that the First Commissioner fully recognises the advantage which 

 would be derived from the replottiug on the 1-2500 scale of such of the counties of 

 Scotland as have been surveyed on the 6-inch scale only. 



" 1 am, however, to remind you that the survey of the counties of York and Lan- 

 caster is in a precisely similar position, and that, in the face of the pressing demands 

 upon him from all parts of the kingdom, which have not yet been surveyed, it seems 

 to the First Commissioner impracticable to comply with the request of the memorialists. 



" The cost of replotting the counties in Scotland referred to, containing an area of 

 3230 scpiare miles, is estiinated at £51,680 ; and for the reasons already stated, the First 

 Commissioner would not feel justified in appropriating to that object at present any 

 l^ortion of the ordinary grant for the surveys of the United Kingdom. 



" The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury are averse to sanctioning any 

 special addition to the vote for the purpose in question, inasmuch as Yorkshire and 

 Lancashire, containing an area of 7828 square miles, have an equally strong claim to be 

 replotted; and their Lordships could hardly consent to an addition to the vote in 

 respect of Scotland without making a corresponding, or even still larger, addition in 

 respect of the greater area included in the two English counties. Under these circum- 

 stances, the First Commissioner regrets that he is unable to depart from the decision 

 arrived at in the matter by his predecessor. He desires me, however, to invite the 

 attention of the Highland Society to the fact already stated, that the survey of Scotland 

 is conducted in no exceptional manner. It is being carried on under precisely the same 

 orders and regulations as the survey of the other parts of Great Britain, and there has 

 been no interruption to the publication of the plans of Scotland. — I am, Sir, your 

 obedient servant, (Signed) "A. B. Mitford, Secretari/. 



"Patrick S. Kfir, Esq., 

 Chainnan of the Highlcuid and Agricidtural Society." 



Veterinary Departjient. — The Secretary reported that the preliminary examina- 

 tion of students for the Society's veterinary certificate took place on the 13th and 14th 

 July, when 32 students entered Aheir names for examination — namely, 13 from the 

 Edinburgh Veterinary College, 16 from the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh, and 3 

 from the Glasgow Veterinary College, — and that 16 had olitained the certificate. 



Inverness Show, 1874. — Two- Year-Old Galloway Heifers. — The first and second, 

 premiums, awarded respectively to the Duke of Buccleuch for "Nerio," and Mr Cun- 

 ningham, Tarbreoch, for " Mary II.," have been forfeited, the animals having failed to 

 produce calves within the specified time. The first premium has been transferred to 

 Mr Cunningham, Tarlireoch, for " Bridesmaid," which stood third. 



Mares in Foal. — The first and second premiums, awarded respectively to Mr 

 Murdoch, Hallside, for "Maggie," and to Mr Leitch, Inchstelly, for " Queen," have 

 been forfeited, the animals not having proved in foal. The first premium has been 

 transferred to Mr Montgomery, Boreland, for " Nanny," and the second to Mr Hendrie 

 Castle Heather, for "Dandy." 



Glasgow Show, 1875. — Awards. — The Directors approved of the awards at the late 

 Show at Glasgow, and the Chairman was authorised to sign orders for the money pre- 

 miums, which the Secretary was instructed to issue, along with the medals, as early as 

 convenient. 



Forage Fart^. —A letter was read from the Forage Committee (Messrs David Cress 

 and Thomas Scott), reporting that they frequently visited the forage yard during the 

 show, and found an ample supply of the various articles, all of most excellent quality; 

 and that the deliveries were made as fast as applicants appeared, and all going ou 

 without the slightest confusion or complaint. A communication was also read from 

 Sir William Forbes of Craigievar, Bart., stating he thought some special notice should 

 be taken and made public of the ailmirable manner in which the forage yard was sup- 

 plied by Mr Buchanan, 391 Parliamentary Road, Glasgow, during the show. Sir 

 William added, that liaviug taken special notice of it, and having done so for several 

 years, he never saw better food, and there was not a single instance of complaint as to 

 the arrangements. 



Turnip-Thinning Machines.— The following report of the Local Committee was 



