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CLASS II. 



DISTEICT COMPETITIOXS. 



Tlie Money Premiums and Medals awarded at District Competitions v-ill he 

 issued in January next. No Payments must, therefore, be made by the 

 Secretary or Treasurer of any local Association. 



Grants in Aid 0/ District Competitions /oj- 1877 m^lst be 

 applied for before 1st November next. 



IVlien a Grant has expired, the District cannot apply again for aid for two 



years. 



Sectiox 1.— cattle. 



Note. — The Society's Cattle Premiums are granted to each District for thi'ee 

 alternate years, on condition that the District shall, in the two intermediate 

 years, continue the Competitions by offering for the same description of 

 stock a sum not less than one-half of that given hv the Society. 



At the intermediate Competitions, a Silver Medal will be placed at the dis- 

 posal of the Committee, to be awarded for the l>est Bull belonging to a 

 Proprietor, and of the class for which the District receives Premiums ; 

 also three Medium Silver Medals to be given along with the first prize in 

 the three Classes of Cattle, provided there are not fewer than two lots 

 exhibited in each class. 



The selection of the Breed is left to the local Committee. See Rule 6. 



DISTRICTS. 



1. County of Stirling. — Convener, Sir Alexander C. R. Gibson Maitland 



of Clifton Hall, Bart. ; Secretary, Robert Taylor, 49 King Street, 

 Stirling. 



2. Districts of Lorn and Nether Lorn. — Convener, James Bett, 



Easdale ; Secretary, Angus ^\Tiyte, Easdale, Oljan. 



3. District of Argyll. — Convener, Captain Orde, yr. of Kilmorj', Anch- 

 naba, Lochgilphead ; Secretary, William Hopewell, Raslie Cottage, 

 Kilmartin. 



4. District of LTpper Strathearn. — Convener, D. R. Williamson of 



Lawers, Crieff; Secretary. James M'Laren, Crieff. 



5. County of Elgin. — Convener, Robert Grant of Kincorth, Forres ; Joint- 



Secretaries, William Macdonald, Elgin, and John Ferguson, East Grange, 

 Forres. 



6. County of Renfrew. — Convener, Colonel Campbell of Bh^thswood ; 

 Secretary, R. L. Henderson, Paisley. 



7. District of East Kilbride. — Convener, William Forrest of Lawmuir, 



Allanton, Hamilton ; Secretary, William Hay, East Kilbride. 



