APPENDIX (A). 



PPtOCEEDIXGS AT BOAPJ) MEETINGS. 



:\IEETIXG OF DIRECTORS, 2nd FEBRUARY 1S8L 



Present — Lord Arthur Cecil, Sir Henry Seton Steuart of Touch, Bart.; Sir James 

 R. Gibson-Maitland of Barnton, Bart. ; Sir James H. Gibson-Craig of Riccarton, Bart. ; 

 Mr. Ainslie of Costerton ; Mr. Balfour of Balbimie; Professor Balfour ; Mr. Dickson of 

 Corstorphine ; Mr. Scott Dudgeon, Longnewton ; Mr. Elliot, Blackhaugh ; Rev. John 

 Gillespie, Mouswald Manse ; Colonel Gillon of Wallhouse ; Mr. Maxtone Graham of 

 Cultoquhey; Colonel Hare of Calderhall; Mr. Hope, Duddingston ; Mr. Irvine of Drum ; 

 Mr. Eliott Lockhart of Borthwickbrae ; Mi\ Mackenzie of Portmore ; Mr. Mylne, Xiddrie 

 Mains ; Mr. Pott of Dod ; Mr. Ralston, Glamis House ; Mr. Smith, Whittinghame ; Mr. 

 John Turnbull Smith, C.A.; Professor Wilson, and Dr. Aitken — Mr. Smith, Whitting- 

 hame, in the chair. 



Mr. F. N. Menzies reported apologies for the absence of the Earl of Mar and Kellie ; 

 Sir Windham Carmichael Anstruther, Bart. ; Admiral Sir William Edmonstone, Bart. ; 

 Mr. Cunningham, Tarbreoch ; Mr. Scott, Glendronach ; and Mr, Walker of Bowland, 

 C.B. 



Letters were submitted from the Marquis of Lothian, K.T., expressing his gratifica- 

 tion at the terms of the resolutions passed at the last general meeting on his retiring 

 from the office of President, and as to his services on the occasion of the Kelso Show ; 

 from the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, K.T., acknowledging receipt of the intimation 

 of his election, and stating that he felt much liattered at being chosen President of the 

 Society ; from Lord Polwarth, acknowledging on behalf of the county of Roxburgli 

 receipt of the resolution adopted on the 19th ; and from Mr. Smith, chief magistrate, 

 Kelso, expressing the sense of gratitude the Town Committee felt by the vote of thank.s 

 passed at the general meeting. 



Ages of Shorthorn Cattle. — Tlie remit from the general meeting in regard to tlie 

 appointment of a Committee to consider the question as to the age of shorthorn cattle 

 was read, when, after some discussion, it was resolved to delay the selection till the 

 Board meeting on the 2nd of March, it being considered impossible to have the matter 

 carefully settled previous to issuing the prize lists for the Stirling Show, as well as to 

 give the Directors time to consider who should form the committee. 



Agricultural Stallion for Stirling District.— Sir James R. Gibson-Maitland, 

 Bart.; Mr, Ballingall, Blair-Dnimmond ; and Mr. Paterson, Plean, were appointed a 

 committee to make arrangements for the service of the horse in tlie district. 



LOUPING-ILL AND Braxy. — The Connnittee apjiointed on tlie 5th of January to 

 consider tlie nature of the course to be adopted in carrying out the investigation in 

 regard to Loui)ing-ill and Braxy, and to give an estimate of the cost the inquiry is likely 

 to involve, met on the 2tJth of January, and recommended (1) that iu the meantime r 

 preliminary j)athological and botanical investigation should be instituteil ; that Pro- 

 fe.ssor Williams, witli such local assistance as can be obtained, should be emjiloyed to 

 conduct the i)athologicul j)art of tlie in(|uiry ; and that Dr. Aitken, assisteil by Mr. 

 Brotherstou and Mr. Geddes, should undertake the botanical ; ami (2) tlmt a giant ol 

 £100 would be required to carry through this preliiuiiiary investigation. 



Tile Board approved of the report, it being understood that the sum rcrniirod should 

 not exceed £100, 



Foot-and- Mouth Di.«n;ASE.— The Secretary was instructed to write t<» Mr, Peel, 

 the clerk of the Council, calling attenti«ni to the Order of Council of 3r<l January 

 1881, clau.se 9, c. iv, — '* \Iovenient into, from another «listrict " — which is telling very 

 much on the sale of fat cattle in Scotlaml. By this Order not only is a licence required 

 to be got from a lo(;al authority in Scotland, l>ut a licence must also bo obtained from 

 the ilistrict into which the animals are to be .sent. This causes very considerable delay 

 and expense, and has had the effect of reducing the price of fat stork. The Directors 

 consider that this ]>recaution is nuite unnecessary, as the cattle are sent from a non- 

 infecteil district into perhai)s an infected one, but for slaughter. A large numl>er of 



