PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1869. 23 



CLASS II. 



DISTEICT COMPETITIONS. 



The Money Premiums aivarded at District Competitions will be paid after 1st 

 January next, by precepts issued by the Directors. No payments must, 

 therefore, is made by tlie Secretary or Treasurer of any local Association. 



(Grants in aid of District Competitions for 1870 must he 

 applied for before 1st November next). 



Section 1.— CATTLE. 



1. Islands or Shetland, — Convener, John Bruce, of Suniburgh ; Secretary. 



George Smith, Lerwick. 



2. District of Annandale. — Convener, Sir William Jardine of Apple- 



garth, Bart. ; Secretary, Charles Stewart, Hillside, Lockerbie. 



3. District of Formartine. — Convener, Major Ramsay of Barra ; 



Secretary, Alexander Davidson, Mains of Cairnbrogie. 



4. County of Banff and District of Turriff. — Convener, Alexander 



Morison of Bognie ; Secretary, George Gumming, Banff. 



5. County of Elgin. — Convener, C. L. Cumming Bruce, of Eoseisle ; 



Secretary, William Macdonald, Elgin. 



6. County of Nairn. — Convener, W. A. Stables, Cawdor Castle ; Secretary, 



John Joss, Budgate, Cawdor. 



7. Island of Skye. — Convener, Alexander K. Mackinnon of Corry ; 



Secretary, 



8. Counties of Perth, Fife, Kinross, and Clackmannan. — Convener, 



Sir William Stirling Maxwell of Keir, Bart. ; Secretary, Melville 

 Jameson, Perth. 



9. County of Kincardine. — Convener, Sir Thomas Gladstone, Bart. ; 



Secretary, Robert Crabb, Auchinblae. 



10. Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. — Convener, W. H. Maxwell of Munches, 



M.P. ; Secretary, James Grieve, Dalbeattie. , 



11. District of Kintyre. — Convener, John Lorn Stewart of Coll ; Secretary 



Thomas Brown, Campbeltown. 



12. County of Dumbarton. — Convener, Alexander Smollett of Bonhill; 



Secretary, John Dewar, Dumbarton. 



13. District of Nithsdale. — Convener, John Gilchrist Clark, of Speddoch ; 



Secretary, Dr Russell, Thornhili 



PREMIUMS. 



1. Best Bull, of any pure breed, not exceeding eight years old, 

 belonging to a Proprietor, The Silver Medal. 



Best Bull, of any pure breed, calved before 1st January 

 1867, and not exceeding eight years old, . . £7 



3. Second best, ....•• £A. 



4. Best Bull, of any pure breed, calved after 1st January 



1867, . .... £6 



