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MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 23d JULY 1879.' 



/Vf.w«<— Sir James R. Gibson Maitlund, Bart.; Prol'cssor Balfour; Mr Graham 

 Binny, W.S. ; Mr Dickson of ('orstor]iliine ; Mr Diiif,'\vall, Kamornie ; Mr (Jillon of 

 WmIUiou.su ; Mr IIoiH", I)ii(l(lin;4st(>ii ; Mr Mackciizio of I'ortmorc ; Mr Jolm Ord 

 Mackenzie of Dolpliiiiton ; Mr 'Murray of Dollurie ; Mr iVFyliic, Ni<l(lric Mains ; Mr 

 Kitchii; of Middletou ; .Mr Youul; urcieisli Castlu ; and Dr Aitken— Mr Mylne, Niddrie 

 Mains, in llie cliair. 



Mr F. N. Mknziks reporti'd apologies for the absence of tlie .Mari|uis of Lotluan ; 

 the lion. G. Waldcgrave Leslie; Sir George Douglas Clerk of IVnicuik, I'.art. ; Sir 

 Ale.\an<ler .Muir .Mackenzie of Delvine, Bart.; Admiral Maitland Doiigall ; Mr Irvine 

 of Drum; Mr Kennedy of Sundaywell, Brandleys ; Mr Kirkwood, Killerniont ; Mr 

 Ralston, Glainis ; and Mr Snnth, Whittinghame. 



TnK i..\TE Mr Siton WiyiiTMAN.— A letter was read from Mr John Seton Wight- 

 man of C'ouranee, conveying to the Directors the sincere thanks of his mother and the 

 the other niemljers of the tiunily, as well as his own, for the kind expression of their 

 sense of the assistance rendereil by the late Mr Wighlnian for many years in connec- 

 tion with the business of the Society. 



General Meetinc; of Members at Perth. — Various notices of motions to he 

 In-ought before the general meeting of members to be held at Perth on Wednesday the 

 30th current were reported : — 



History of the Society.— Copies of the History of the Society, by Mr Alexander 

 Ramsay, Baidf, were laid on the table. Mr Menzies stated that he had read all the 

 sheets as they were i)rinted— that the History was thoroughly in accordance with the 

 archives of the Society, and could be completely relied on as a genuine authority. 

 Mr Ramsay had spared neither time nor trouble in the work, and he felt sure the 

 members and the public would lind the liook both interesting and instructive. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 5th NOVEMBER 1879. 



Prese7it—T\\e Hon. George Wahlegrave Leslie, Sir Michael R. Shaw Stewart of 

 Blackball, Bart.; Sir James R. Gibson Maitland of Clifton Hall, Bart.; Mr Dingwall, 

 Ramornie ; Admiral Maitlanil Dougall of Scotscraig, Mr Dundas of Arniston, Mr 

 Ferguson, Kinnochtrv ; Mr Gillon of Wallhouse ; Mr Hope, Duddingston ; Mr Irvine 

 of Drum ; Uv Kiikwood, Killerniont ; Mr Mackenzie of Portmore ; Mr Murray of 

 Dollerie ; Mr M vine. Niddrie Mains ; Mr Oswald of Dunnikier ; Mr Ralston, Glamis ; 

 Mr Ritchie of Middleton ; Mr Smith, Whittinghame; Professor Wilson: Mr Young 

 of Cleish ; Dr Aitken— Mr Ferguson, Kinnochtry, in the chair. 



Mr F. N. Menzies reported apologies for the absence of the Marquis of Lothian, 

 K.T., President; Mr Dick.son of Corstorplmie ; Mr Kennedy, Brandleys; Mr Whyte 

 Melville of Bennochy ; Mr Smith, Stevenson Mains ; and Mr Walker of Bowland, 

 C.B. 



DuMKRiES Show, 1878. — The premiums awarded for mares in foal at the late show 

 at Dumfries (payment of which had been suspended till birth of foals was certified) 

 were reported to have been finally awarded, as follows : — 1. Lawrence Drew, Merry- 

 ton, Hamilton, for "Regina;" 2. Alexander Galbraith, Croy-Cunningham, Killearn, 

 for " Topsy ;" 3. David Buchanan, Garscadden Mains, New Kilpatrick, for " Maggie ;" 

 4. No award, none of the other animals having produced foals in terms of the 

 regulations. 



Perth Show, 1879, Awards.— The Board confirmed the awards at the late Show at 

 Perth, and the C;hairman was authorised to sign orders for the money premiums, 

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

 convenient. 



Transference of Tickets.— The Secretary stated that the Show tickets of every 

 kind were marked "not transferable," but that two members and two exhibitors had 

 at the late Perth Sliow transferred their tickets, and had at once been detected. _ The 

 directors resolved not to report the names, but that an example would be made in the 

 event of sinular cases occurring in future. 



Kelso Show, 1880.— It was remitted to tlie Committee on General Shows to suggest 

 amount of prizes and adjust the regulations for the Show to be held at Kelso next 

 year. 



Proposed Show at Stirling in ISSl. — Re(]uisitions for a Show to l>e held at 

 Stirling in 1881 were reported, and it was remitted to the Committee on General 

 Shows to prepare the classes for which ]u-emiums should he ofl'ered. 



General Shows. — The minute of the Special C'omnuttee appointed to consider the 

 rotation of the General Shows was submitted, from which it appeared that the Com- 



