PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS. 



GENERAL MEETING, 16th JUNE 1880. 

 The Riglit Hon. Lord Napier and Ettrick, K.T., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Election of Members. — 112 new memlDers were balloted for and elected. 



Bye-Laws relative to Directors. — Mr Walker of Bowlaud said — By the Society's^ 

 charter of incorporation all bye-laws made, declared, or altered require also to be 

 confirmed in and by the succeeding general meeting. The following bye-laws relating 

 to the election of ordinary and extraordinary Directors were adopted by the general 

 meeting in January last; and T now, in terms of the charter, submit them to this 

 meeting for confirmation: — ''The Society shall annually, at the general meeting in 

 January, choose out of the ordinary members a board of thirty Directors, sjiecial 

 regard being had to the convenience of one-third of that number for attending meetings 

 of the board held in Edinburgh. The Society shall also at the same meeting choose 

 twenty extraordinary Directors, of whom at least ten out of the whole number to be 

 resident in the district in which the Show of the year is to be held." The bye-law 

 which regulates the duration of office has been altered to the effect that the ten senior 

 extraordniary Directors shall retire annually. 



The bye-laws were confirmed. 



Kelso Show. — Mr Gillon of Wallhouse said — I have the honour to report that the 

 General Show at Kelso will be held on Tuesday the 27th of July and three following 

 days, and that all the arrangements are in active operation and most satisfactory 

 progress. The entries closed on the 11th, and the following is a statement of the 

 head of stock, &c., at Kelso, in 1863, 1872, and on the present occasion . — 



uattle, a .... . 



Horses, 



Sheep, 



Swine, 



Poidtry, 



Implements, 



Premiums, £1-300 £1888 £2671 



Through the kindness of Sir George Scott Douglas the Show will be held within the- 

 grounds of Spriugwood Park, which has every convenience from locality and facility 

 of access. In accordance with the usual practice, the Commissioners of Supply 

 appointed certain gentlemen to represent their respective counties in the General 

 Committee of Management. The following are the names of those nominated : - 

 Bemmckshire. — The Earl of Lauderdale ; Mr Nisbet of Lambden ; Sir Hugh Hume 

 Campbell, Bart. ; Sir George Houston Boswall, Bart. ; Sir John Marjoribanks, Bart. ; 

 Mr Roy of Nenthorn ; Mr Cotesworth of Cowdenknowes ; Mr Turnbull of Abbey St 

 Bathans ; Mr Allan of Peelwalls ; Mr Rutherford, Printonan ; Mr Torrance, Sister- 

 path ; Mr Shaw, Skaithmuir ; Mr Calder, Little Swinton ; Mr Hood, Coldstream 

 Mains ; Mr Wilson, Chapelhill ; and Mr Logan, Legerwood. Roxburghshire. — The 

 Duke of Roxburghe ; Mr Boyd of Cherrytrees"; Mr Elliot, yr. of Wolfelee ; Mr Turn- 

 bull of Eastfield of Lempitlaw ; Mr Oliver of Lochside ; Sir George Waklie-Griftith, 

 Bart. ; Major Baton, yr. of Crailing ; Mr Ord of Over Whitton; Mr Clay, Kerchesters ; 

 Mr Munro, Fairnington ; Mr Johnston, Crailinghall ; Mr Aitchison of Brieryhill ; Mr 

 Smith, Leaderfoot ; Mr Blaikie, Holydean ; and Mr Roberton, LadjTig. Selkirkshire, 

 — Mr Lang of Broadmeadows ; Mr Lang, yr. of Broadmeadows ; Mr Pringle of Whyt- 

 bank ; Mr Pott, Linthaughlee ; ]\Ir Turnbull, yr. of Fenwick ; Mr M 'Queen, Oakwood ; 

 Mr Boothby, Hvndhope ; Mr Mangin, Catslackburn ; and Mr Reekie, Carterhaugh.. 

 Peeblesshire.— Mr Tennant of The Glen. M.P. ; Mr Tweedie Stodart of Oliver; Mr 

 Thomson, The Lee; Mr Alston, Hyndfordwell ; Mr Johnstone, Kingledores ; Mr 

 Linton, Glenrath ; Mr Wilson, Darnhall Mains ; Mr Blackwood, Eshiels ; Mr 

 Riddell, Howford ; and Mr Forrest, Edston. Tovm of Kelso. — In addition to Mr- 

 Smith, chief magistrate, who is one of tlie extraordinary Directors of the Society, the. 



