4 PROCEEDINGS AT BOARD MEETINGS. 



spent by the Directors of the Society in promoting the objects for which the Society was 

 originally founded, and for the promotion of which it now holds its royal charters." 



Chemical Department. — At the meeting of the board on the 6th of May, Mr Scott 

 Dudgeon, Longnewton, stated that as he had made arrangements to spend the month 

 of June on the Continent, he could not be present at the general meeting on the 16th 

 of that month, and he wished to postpone bringing forward his motion (of which he 

 had given notice) — that Mr Hope's motion, Avhich was carried at Perth, be rescinded — 

 till the Kelso showyard meeting in July, Mr Hope, to whom he had spoken, being 

 agreeable to the postponement. The board acceded to the request, and Mr Dudgeon 

 undertook to send the terms of his motion before the June meeting of the board, in 

 order that there may be ample time to consider it previous to the Kelso meeting. 



The second part of the motion relating to Field Experiments will be found at page 15 ; 

 and the first part with leference to Chemical Analyses at page 21. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 16th JUNE 1880. 



Present. — Lord Napier and Ettrick, K.T. ; Sir James R. Gibson-Maitland of Clifton 

 Hall, Bart. ; Mr Cunningham, Tarbreoch ; Mr Dingwall, Ramornie ; Mr Gillon of 

 Wallhouse ; Mr Hope, Duddiugston ; Mr Kennedy (of Sundaywell), Braudleys ; Mr 

 Eliott Lockhart of Borthwickbrae ; Mr Mackenzie of Portmore ; Mr Mylne, Niddrie 

 Mains ; Mr Ralston, Glands House ; Mr Ritchie of Middleton ; ]\Ir Smith, Stevenson 

 Mains ; Mr Smith, Whittinghame ; Mr John Turnbull Smith, C.A. ; Mr Campbell 

 Swinton of Kimmerghame ; Mr Walker of Rowland, C.B. ; and Dr Aitken. 



Apologies were reported for the absence of the Earl of Haddington ; Mr Dickson of 

 Corstorphine ; Mr Murray of Dollerie ; Mr Smith, chief magistrate, Kelso ; Major 

 Wauchope of Niddrie Marischal ; and Mr Williamson of Lawers. 



The business had reference principally to the subjects to be brought before the 

 general meeting of this date. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 21sT JULY 1880. 



Present — Lord Napier and Ettrick, K.T. ; Sir Hew Dalrymple of North Berwick, 

 Bart. ; Sir James R. Gibson-Maitland of Clifton Hall, Bart. ; Mr Graham Binny, W.S. ; 

 Mr Dickson of Corstorphine ; Mr Dingwall, Ramornie ; Mr Scott Dudgeon, Long- 

 newton ; ]\Ir Gillon of Wallhouse ; Mr Eliott Lockhart of Borthwickbrae ; Mr Mac- 

 kenzie of Portmore ; 'Mr Mylne, Niddrie Mains ; Mr Ritchie of Middleton ; Mr Smith, 

 Stevenson Mains; Mr Smith, Whittinghame ; Mr John Turnbull Smith, C.A. ; Mr 

 Walker of Rowland, C.B. ; Mr Williamson of Lawers ; Professor Wilson — Lord Napier 

 and Ettrick in the chair. 



Mr F. N. Menzies reported apologies for the absence of the Earl of Haddington, 

 Mr Ir\ ine of Drum, Mr Kennedy of Sundaywell, Brandleys ; Mr Mui-ray of Dollerie ; 

 and Mr Smith, chief magistrate, Kelso. 



Date of Calving of Cattle. — The petition of the Carrick Farmers' Society, pray- 

 ing that the resolution recently adopted l)y the Highland Society as to calculating the 

 dates of calving of cattle from 1st December instead of 1st January might be rescinded 

 and the former rule reverted to, which was remitted by the last general meeting to the 

 Directors, was considered. 



The Board resolved that the date of calving of all cattle exhibited at the Society's 

 General and District Shows should be counted, as from on and after the 1st January, 

 except those of the polled Angus or Aberdeen breed, whicJi are to be calculated as from 

 on and after 1st December. 



SPECIAL MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 1st SEPTEMBER 1880. 



Present — Mr Dingwall, Ramornie ; Mr Scott Dudgeon, Longnewton ; Mr Gillon of 

 Wallhouse ; Mr Hope, Duddingston ; Mr Eliott Lockhart of Borthwickbrae ; Mr 

 Mackenzie of Portmore ; Mr Mylne, Niddrie Mains ; Mr Smith, Stevenson Mains ; 

 Mr Smith, Whittinghame ; Mr J. Turnlndl Smith, C.A. ; Mr Campbell Swinton of 

 Kimmerghame — Mr Smith, Stevenson Mains, in the chair. 



