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to the proposal from those counties and towns which have rei^lied, but that Cromarty 

 and Sutherland and the town of Inverness had sent no answer. 



District Competitions. — The premiums awarded for brood mares in the district of 

 Auchtermuchty, at the competition held there in 1879, were announced to have been 

 tinally adjudged as follow : — 1st and 3d, James Blyth, Leckiebauk ; 2d, James Thoni, 

 Leden Urquhart. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 1st DECEMBER 1880. 



Present — The Earl of Haddington ; Lord Arthur Cecil ; Lord Reay ; Sir Alexander 

 Muir Mackenzie of Delvine, Bart. ; Professor Balfour ; Mr Graham Binny, W.S. ; Mr 

 Cunningham, Tarbreoch ; Mr Dickson, of Corstorphine ; Mr Dingwall, Ramornie ; Mr 

 Scott Dudgeon, Longnewtou ; Mr Dundas of Arniston ; Mr Gillon of Wallhouse ; ]\Ir 

 Maxtone Graham of Cultoquhey ; Mr Hope, Duddingston ; Mr Irvine of Drum ; Mr 

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

 Mains ; Mr Smith, Whittinghame ; Mr J. Turnbull Smith, C.A. ; Mr Walker of Bow- 

 land, C.B. ; Mr Williamson of Lawers ; Professor Wilson — The Earl of Haddington, 

 and afterwards Lord Reay, in the chair. 



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

 K.T., president ; Lord Polwarth ; Mr Ralston, Glamis House; Mr Smith, Stevenson 

 Mains ; Mr Smith, chief magistrate, Kelso. 



The Late Mr Kenneth Mackenzie and Mr John Ord.— Letters were read from 

 Mrs Kenneth Mackenzie and Mrs John Ord conveying their grateful thanks to the 

 Directors for the expressed appreciation of their late husbands' services to the Society. 



Rotation of Shows. — A letter was submitted from Mr Alexander Dallas, town- 

 clerk, Inverness, sending extracts from minutes of meetings of the Magistrates and 

 Town Council of Inverness disapproving of the proposed iJost^Donement of the Inverness 

 Show from 1882 to 1883. 



A letter was reported from Mr William Bartlemore, County Buildings, Paisley, 

 stating that Renfrewshire approved of the proposal to hold tlie General Show at Glas- 

 gow in 1882, 



SPECIAL MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 29th DECEMBER 1880. 



Present — Professor Balfour ; Mr Dickson of Corstorphine ; Mr Forman, Duncra- 

 hill ; Mr Gillon of Wallhouse ; Mr Maxtone Graham of Cultoquhey ; Mr Hope, 

 Duddingston ; Mr Kennedy of Sundaywell, Brandleys ; Mr Mackenzie of Portmore ; 

 Mr Murray of Dollerie ; Mr Mylne, Niddrie Mains ; Mr John Turnbull Smith, C.A. ; 

 Mr Campbell Swinton of Kimmerghame ; Mr Walker of Bowland, C.B. ; Dr Aitken. 



Apologies were reported for the absence of Lord Napier and Ettrick, K.T. ; Mr 

 Cunningliam, Tarbreoch ; Mr Dingwall, Ramornie ; Mr Dundas of Arniston ; ilr 

 Irvine of Drum ; Mr Eliott Lockhart of Borthwickbrae ; Mr Ralston, Glamis House ; 

 Mr Smith, chief magistrate, Kelso ; and Professor Wilson. 



The business had reference to the nomination of office-bearers. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 5th JANUARY 1881. 



Present — Lord Polwarth ; Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie of Delvine, Bart. ; Mr 

 Dickson of Corstorphine ; Mr Dingwall, Ramornie ; Mr Scott Dudgeon, Longnewton ; 

 Mr Forman, Duncrahill ; Mr Gillon of Wallhouse ; Mr Maxtone Graham of Cultoquhey ; 

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

 Portmore ; Mr Mylne, Niddrie Mains ; Mr Ralston, Glamis House ; Mr Smith, 

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

 Campbell Swinton of Kimmerghame ; I\lr Walker of Bowland, C.B. ; Major Wauchope 

 of Niddrie Marischal ; Dr Aitken — Mr Smith, Stevenson Mains, in the chair. 



Mr F. N. Menzies reported apologies for the absence of Lord Napier and Ettrick, 

 K.T. ; Mr Irvine of Drum ; Mr Kennedy of Sundaywell, Brandleys ; Mr Ritchie of 

 Middleton ; Mr Smith, chief niagistrate, Kelso ; Professor Wilson. 



Office-Bearers. — The Secretary reported that the names of the noblemen and 

 gentlemen to be pro})osed liy the Directors at the General Meeting on the 19th current 



