34 PEEMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1877. 



3. Best Filly, foaled after 1st January 1875, Medium Silver Medal and L.3 

 Second best, ............ Ij.2 



Third best, Ij-1 



4, Best Filly, foaled after Ist January 1876, Medium Silver Medal and L.2 

 Second best, . . . . . . . . . . . L.l 



Third best, 10s. 



In 1877. 



Nos. 1 and 2 are in competition for the last year. 

 l\os. 3, 4, and 5 for the first year. 



Section 3.— SHEEP. 



Note. — The Society's Sheep Premiums are granted to each District for three 

 alternate years, on condition that the District shall, in the two inter- 

 mediate years, continue the Competitions by offering for the same 

 description of stock a sum not less than one-half of that given by the 

 Society. 



At the intermediate Competitions, a Silver Medal wUl be placed at the dis- 

 posal of the Committee, to be awarded for the best Tup belonging to a 

 proprietor, and of the class for which the District receives Premiums ; 

 also four ^Medium Silver Medals, to be given along with the first prize 

 in the four classes of Sheep, belonging to tenants, provided there are not 

 less than two lots in each class. 



The selection of the breed is left to the Local Committee. See Rule 6. 



DISTRICTS. 



1. Upper Ward of Lanarkshire. — Convener, John Ord Mackenzie of 



Doiphinton ; Secretary, David Oswald, Abington. Granted 1872. 



2. Islands of Mull, Coll, and Ttree. — Convener, Farquhar Campbell of 



Eum ; Secretary, David Thorburn, Calgary, Tobermory. Granted 1872. 



3. District of the Badenoch and RoTHiEiiuRCHUs Society. — Convener, 



Cluny Z\Iacpherson, Cluny Castle, Kingussie ; Secretary, Donald Stewart, 

 Chapelpark, Kingussie. Granted 1875. 



4. County of Sutherland. — Convener, George Loch of Embo, Q.C. ; 



Secretary, WiUiam Mitchell, Pulrossie, Dornoch. Granted 1875. 

 ■5. District of the West Linton Society. — Convener, A. P. Hope of 

 Bordlands, Lamancha ; Secretary, A. Alexander, West Linton. Granted 

 1875= 



6. District of the Northern Pastoral Club. — Convener, Arthur Forbes 



of Culloden, Inverness ; Secretary, Walter Mundell, Gollanfield, Fort 

 George Station. Granted 1877. 



7. District of Xithsdale. — Convener, John Gilchrist Clark of Speddoch, 

 Dabton, Thornhill; Secretary, Wm. Austin, Thornhill. Granted 1877. 



8. District of West Teviotdale. — Convener, W. Scott Watson of Bum- 



head, Bucklands, Hawick; Secretary, James Oliver of Thornwood, 

 Hawick. Granted 1874. 



9. District of Breadalbane. — Convener. — The Earl of Breadalbane, Tay- 



mouth Castle, Aberfeldy ; Secretary, John Holmes, Kenmore, Aberfeldy. 

 Granted 1874. 

 10. Isla:sD of Arran. — Convener, James Paterson, Whitehouse, Lamlash ; 

 Secretary, William Tod, Glenree, Lamlash. Granted 1876. 



