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show at Aberdeen, and the Chairman was authorised to sign orders for the money 

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

 convenient. 



Supply of Forage. — The Secretary was instructed to compliment Mr Williamson, 

 Standingstones, Dyce, for the admirable manner in which he, as the contractor on the 

 occasion, carried out the supply of the forage, which was all of excellent quality. 



Edinburgh Show, 1877. — It was remitted to the Committee on General Shows to 

 arrange the premiums and adjvLst the regulations for the show to be held at Edinburgh 

 next year. 



Proposed Show at Dumfries in 1878. — Requisitions for a show to be held at Dum- 

 fries in 1878, signed by proprietors, farmers, and others connected with Dumfriessnire, 

 the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Wigtownshire, and the town of Dumfries, were laid 

 upon the table. The Board resolved to recommend the next general meeting to comply 

 with tlie prayer of the requisition, • and it was remitted to the Committee on General 

 Shows to prepare the classes of stock for whicli premiums should be offered. 



Dairy Exhibiton at Hamburg. —A letter was read from the Science and Art Depart- 

 ment, Loudon, transmitting a translation of a conmiunication which had been addressed 

 to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs by the German Charge d'Affaires respecting an exhi- 

 liition of dairy produce and utensils to be lield at Hamburg in February next, and 

 expressing their Lordships' hope that the Directors would be disposed to use their 

 iuiiuence in furthering the objects of the proposed exhibition in such a manner as may 

 be found practicable. The Secretary stated tliat the exhibition would embrace, among 

 •other things, fresh and salt butter, different kinds of cheese, all instruments w'liich are 

 required in dairy labour, as well as those which are required in keeping and \ising 

 milk cattle, milking utensils, the various utensils and vessels used in the keeping of 

 horned cattle, as well as in the production and consumption of milk, means of trans- 

 port of milk ; that more exact information with regard to the exhibition, the notice to 

 ■exhibitors, and the time of the exhibition would soon be made public ; and that in the 

 meantime the papers sent could be seen on application at the Society's office, 3 George 

 IV. Bridge, Edinburgh. 



Agricultural Plant. — A description of an agi-icultural plant for cattle-feeding and 

 for paper-making, by Mr William Gorrie, Rait Lodge, Trinity, Edinburgh, was read. 



Raeburn Exhibition. — The Secretary reported that during the time the meetings 

 of the Board were adjourned the Committee in charge of the Raeburn Exhibition had 

 requesteil the loan of the picture by Sir Henry Raeburn of the late Mr Macdonald of 

 *St Martins (the original secretary of the Society) ; that he had communicated with the 

 members of the Board individually, who had all cordially agreed to lend the picture 

 for the purposes of the exhibition ; and that it had been insured for L.800, though no 

 money could replace so fine a work of art. The Board approved of wliat had been 

 <lone in the matter. 



Miscellaneous Remits, — The following remits were made :— To the Committee on 

 Office-Bearers, to report on vacancies and suggest list for 1877 ; to the Committee on 

 Essays and Reports, to read and report on the papers lodged in 1876, and to revise the 

 list for 1877 ; to the Committees on District Competitions and on Cottages and Gar- 

 <lens, to revise the awards for 1870, and consider the applications for 1877. 



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

 Buchan and in the county of Kinross at the competitions held in 1875 were reported to 

 Iiave been tinally adjudged as follows : — District of Buchan — 1, Mr Alexander Bruce, 

 Millhill ; 2, Mr George Greig, Middlethird ; 3, Mr William Anderson, Oldtown of 

 Aquharnie. County of Kinross — 1, Mr J. S. Stenhouse of North Fod ; 2, Mr Thomas 

 Beveridge, Balado ; 3, Mr 11. K. Anderson, Burleigli. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 6th DECEMBER 1876. 



Present— ^vc Alexander Jardine of Applegartli, Bart. ; Mr Erskine of Cardross ; 

 Mr Findlay of Easterhill ; Mr Fimllay of Sjjringliill ; Mr tldlon of Wallliouse ; Mr 

 ilunter of Thurston; Mr Maxwell Inglis of Logan Bank; Mr >hickt'ii/,i{' of Port- 

 more; Mr Kenneth Mackenzie, C.A. ; Mr Munro, Fairnington ; Mr Murray of 

 Dolk-rie; Mr Smitli, Stevi-nson Mains; Mr David Stevenson, C.PL : Mr Stewart of 

 UiL,'lihton ; Mr Swinton, llolyubank ; .Mr Walker of Bcnvland, C.B. ; .^^r Pettigrew 

 Wilson of Pohiulmirn ; Professor Wilson— Mr Munro, Fairnington, in tlie chair. Mr 

 F. N. Mi:nzik.s reported apologies for llie absence of Sir George Macplierson Grant, 

 Bart.; A<lniiral Sir William J. Ho]>e Johnstone, K.C.B. ; Mr (irahani Binny, W.S. ; 

 Mr Howat.son of Doniel ; Mr llutchi.son of Carlowrie ; .Mr .Martin, yr. of Auchen- 

 ilennen ; .Mr Campbell Swinton of Kinunergliame, and Captain Toil of Howden. 



Ik'fore i)roeeeding to tlic business of the meeting, the following resolutioiis were 

 imanimously passed : — 



