PEOCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS. 11 



The several sub-committees, as well as two attending members oneacliset of judges, 

 were appointed at a meeting of the Geueral Committee of Superinteudance, iield at 

 Aberdeen on Friday last. The following are the committees appointed : — Admission 

 of iSlock — Mr Thomson, Newseat of Duiiibreck (convener); Mr Salraond, Nether Bal- 

 I'our ; Mr G. J. Walker, Portlethen. Admission of the Public — Sir William Forbes 

 of Cragiever (convener) ; Provost Annand, Inverurie ; Sherift' Thomson ; Bailie 

 Donald ; Mr W. Paul, Advocate ; Mr Cronibie of Grandholm ; Mr' Paterson, Auld- 

 town of Camousie ; Mr Farquharson of Haughton. Banq^iet — Lord Provost Jamieson 

 (convener) ; Sir J. D. H. Elphinstone of Logie Elphinstone, Bart., M.P. ; Mr Irvine 

 of Drum : Colonel Ferguson of Pitfour ; Colonel Piamsay of Barra ; Dean of Guild 

 Walker ; Lord Kintore ; and Mr Grant of Drumminor. Ball — Sheriff Thomson (con- 

 vener) ; Sir William Forbes of Cragievar, Ba'.-t. ; Colonel Farquharson of Invercauld ; 

 the 3Iarquis of Huntly ; the Earl of Aberdeen ; ]\Ir Davidson of Desswood ; and Mr 

 W. Paul. Forage Yard—^lv Cochrane, Little Haddo (convener) ; Mr Campbell, 

 Kinellar ; and Mr Macdonald, factor, Cluny. Police — Lord Provost Jamieson (con- 

 vener). Bailie Donald, and the Dean of Guild. fAccoinmodation of Strangers — 

 Bailie Donald and the Dean of Guild. The following gentlemen have-been appointed 

 attending members on the judges of the various classes of stock:— Shorthorn — Mr 

 Lyall, Old Montrose ; and Mr Copland, I\Iill ef Ardlethen. Polled Angusor Aberdeen 

 — Colonel Piamsay of Barra, and 5lr Cochrane, Little Haddo. Gallmoai/ — Mr Farqu- 

 harson of Haughton, and Mr Leslie, Corskellie. Ayrshire — Colonel Innes of Learney, 

 and Mr Walker, Ardhunkart. Highland Cattle and Bloxkfaxed Sheep — Mr Grant of 

 Drumminor, and Mr Macdonald, factor, Cluny. Fat Stock — ^[r Stuart of Laithers, 

 iind Mr Lumsden, Braco. Clydesdale Horses — Colonel Ferguson of Pitfour, and [Mr 

 Mitchell, Auchnagathle. //z^t^^rs— Provost Wood, Banff; and Mr Adamson, Balqu- 

 Jiarn. Cheviot Sheep — Mr Leslie of Warthill, and Mr Campbell, Kinellar. Border 

 Leicesters — Mr Hannay of Gavenwood, and Mr Singer, Ptothmaise. Southdoivn and 

 other Short-vjoolled Sheep — Mr M'Combie of Easter Skene, and Mr Davidson, North 

 Leys, Sicine—^lx Nicol of Ballogie, and Mr Alexander, Bent of Haulkerton. Poul- 

 try — Mr Scott of Brotherton, and Mr Cowie, Cromblybank. Implements — Mr Gordon 

 of Newton ; Mr Innes of Ptaemoir ; Mr Auld, South Auchenclech ; Mr Douglas, Haddo 

 House ; Mr Wilken, Waterside of Forbes ; and Mr Smith, West Drums. 



The report was a<lopted. 



Edinburgh Show, 1877. — The arrangements for next year's show, so far as yet 

 made, are entirely satisfactory. The list of classes of stock, for which premiums will 

 afterwards be offered, has been some time before the public. The counties 

 embraced in the show have all agreed to a contribution in aid of the Auxiliary 

 Fund. 



The report was adopted. 



Agricultural Education. — Mr Irvixe of Drum, in the absence of Professor Bal- 

 four, reported the result of the examinations for the Society's agricultural certificate 

 and diploma, and for the prizes awarded in the agricultural class. 



Chemical Department.— Mr C. J. AL^vckenzie of Portmoreread the following re- 

 port as to the Chemical Department : — "On behalf of the Committee in charge of the 

 Chemical Department, I regret to have to report that Sir Thomas Buchan Hepburn 

 Las resigned the Chairmanship of that Committee, The Directors were unanimous in 

 requesting Sir Thonias to reconsider liis resignation ; but as he adhered to it, the Direc- 

 tors were reluctantly obliged to accept it, and appointed me to discharge the duties of 

 that ollice. The Committee at their first meeting thereafter passed the following re- 

 solution : — 'The Committee cannot commence their report without expressing their 

 regret at the loss of the valuable services of Sir Thomas Buchan Hepburn, who took so 

 lively an interest in the Chemical Department, and who has for many years devoted so 

 much time to the duties devolving upon him, first as a Member, and latterly as Con- 

 vener of the Committee.' This resolution was cordially approved Ijy the Board, and 

 will, I am sure, be as warndy passed by you. (Aj>i)lause.) I have now to report that, 

 in consecjuence of the remit from the last General Meeting regarding the appointment 

 of a chemist, the Directors, on tlie 'Jd of Fel)ruary, referred the matter to the Com- 

 mittee in charge of the Chemical Department. The Committee reported, on 2-"M 

 Feiiruary, tliat the best means of tarrying out the instructions of the General 

 Meeting was to advertise for a chemist <iualilied to organise and conduct the agricul- 

 tural exi)erimental stations about to be estal>lished, and who should ilevote his whole 

 time to the Society ; and they also i)rei)ared a note of the duties of the chemist in ac- 

 cordance with the directions of the (Jeneral .Meeting. This course was approved of by 

 the Directors, who issued advertisements, in answer to which ten ai>plications, besides 

 various letters, were received. These were carefully gone over by the Committee, 

 who reported on the 31st of May that they had considered all the ajiplications and 

 relative documents, and had come to the conclusion that none of the a{>plicants corn- 

 bin j all the qualifications necessary for the ]>ost of chemist to the Society. They 

 considered, however, that some of the geatlemeil who had applied were possessed in a 



