rROCEEDINCrS AT BOAKD MEETINGS. 3' 



comprising the districts of Stirling, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, be called the Central 

 Division ; the third division, comjirising the districts of Dumfries and Kelso, be 

 called the Southern Division. 4. That three committees of five members each be 

 appointed by the Directors, representing the classes of stock exhibited — 1, cattle ; 2, 

 horses : 3, sheep, &c. Such committees shall prepare lists of gentlemen considered 

 competent to act as judges of the various classes. 5. After the closing of the entries, 

 the committee shall submit the lists for the approval of the General Show 

 Committee. The General Show Committee shall from these lists select names not 

 less in number than will prove suflBcient for the number of judges reqiiired for each 

 section, together with one name in reserve for each judge who may be appointed. 



6. The General Show Committee shall cause the names of judges so selected by them 

 to be drawn bj' lot in such a )nanner as they may suggest, provided always that one 

 judge and one name in reserve be drawn if possible from each division of the country. 



7. In the event of any selected judge declining or failing to act, the name of the 

 reserved judge representing the division for which the judge so declining would have 

 acted shall be insei'ted. The Convener, in laying the report before the meeting, 

 expressed his great regret that he was obliged to enter his dissent against the finding 

 of the other members of the committee, particularly as to that part referring to the 

 system of balloting or drawing by lot for the judges of the different stock." 



]Mr Paterson of Birthwood moved — " That only the two first clauses of this report 

 be adopted ; that the thanks of the Board be given to the committee, and that they 

 be freed from further service." 



Mr Shaw seconded the motion, on condition that No. 2 should not be retained. 



Sir Robert Menzies, Bart., seconded the motion as it stood. 



Mr Mark moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr Kerr. 



The Rev. John Gillespie moved— "That Nos. land 2 be retained, and that 

 instead of the remainder the follo\ving regulation be adopted : — ' The General Show 

 Committee shall draw up a list of judges for each class of stock not fewer in number 

 than double the number required, the final selection from these to be determined by 

 lot. The General Show Committee are instructed, in selecting judges, to see that 

 the respective districts where each class of stock is bred and reared be duly repre- 

 sented on the list.' " 



Mr BuTTAR seconded Mr Gillespie's motion. 



A discussion then ensued, in which Lord Arthur Cecil, Viscount Stormont, Mr 

 M'Queen, Mr Murray, Mr Hewetson, and the Chairman took part. 



On a show of hands, 25 voted for the disapproval of the report, and none 

 against. 



On a second division between Mr Gillespie's motion and Mr Paterson's, 20 voted for 

 Mr Gillespie's and 9 for Mr Paterson's. 



Pleubo-Pneumonia. 



A letter was read from Sir James Gibson-Craig, Bart. , in regard to the interview 

 the deputation from the Highland Society had with the Privy Council on the 8th of 

 last month. He considered the result as satisfactory as could be expected, and 

 especially so on two points. 1st. It was found that the agricultural division of 

 the Privy Council was thoroughly in accord with the Highland Society, and ready 

 to give the agricultural interest any assistance in their power ; 2nd. The explicit 

 acknowledgment by Lord Cranbrook that our outbreaks of pleuro were in all 

 probability due to Ireland. There was one question. Sir James said, which had 

 not been noticed in the newspaper reports — namely, the question of quarantine of 

 Irish cattle, and putting them on the same footing as C!anadian. He did not expect 

 to get anything definite from the Privy Council on this point, and perhaps for pleuro 

 it would not be workable, but he wished to accvistom the official mind to the idea 

 of such a thing, and the next thue we are visited with a foot-and-mouth we may 

 have to press it. At any time it would be a great safeguard, as the Icnowledge of 

 even a twenty-fom- hours' detention would prevent the Irish drovers risking any 

 suspicious cattle. Though the expense would be great, the advantages, even tothe Irish, 

 would be far greater. They exjiort 700,000 beasts annually, and they would easily rise 

 10s. a head if they were presented in our markets in fair condition, and with a reasonable 

 presumption of freedom from disease. This means an increased value of tlie Irish 

 cattle trade of £350,000 a year, besides an advantage to ovirselves. As regards 

 inoculation for pleuro. Professor Brown seems to be of opinion that inoculated 

 animals are capable of transmitting the disease, and should never leave the f)l'ice, 

 except for the butcher. If this is the case, we should have a rule prohibiting 

 inoculated animals from being exhibited at our Shows. Very little, however, seems 

 to be known on the matter, and there is nothing the Society could .do more good in 

 than by instituting a sei'ies of exhaustive experiments. It is evident we can expect 

 no grant from tiie Treasury, and the Society's funds are not in a state to undertake 

 it. He believed a great deal might be done for £500 or £600, and this could 



