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Highland and Agricultural Society resident in the district, whose duty it 

 shall be to see that the conditions imposed l>v the Board are complied with. 



8. Reports. — Blank Reports will he furnished to the Secretaries of the 

 different District Societies. These Reports must in all details be completed 

 and lodged with the Secretary of the Highland and Agricultural Society 

 on or before the 1st of November next following the competition, both in 

 the years when the Grant is given and in the two intermediate years, for the 

 approval of the Directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society, against 

 whose decision there shall be no appeal. All such Reports must be signed 

 and certified by the Members of the Highland and Agricultural Society 

 nominated under Rule 7. 



9. Grafts — When paid. — The Grants made to District Societies will be 

 paid in the January following the competition, by Precepts issued by the 

 Directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society to the winners of the 

 prizes. No payments of these Grants must be made by the Secretary or 

 Treasurer of any District Society. Medals will be issued at the same time. 



10. Renewal of Application. — No application for renewal of a Grant 

 to a District Society will be entertained until the expiration of two years 

 from the termination of the last Grant. 



11. Disposal of Applications. — In disposing of applications for District 

 Grants, the Directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society shall keep 

 in view the length of interval that has elapsed since the expiration of the 

 last Grant, giving priority to those District Societies which have been 

 longest off the list. 



12. Dairy Produce. — Upon application being made by District Societies, 

 a limited number of Medals will be placed at the disposal of District Societies 

 for Dairy Produce. 



N.B. — Existing Grants. — District Societies holding Grants under 

 existing regulations shall have the ojition of continuing upon the present 

 basis, or of placing themselves under the new regulations for the remaining 

 years in which they are entitled to a Grant. 



Districts. 



1. Deeside Union Society. — Convener, Colonel Innes of Learney, Aber- 



deen ; Secretary, isiniea Shaw, Tillyching, Lumphanan. Granted 1888. 



2. Turriff Agricultural Association. — Convener, A. Stuart of Laithers, 



Turriff ; Secretary, Alex. Cowie, Bridgend Cottage, Turriff. Granted 

 1888. 



3. Lammermoor Pastoral Society. — Convener, Richard Stephenson, 



Chapel, Duns ; Secretary, A. M. Caverhill, Crichness, Duns. Granted 

 1888. 



4. BiGGAR Farmers' Club. — Convener, Lord Lionel Cecil, Orchard Mains, 



Innerleithen; Secretary, John H. Wilson, Biggar. Granted 1888. 



5. Breadalbane Society. — Convener, John Willison, Acharn, Killin; 



Secretary, R. A. Robertson, Bank of Scotland, Killin. Granted 1888. 



6. Wester Ross Farmers' Club. — Convener, Major Randle Jackson of 



Swordale, Evanton ; Secretary, DaWd Ross, Dingwall. Granted 1888. 



7. Eastern District op Stirlingshire Agricultural Society. — Con- 



vener, Ralph Stark of Summerford, Falkirk ; Secretary, Thos. Binnie, 

 Auctioneer, Falkirk. Granted 1888. 



8. Garioch Farmers' Club. — Convener, Alex. M. Gordon, of Newton, 



Insch ; Secretary, William Home, Newton of Ardoyne, Insch. Granted 

 1887. 



9. Dalbeattie Agricultural Society. — Convener, Wellwood H. Maxwell 



of i\Iunches ; Secretary, R. W. Macnab, Union Bank, Dalbeattie. 

 Granted 1887. 



