8 PEOCEEDINGS AT BOARD MEETINGS. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 5th DECEMBER 1883. 



Present — Sir G. Graham Montgomery, Bart. ; Sir James H. Gibson-Craig, Bart. ; 

 Mr Allan, Munnocli ; Mr Balfour of Balbimie ; Mr Cunningham, Tarbreoch ; Mr 

 Dingwall, Ramornie ; Mr Drew, Merryton ; Mr Dudgeon, Easter Dalmeny ; Mr Scott 

 Dudgeon, Longnewton ; 'Sir Easson, Scones Letheudy ; I\Ir Elliot, Blackhaugh ; Rev. 

 John Gillespie, Mouswald ; Mr Henderson of Stemster ; Mr Hope, East Bams ; Mr 

 Irvine of Drum ; Mr Eliott Lockhart of Borthwickbrae ; Mr Mackenzie of Portmore ; 

 Mr M'Queen of Crofts ; Mr SUhm, Xiddrie Mains ; Mr Nicoll, Littleton ; Mr Pott of 

 Dod ; Mr Shaw, Skaithmuir ; Mr Smith, Stevenson Mains ; ]\Ir John Turnbull Smith, 

 C.A. ; Mr Villiers. Closeburn Hall ; Mr Walker, Portlethen ; Mr Walker of Bowland, 

 C.B. ; Professor Wilson; and Dr Aitken. — Mr Cunningham in the chair. 



Mr F. N. Mexzies reported apologies for the absence of Sir Henry J. Seton 

 Steuart, Bart. ; Sir W. C. Anstruther, Bart. ; Sir C. E. F. Stirling, Bart. ; Sir George 

 Macpherson Grant, Bart., M.P. ; Mr Johnstone Douglas of Lockerbie ; Colonel Gillou 

 of Wallhouse ; Colonel Hare of Calder Hall ; Sir SloWhou, Dochgarroch Lodge ; Mr 

 Murray of Dollerie ; Mr Paterson, Plean Farm ; Mr Scott, Glendronach ; and Mr 

 Wilson, Wolfstar. 



Board a>'D General Meetings.— The Board Meeting for January 1884 was fi.xed 

 to be held on the 9th instead of the 2ud, and the amiiversary General Meeting on the 

 16th of that month. 



Cattle Disease.— On the motion of Mr Scott Dudgeon, seconded by Mr Dingwall, 

 the following resolution was agreed to : — " The continued prevalence of foot-and- 

 mouth disease, and the large increase in the number of outbreaks throughout the 

 United Kingdom since the Highland and Agricultural Society's deputation waited 

 upon the President of the Council in the end of April, compel the Directors of the 

 Society again to urge upon the Government the necessity of no longer delaying to give 

 effect to the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Agriculture — ' that the 

 landing of foreign animals .should not be permitted in future from any countries as to 

 which the Privy Council are not satisfied that they are perfectly free from contagious 

 disease.' The past experience of the working of the Contagious Diseases (Animals) 

 Act, 1878, as administered by the Privy Council and Local Authorities, has proved it 

 to be a complete failure in preventing the introduction of disease ft-ora abroad, and the 

 constant recurrence of alarming and wide-spread outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease 

 throughout the kingdom ; while, from the want of uniformity in the restrictions 

 enforced by the various Local Authorities and the necessity which exists for their 

 almost constant imposition, these restrictions have become intolerable to the breeders 

 and feeders of live stock, and are interfering most prejudicially in the adequate supply 

 of butcher meat and dairy produce to the British public." 



Amsterdam Agricultural Exhibition. — The following letter in regard to the 

 Agricultural E.xhibition to be held at Amsterdam next year, was read, and the Sec- 

 retary stated that the programme could be seen on application at the Society's Office, 

 No. 3 George IV. Bridge :— 



" Science and Art Department, London, S. W. 

 " Amsterdam Agricultural Exhibitwn. 



" Sir, — The Lords of the Committee of Council on Education have received from 

 the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a communication announcing that an Agricul- 

 tural Exhibition, under the patronage of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands?, 

 will be held at Amsterdam by the United Netherlands Agricultural Association f}'om 

 August 25 to September 6, 1884. I am to suggest that the intention to hold this 

 exhibition should be communicated to the members of your Society, and to such other 

 persons as would be interested in the subject. I enclose a coj^y of the programme 

 received from the Foreign Office ; and you will observe that further particulars of the 

 exhibition may be obtained from the Secretary of the Executive Committee, P. F. L. 

 Waldeck, Esq., Loosdimnen, near" the Hague, Netherlands. — I am. Sir, your obedient 

 servant, (Signed) G. F. Duncombe. 



" The Secretary of the Highland and Agi-icultural Society of Scotland.'^ 



Hoose or Husk. — The Secretary read the following letter from Mr Williams, and 

 a hope was expressed that gentlemen having animals affected with the disease Hoose 

 or Husk would communicate either with the Secretary of the Society or Mr Williams : — 



' ' New Veterinary College, 

 " Edinburgh, 4th December 1833. 



^' Sir, — Having recently read and heard that drugs may be introduced directly into 

 th3 -snndpipe of animals without doing harm, I should very much like — should I 

 have the opportunity — to try the efficacy of some drugs in the treatment of ' Husk or 

 Hoose.' I may explain that husk is a dasease chiefly affecting calves and lambs ; it is 

 due to the presence of worms in the lungs, which cause a large amount of irritation, 

 and so cause bronchitis and pneumonia, resulting too frequently in death. Husk or hoose 

 occurs more frequently in England than in Scotland, but even in the latter country it 



