20 CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT. 



LOCAL ANALYTICAL ASSOCIATIONS. 



I. "With the view of encouraging, as well as regulating the conduct of, 

 Local Analytical Associations, the Society contributes from its funds 

 towards their expenses a sum not exceeding £250 annually. 



II. The amount of such contribution is to each association at the rate of 

 10s. for each full analysis, and 5s. for each partial analysis of manure or 

 feeding stuff effected, or such proportion thereof as the above annual con- 

 tribution may jjermit of. The pecuniary assistance thus offered is subject 

 to the following conditions being complied with to the satisfaction of the 

 Chemical Committee : — 



1. That the rules of the association are submitted to and approved of by 

 the Chemical Committee. 



2. That it is a condition of participating in the grant that the association 

 make analyses for members of the Highland and Agricultural Society, being 

 farmers and not members of the local association, charging them the cost 

 price to the association, less the amount recovered from the Society. 



3. That the association is managed by a committee of practical farmers 

 owning or occupying land in the district. 



4. That the analyst employed is of acknowledged standing. 



5. That the benefits of the grant apply only to analyses made for farmers, 

 and that these subscribe towards the expenses of the association, subject to 

 the exception in No. 2. 



6. That each analysis represents at least one ton of bulk actually pur- 

 chased and delivered to one or more members under guarantee, or at a 

 specified price per unit of valuable ingredients. 



7. That the analysis has been made from a sample dra^\^l after delivery, 

 in accordance with the published instructions of the Society, and that a 

 sealed duplicate sample has been retained. 



8. That all analyses are reported according to forms furnished by the 

 Highland and Agricultural Society, and that valuations of manures, if any 

 are made, are calculated on a uniform standard to be issued periodically by 

 the Society, and at least once a year. 



III. (a) A general report regarding the analyses for which the Society 

 has contributed payment is submitted to the general meeting in January, 

 and full details concerning all manures and feeding stuffs whose analyses 

 show any of the valuable constituents to be deficient to the extent of one- 

 tenth of the amount guaranteed, or whose total deficiencies represent as 

 much as one-tenth of the value of the manure or feeding stuff, are published 

 annually in the Transactions. 



(b) Before such publication is made, the seller must be communicated 

 with, so that any explanation he has to offer may be obtained. 



(c) In the case of every analysis showing the deficiency above described, the 

 secretary of the association must lose no time in communicating with the 

 seller, in order that no deterioration may take place in the duplicate sample, 

 which must, as soon as possible, be forwarded to the Secretary of the High- 

 land and Agricultural Society, along with any explanation received from the 

 seller. 



(d) Should the seller be dissatisfied with the results obtained by the 

 analyst of the association, a further analysis may, at his option, be made 

 from the duplicate sample by another analyst to be chosen by the Society, 

 and at its cost, if the further analysis exonerates the seller, if otherwise, at 

 the seller's cost. 



IV. The report of each analysis for which a grant is claimed must be 

 sent to the Secretary of the Highland and Agricultural Society on or before 



