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CLASS II. 



DISTRICT COMPETITIONS. 



The Money Premiums and Medals awarded at District Competitions will he 

 sent direct to the winners in Janioary next. No payments must, thereforey 

 he made by the Secretary or Treasurer of any local Association. 



Grants in aid 0/ District Competitions /or 1885 must he applied for hefore 

 1st November I884, on Forms to he obtained from the Secretary. 



When a Grant has expired, the District cannot apply again for aid for 



five years. 



Section 1.— CATTLE. 



Note. — The Society's Cattle Premiums are granted to each District for three 

 alternate years, on condition that the District shall, in the two interme- 

 diate years, continue the Competitions by offering for the same descrip- 

 tion of Stock a sum not less than one-half of that given by the Society. 



At the intermediate Competitions, three Minor Silver Medals will be 

 placed at the disposal of the Committee, to be given along with the first 

 prize in the three Classes of Cattle, provided there are not fewer than 

 three lots exhibited in each Class. 



The selection of the Breed is left to the local Committee. See Eule 6. 



districts. 



1. Central Banffshire. — Convener, George Kynoch, jun., Keith ; Secre- 



tary, J. Geddes Brown, Keith. Granted 1880. 



2. Stirlingshire. — Convener, Sir James E. Gibson-Maitland of Bamton, 



Bart., Craigend, Stirling ; Secretary, Robert Taylor, 22 Barnton Place, 

 Stirling. Granted 1880. 



3. Islands op Mull, Coll, and Tiree. — Convener, James Noel Forsyth 



of Quinish, Tobermory ; Secretary, Robert Lang, Aros Mains, Aros, 

 Mull. Granted 1880. 



4. Renfrewshire. — Convener, Lieut. -Colonel Sir Archibald C. Campbell of 



Blythswood, Bart., Renfrew ; Secretary, William Bartlemore, County 

 Buildings, Paisley. Granted 1880. 



5. District of Buchan. — Convener, John Sleigh, Strichen; Secretary ^ 



James Smith, Burnshangie, Strichen. Granted 1882. 



