Kogal Scotttsi? ^Jlrbortcultural Socictg. 



Instituted 16th February 1854. 



PATRON : 



HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY THE KING. 



PROCEEDINGS IN 191 4. -Conf/Viued. 



THE GENERAL MEETING. 



The General Meeting of the Society was held in the Show- 

 yard at Hawick, on Thursday, i6th July 19 14, at 2.30 p.m. 

 In the unavoidable absence of the President, Mr Charles 

 Buchanan, Vice-President, was Chairman of the meeting, which 

 was well attended. 



Minutes. 



The Chairman explained that the Minutes of the Annual 

 Meeting were now in print, and would be circulated along with 

 the Transactions in the course of next month. The Minutes 

 were accordingly held as read and approved. 



Apologies. 



Apologies for absence were intimated from the President ; 

 Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, Honorary Secretary ; Sir James Bell 

 of Montgreenan ; Mr James Whitton, Glasgow; Mr James 

 Johnstone, Ayr, and others. 



Death of Mr Elis Nilsox. 



The Chairman said he was sure that the members would 

 desire to record in their Minutes the loss which the Society had 

 sustained through the death of Mr Elis Nilson, one of the 

 Foreign Honorary Members of the Society, and a gentleman 

 who was known to many of them by his visits to this country, 

 and who had rendered great service to the Society when the 



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