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per cent, will be deducted from all sales. All birds claimed must be paid for at the 

 time, or the claim will not be entertained. All birds claimed to be removed at the 

 expense and risk of the purchaser. Where two people claim a bird simultaneously, 

 the person offering the highest price shall have the preference. The surplus over 

 and above the catalogue price to go to the society's funds. 



6. No bird shall be removed before the show is finally closed without a written 

 order signed by two members of the committee and approved by the secretary. 



7. The amount of entrance fees must be sent with the certificates of entry, and 

 post office orders are to be made payable to Mr. N. Northampton, at B . Postage 

 stamps will not be taken in payment unless one additional Id. stamp be sent fov 

 the amount of each separate entrance fee. No alteration will be allowed in any 

 certificate after it has been received by the secretary. 



8. Exhibitors will be held responsible for the correct descriptions of the 

 specimens sent, and in the event of a dispute arising after purchase, they must, 

 on proof of wrong entry, receive back the bird or birds so entered, and refund 

 to the purchaser the full amount paid by him, with all costs and charges incident 

 thereto. In all such cases the commission charged by the society will be forfeited. 



9. The whole of the specimens must be in the Victoria Hall, B , on Tuesday, 



the 9th of November. All cages are to be addressed to the secretary, Victoria 

 Hall, B . The carriage in all cases must be prepaid by exhibitors. 



10. The specimens will be returned as desired; but, in the absence of specia? 

 instructions, they will be forwarded by such trains as the committee consider 

 most desirable. The show room will be properly warmed and ventilated, and every 

 care will be taken of the specimens sent for exhibition. They will be carefully 

 packed for the return journey, but the committee will not be responsible for any 

 loss or damage that may happen to them, either on the way to or from, or during 

 the exhibition. 



11. No person will be admitted to the exhibition previous to its being opened, 

 except those who are engaged in the arrangements. 



12. Exhibitors requiring an award of prizes must send 6Jd. in addition to their 

 entrance fees. 



13. The entries will close on Saturday, October the 30th, 188. 



%3~ All prize moneys will be paid within ten days after the closing of the exhibition. 



SCHEDULE OF PRIZES. 

 Class. Description. First. Second. 'lliird 



1. Clear, ticked, or marked yellow Belgian 12s 6s 3s. 



2. Clear, ticked, or marked buff Belgian 12s 6s 3s. 



3. Clear yellow Glasgow Don 12s 6s 3s. 



4. Clear buff Glasgow Don 12s 6s 3s. 



5. Flecked Glasgow Don 12s 6s 3s. 



6. Clear yellow Norwich 12s 6s 3s. 



7. Clear buff Norwich 12s. .... 6s 3s. 



8. Evenly-marked yellow Norwich 12s 6s 3s. 



9. Evenly-marked buff Norwich 12s. .... 6s 3s. 



10. Ticked or unevenly-marked yellow Norwich 12s 6s 3d. 



11. Ticked or unevenly-marked buff Norwich 12s. 6s 3s. 



12. Any variety of crested yellow Norwich 12s 6s. 3s. 



13. Any variety of crested buff Norwich 12s. .... 6s 3s. 



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