314 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1872 



have met on sundry occasions, " for the purpose of enter- 

 taining and considering offers to hunt the country," and 

 we have also deliberated and consulted on other matters 

 of detail connected with the future of the Meynell country, 

 viz. the kennels, stables, and other cjuestions of import- 

 ance, and they venture, after due deliberation, to make the 

 following suggestions for adoption : 



Future Master. 



Your committee have received sundry offers, both local 

 as well as from all parts of England. Your committee 

 were strongly impressed with the opinion that it would 

 he far preferable that the future master should be a local 

 man if possible, believing that such an arrangement would 

 be more acceptable to owners of coverts generally, also to 

 hunting men and farmers in particular, and they have 

 much pleasure in being able to inform you that Mr. Clowes 

 with Lord Waterpark are willing to accept the mastership 

 of the " Meynell Hounds " for a period of three years, the 

 sum of two thousand five hundred pounds being guaranteed 

 per annum, and they are willing (in accordance with a 

 resolution passed at the meeting held in December) to hunt 

 four days weekly. The above sum is exclusive of all 

 expenses in connection with rent of coverts, compensation 

 for poultry, earth stopping, and suchlike charges. 



Your committee have much pleasure in having it in 

 their power to suggest the acceptance of this offer, and 

 feel it quite unnecessary to dilate on the peculiar advantages 

 that the country will derive from having the experience 

 of such a well-known and proved good sportsman and 

 popular gentleman as Mr. Clowes ; while at such times as 

 he may be called away by parliamentary duties, both he 

 and the country will derive valuable assistance from Lord 

 Waterpark. 



For private and local reasons, Mr. Clowes wished it 

 to be understood that he will not be able to take an active 

 part in the field during the first season. 



