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list as law agents. Seeing that the Society's premiums 

 have been in operation for above ninety years, and that it 

 has, during that period, awarded prizes to the amount of 

 above i^ 100,000, it may be a matter of surprise that it has 

 never been engaged in a court of law regarding these. This 

 is, no doubt, owing to a rule which was of old enacted, and 

 declares that ' the decisions of the Board of Directors are 

 final in all questions respecting premiums, and it shall not 

 be competent for any exhibitor to appeal against such de- 

 cisions to, nor seek redress in respect of them from, any 

 other tribunal' 



