14 THE REPORT, kc. 



Sir Thomas Dundas ; Gideon GifFord of Biifta, 

 Efq. ; Thomas Mouat of Garth, Efq. ; and Mr 

 John Mouat, furveyor of the cuftoms at Ler- 

 wick. That any three of them fhall be a quo- 

 rum : That they fhall have power to nominate 

 and afliime three other perfons to ad: with 

 them : That Mr Nicolfon be convener ; and 

 that they be inftruded, in judging of the merit 

 of the flieep, which fhall be produced to obtain 

 thefe premiums, to attend to the rules laid down 

 by Dr Anderfon, in the paper marked Appen- 

 dix, No. V. which appears to the Committee to 

 contain many very ufeful practical obfervations. 

 Lq/ilj, The Committee fubmit to the Dired:ors 

 the propriety of encouraging the extenfion of this 

 native breed to other parts of Great Britain, and 

 of trying, in proper fituations, various experi- 

 ments refpedting the nature of their wool, SiC. 

 With that view, it might be advifable to recom- 

 mend this fubjedt to the attention of the Duke of 

 Argyle, the Earl of Breadalbane, Lord Macdo- 

 nald, Col. Macleod of Macleod, Mr Mackenzie 

 of Seaforth, Mr Macleod of Harris, Mr Mac- 

 donald of Clanranald, Mr Macdonald of Boifdale, 

 MrMacniel of Barra, Mr Maclean of Coll, Mr 

 Macneil of Colonfay, Mr Campbell of Shawfield, 

 Mr Campbell of Jura, Mr Macniel of Gigha, and 

 the other proprietors in the Weflern Iflands, — 

 of Sir Thomas Dundas, Mr Honyman, and Mr 



Trail, 



