

ADVERTISEMENT, 



A.T a General Meeting of the Highland Society of Scot- 

 land, held at Edinburgh, on Friday the 9th of July 1 790, 

 the following refolution was unanimoully adopted. 



«* That the Meeting approve of the meafures propofed 

 *< by the Directors for the prefervation and continuance of 

 « the Shetland breed of fheep, fo remarkable for their 

 " fine wool ; and they entirely agree in opinion with 

 « the Committee, that their Report on that fubjeiH:, laid 

 « before the Society, fliall be printed and publiflied for 

 ** the information of the public ; and they remit to the 

 *« Committee of Dire£lors to fuperintend, and give orders 

 *' for printing the fame, with all convenient fpeed *." 



In confequence of the above refolution, the Report, with 

 the Appendix, are now printed for the ufe of the Society j 

 and as they relate to a fubjecl of great national importance, 

 and interefting to many other diftri«Sts of the kingdom, be- 

 lides the Highlands, it was thought proper to permit the 



pubFiGation 



» The thanks of the Socitty were, at the fame time, unanimoufly voted to 

 Sir John Sinclair of Ulbfter, Bart, for the great pains and trouble beftowed by 

 him on the fubjetft of the Report ; — to Dr James Anderfon, for the intelli- 

 gent and ingenious papers written by him, in reference to the fame; — 

 to Arthur Nicoifon, Efq. younger of Lochend ; and to the Rev. Mr John 

 Morifon,minifterof Delting, for the ufcful information they were fo obliging 

 ■IS to communicate to the faid Committee. The Committee of Directors 

 \'-e alfo authorifed to ifTue precepts on the Treafurer for the premiums 

 * -"IS propofed by the faid Report to be given and advanced. 



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