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incorrectly returned in the certificate, the Stewards shall disqualify 
such pigs, and report the same to the Council. 
Resolved, that the necessary portions of Professor Simonds’ paper 
on dentition of pigs be reprinted in a cheap form, after having been 
revised by the Professor. 
Resolved, that there be a class for Suffolk (black-faced) wethers. 
Resolved, to abolish the classes for other breed of pigs, and to 
substitute fresh classes for pigs of a large white breed. 
Resolved, that there be 3 additional Judges for sheep. 
That in order to relieve the Stewards from the necessity of going at 
full length through the Club’s accounts at the annual audit, a paid 
auditor shall be appointed to examine and certify the details pre- 
paratory to the Stewards auditing the final balance-sheet for each 
financial year. 
That a paper similar to the one for nominating Stewards be sent 
previous to the November meeting, to each member of Council, to 
enable each to suggest the names of sixteen members of the Club 
eligible for election on Council. 
The Honorary Secretary announced the death of the late Assistant- 
Secretary, Mr. Pullen. The Council passed the following resolution— 
‘That the Honorary Secretary be requested to convey to the 
“ family of the late Mr. David Pullen, the sincere regret of the 
** Council at the loss the family and the Smithfield Club have 
““thus sustained by his death, and the desire of the Council 
“‘ to express its sympathy with the family in this bereavement.” 
Mr. H. J. Hine, Secretary of the Shorthorn Society, appointed 
Assistant-Secretary to the Club on the same terms as the late Mr. 
Pullen. 
The Club’s letters to be now addressed to No. 12, Hanover Square, 
London, W. 
The Honorary Secretary authorised to arrange as to the loan of the 
Club’s troughs, etc., if application should be made for the use of them 
by any other society exhibiting in the Agricultural Hall. 
That the annual report be in future printed at the end of the Prize 
Sheets sent to the members of the Club. 
That the Council of the Smithfield Club is strongly of opinion that 
the opening of the two metropolitan cattle markets on the same day 
and at the same hour is highly injurious to both markets, and is the 
probable cause of foot and mouth disease, and other contagious cattle 
diseases being spread in the country ; and the Council therefore desires 
that the Deptford Market should be held upon another day, or at least 
that it should not be opened until 10 a.m., the time authorised by Act 
of Parliament. 
A vote of thanks was passed to Professor Simonds for having revised 
the paper on the dentition of pigs, reprinted by the Club from the 
journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. 
Resolved, that in those cases where under the rule authorising 
a special award of an additional prize (of two-thirds of the last prize 
offered in the class) amounted to an uneven amount, it be increased to 
even pounds. 
