Reports of Committees. 
xxxv 
The Committee recommended the 
acceptance of the Clydesdale cham- 
pion prizes, but were unable to accept 
the class prizes offered by the Shrop- 
shire Sheep Breeders' Association. 
They also recommended the accept- 
ance and inclusion in the prize-sheet of 
the champion prizes offered for Short- 
horns by the Shorthorn Society. 
Letters had been received from 
Devonshire exhibitors asking the 
Council to reconsider its decision as 
to the giving of prizes for hunter 
mares or geldings, and asking for 
separate classes for heavy and light 
weight-carrying hunters. As these 
prizes were not given by the Society 
the Committee had referred these 
letters to the General Plymouth Com- 
mittee, but were ready, if thought well 
by the Plymouth Local Committee, 
to sanction the separation of the two 
classes in the prize sheet. 
Judges' Selection. 
Mr. Saxday (chairman) reported 
that the Committee had selected a 
list of Judges of stock and produce 
to be invited to act at Plymouth in 
June next on the usual terms. The 
Committee recommended that a new- 
list of Judges be obtained by nomi- 
nations from members of the Society, 
the various Stud, Herd, and Flock- 
book Societies, and the principal 
breeders of the various classes of 
stock. 
Implement. 
Mr. Fbaxkish reported his election 
as Chairman for the year. The Com- 
mittee had considered and given 
directions respecting a variety of 
letters relating to implements at the 
Society's Shows which had been 
brought before them. 'The nature of 
the trials to be held in 1891 had been 
discussed, and it was unanimously 
agreed to recommend trials of thresh- 
ing machines at the Society's Country 
Meeting next year. The Committee 
having considered the suggestion made 
by Mr. Gibbons at the General Meet- 
ing, " that in connection with the 
Country Meeting of 1891 the Society 
should institute trials of haymakers," 
recommended that the answer of the 
Council be that it was not proposed 
next year to institute trials of imple- 
ments other than threshing machines, 
General Plymouth. 
Sir Massf.y Lopes presented this 
report, which stated that the question 
of dividing the class (4) for six-year- 
old and tive-year-old hunters into 
light-weights and weight-carriers 
had been discussed. The Committee 
recommended that, the Local Com- 
mittee being willing to provide the 
extra prize-money (352.), the class be 
divided as suggested. 
The prizes for hunters offered in 
connection with the Plymouth Meet- 
ing would then be as follows : — 
Prizes 
s 
Bodton 
5 
2nd 3rd 
1 
£ 
e 
£ 
1 
Mare ami Foal .... 
20 
10 
5 
3 
Fil y fouled in 18»7 . . 
15 
10 
5 
3 
Filly foaled in 1888 . . 
15 
10 
5 
4 
j Mare or Gelding foaled iu 
I 1884 or 1885. 
(a) Light weight, up to I 
20 
10 
5 
(b) Weight-carrier up xo 1 
20 
10 
5 
: 
J Mare or Gelding foaled in i 
20 
10 
5 
The Committee recommended the 
acceptance of the offer of the Short- 
horn Society of two champion prizes 
of 25/. each for the best male and 
the best female Shorthorn. 
Showyard Works. 
Sir Jacob Wilson reported his 
election as Chairman for the year, 
and that the works in connection 
with *he Plymouth Showyard would 
be commenced this month. The 
Committee made various recommend- 
ations as to the acceptance of tenders 
for the supply of hurdles, and offers 
for l he supply of a fire engine and 
appliances, and of the tiles for the 
roofing of the Dairy. 
Selection. 
Earl Cathcart reported his elec- 
tion as Chairman for the year. 
The Committee had considered the 
vacancy in t he Council caused by the 
death of Mr. Wakefield : and in view 
of the necessity of filling up shortly 
a further vacancy, they had postponed 
any recommendation on the subject. 
On the motion of Earl Cathcap.t, 
seconded by Sir Jacob Wilsox, the 
Council conferred the honorary mem- 
bership of the Society upon the Right 
Hon. Sir James Caird, K.C.B., in 
recognition of his distinguished ser- 
vices to agriculture. c 2 
