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Monthly Council, May 7, 1890 
(W.R.). ^ n Ireland twenty-nine 
cases of rabies were returned — 
twenty-three dogs, five cattle, and 
one ass. 
Professor Brown had also reported 
the appointment of Mr. P. D. Coghill, 
of the Laboratory of the Royal Col- 
lege of Physicians, Edinburgh, as 
Superintendent of the Bacteriological 
Laboratory and Curator of the 
Museum which bad recently been 
established at the Royal Veterinary 
College by the aid of the Society. 
The Committee recommended that 
a grant of 50Z. per annum for three 
years be made by the Society towards 
carrying out the objects of the 
scheme for the examination and 
registration of Farriers, subject to the 
condition that the whole guarantee 
fund of 200Z. mentioned in the report 
of the sub-committee be raised. They 
also recommended the appointment 
of Mr. A. W. Mason, of Leeds, as an 
additional provincial veterinary sur- 
geon for the West Riding of York- 
shire. 
On the motion of Sir John' 
Thorold, seconded by Mr. Clay, the 
grant of 50Z. in aid of the Horse 
Shoeing scheme was agreed to as re- 
commended by the Committee. 
Stock Prizes. 
Mr. Sanday (Chairman) reported 
that the Committee had had under 
consideration a number of letters as 
to the eligibility of exhibits of cattle, 
and had given directions thereon. A 
letter had been received from the 
Shorthorn Society stating that the 
champion prizes offered by that 
Society for competition at the Ply- 
mouth Show were to be subject to 
the rules and regulations of the Royal 
Agricultural Society; and that the 
Shorthorn Council were of opinion 
that all the prize animals in each 
class should be judged for the cham- 
pion prizes offered by them. The 
Committee had considered and dis- 
cussed the whole question of the 
composition of the Society's annual 
prize sheet for live stock, and had 
made some progress therewith. They 
proposed to continue the considera- 
tion of this matter atthcirnext meet- 
ing on June 3. 
Judges' Selection. 
Mr. Sanday (Chairman) presented 
the recommendations of the Com- 
mittee as to filling the only remain- 
ing vacancies on the list of Judges for 
the Plymouth Meeting. 
Implement. 
Mr. Frankish (Chairman) re- 
ported that the Allotment Committee 
had met on April 16, and had 
allotted the positions in the Imple- 
ment Department. The amount of 
shedding allotted was : ordinary 
shedding, 6,117 feet; special shed- 
ding, 1,070 feet ; machinery in motion, 
1,291 feet = 9,078 feet run, exclusive 
of open ground space. The Com- 
mittee recommended that the judging 
of the implements competing for the 
Society's prizes at Plymouth com- 
mence at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 
17, and of the new implements 
competing for the silver medals on 
Thursday, June 19. The regulations 
of the trials of threshing machines at 
Doncaster, as settled at the last meet- 
ing, had been issued to exhibitors and 
others interested. The following 
letter, which had been addressed to a 
limited company of which he (Mr. 
Frankish) was the Chairman, had 
been read by him to the Committee ; 
and on the motion of the Hon. Cecil 
Parker, seconded by Lord Bridport, it 
had been resolved that the letter be 
entered upon the minutes and pub- 
lished in the Proceedings of Council ; 
and that the thanks of the Committee 
be given to the Chairman for bring- 
ing the matter forward : — 
Agricultural Engineers' Association, 
19a, Coleman Street, London, 
April 25, 1890. 
Doncaster Show 1891. 
Dear Sirs,— At a Council meet- 
ing held this afternoon of the above 
Association, the question of the 
prizes offered by the Royal Agri- 
cultural Society for threshing 
machines at the above Show was 
considered. At the meeting there 
were present: — Mr. Huston, Mr. 
Clench, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Ran- 
some, Mr. Hornsby; and it was 
agreed amongst them conditionally 
that, provided other makers would 
not compete, they would abstain 
from doing so. It was also thought 
