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ledge that, if the animals proved to 
be unsound, there was a security for 
more than the value being paid for 
them in compensation. If, on the 
other hand, they turned out to be 
sound, then the people thought they 
had got a good bargain. That was 
the reason why they had the great 
danger with the shed cattle. Until 
there was some special legislation or 
action taken by the Board of Agri- 
culture with regard to the dairy sheds 
of the large towns and of the 
metropolis to prevent these animals 
going out, or to register them so that 
they might be identified, the people 
in the country would have to pay 
thousands of pounds which they 
might be well spared. He was very 
glad Lord Spencer had taken notice 
of this subject, and he hoped that 
before many years something would 
be done to put a check upon this 
trade in dairy cattle. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote said this 
showed that the present Bill in Parlia- 
ment did not go far enough. Until 
they made it a criminal offence to 
sell diseased cattle, it would not be 
possible to stanip it out of the 
country. 
The report of the Committee was 
then adopted. 
Stock Prizes. 
Mr. Sanday (Chairman) reported 
that the Committee had further con- 
sidered the composition and regu- 
lations of the stock prize sheets of 
future meetings, and had agreed to 
a number of resolutions, which they 
proposed to submit for the approval 
of the Council when the draft prize 
sheet for the Doncaster Meeting was 
under consideration. 
Judges' Selection. 
Mr. Sanday (Chairman) stated 
that the Committee, having had 
before them a statement of the 
number of entries in the various 
classes, were of opinion that the 
number of judges already appointed 
would be sufficient. 
Implement. 
Mr. Frankish (Chairman) re- 
ported that the Committee had con- 
sidered the details of the arrange- 
ments for the trials of implements at 
the Plymouth Meet ing, and presented 
their recommendations thereon. 
General Plymouth. 
Viscount Bridport submitted 
various recommendations from this 
Committee as to details of the ar- 
rangements for the forthcoming 
Meeting at Plymouth, and as to ap- 
plications received from Breeding 
Societies for permission to hold 
meetings in the showyard. Arrange- 
ments had been made with the St. 
John Ambulance Association for the 
establishment of an Ambulance sta- 
tion in the showyard. 
Showyard Works. 
Sir Jacob Wilson (Chairman) 
reported that the whole of the im- 
plement yard was completed, that 
a number of exhibits were in position, 
and others were daily arriving ; that 
the horse-boxes and stock-sheds were 
in a very forward state, and would be 
all finished in good time ; that the 
Local Committee were carrying out 
some works in widening the main 
road from Plymouth to the showyard, 
and were laying the temporary sleeper 
road to the entrances, and that they 
had completed the laying on of the 
water and other works inside the 
showyard. 
Education. 
Mr. Dent (Chairman) reported 
that of the seventeen candidates who 
entered for the Society's Senior 
Examination, held on May 1 3 and four 
following days, sixteen duly presented 
themselves for examination, the 
remaining candidate being absent on 
account of ill-health. Of theyc six- 
teen competitors, eleven had satisfied 
the examiners. Six had gained first- 
class certificates, and thus became 
Life Members of the Society, the 
first four being entitled in addition to 
the prizes stated below ; and five 
others (Nos. 7 to 11) having passed 
in agriculture and in three of the 
four compulsory subjects had been 
awarded second-class certificates : — 
1. Francis Reginald Armytage, 4 Tump Court, 
Temple, E.C. First prize of 25/. 
2. Richard William Haydon, Great Coombs- 
head, North Molton, Devon. Second 
prize of 15/. 
3. Henry Crabtree, 30 Lutton Place, Edin- 
burgh. Third prize of 10/. 
