Reports of Committees. 
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the Boarrl of Agriculture [sec page 
exev] as to the formation of a general 
representative Board of Examiners 
in Practical and Scientific Dairying, 
which had been referred to the Com- 
mittee by the Council at their last 
meeting, had received careful conside- 
ration. The Committee were entirely 
agreed that some such examining 
body was advisable, and they recom- 
mended that the Council should co- 
operate with the Board of Agriculture 
in any steps that might be taken in 
this direction. The proposed regula- 
tions in the draft prize sheet relating 
to poultry, butter, cheese, and butter- 
making competitions, and the trials 
of cream separators and milking 
machines, had been amended and ap- 
proved. Of the 10OZ. granted to them 
for 1890, the Committee had expended 
'Aol. 13*. \ \d. They asked for a renewal 
of the grant of 100Z. for the ensuing 
year. 
The Committee had met six times 
and made six reports, and they re- 
commended that the Committee for 
If 91 be, with one exception, consti- 
tuted the same as last year. 
Hunter Stallion. 
The Earl of Coventry, in the un- 
avoidable absence of the Chairman of 
the Committee (the Duke of Richmond 
and Gordon), reported the recommen- 
dations of the Committee that the 
three premiums granted by the Society, 
amounting to OOOZ., be paid direct 
t ) the owners of the winning horst s 
by the Society, all otherarrangements 
being undertaken by the Royal Com- 
mission on Horse Breeding; that the 
Society's three premium stallions be 
exhibited in the Doncaster showyard 
from 9 a.m. on the Monday of the 
show to 5 p.m. on the Wednesday: 
and that the three Gold Medals offered 
by the Doncaster Local Committee be 
presented at the general meeting in 
the Showyard as usual. 
Standing Committees. 
The following Standing Commit tees 
were appointed for 1891, viz : — 
Finance. 
House. 
Journal. 
Chemical. 
Seeds and riant Dis- 
eases. 
Veterinary. 
Stock Prizes 
Implement. 
Oeneral Doncaster. 
Showyard Works. 
Selection. 
Education. 
Dairy. 
Committee for Selection of Judges. 
On the motion of Sir Jacob Wil- 
son', a Committee was appointed to 
recommend Judges of Stock, Imple- 
ments, and Produce at the Doncaster 
Meeting, such Committes to consist of 
the members of the Stock Prizes Com- 
mittee and the Stewards of the several 
departments, and to sit for the first 
time in February next. 
Country Meeting of 1892. 
The Secretary reported that a 
letter had been received from the 
Town Clerk of Cheltenham, stating 
that the Corporation of that Borough 
desired to withdraw their application 
to the Society, and to join the City 
and County of Gloucester in asking 
the Society to hold their Country 
Meeting for the year 1892 in or near 
the City of Gloucester. This reduced 
the number of towns who had sent 
invitations to the Society to two, viz. 
Warwick and Gloucester, and the In- 
spection Committee .appointed at the 
last Council meeting were intending 
to make their visit of inspection in 
the last week in January, in order to 
bring up a report to the meeting of 
Council on February 4. 
It was resolved that the deputations 
from Warwick and Gloucester should 
be received bytheCouncil at 12.15p.m. 
on that date. 
Miscellaneous. 
A letter from the Marquis of Tavi- 
stock, expressing his desire to retire 
from the Council, was read and re 
ferred to the Committee of Selection. 
Letters of thanks were read (a) 
from the Royal Commission on Horse 
Breeding for the [Society's grant of 
6007. for premiums to thoroughbred 
stallions in 1891 ; (/<) from Baron von 
Hohenbruck and Chev. Emanuel von 
Proskowetz, Sen., for their election as 
Honorary Members 
Date of Next Meeting. 
The report from the Council to the 
general meeting having been prepared, 
the Council adjourned over the Christ- 
mas recess until Wednesdav .Februar 
4th, 18fli. 
