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is matter of regret that there was not a single entry. Very few 
persons have any idea of the weight of laria harness, in many 
cases exceeding 4 stone ; it would be a great boon to horses if 
it could be made lighter. 
Prizes were also offered for Two-, Three-, and Four-horse 
Whippletrees. Seven firms entered in Class 4, six in Class 5, 
and five in Class 6. The Judges awarded the Prizes as 
follows ; — 
Messrs. R. L. Knapp & Co., Messrs. Eansomes, Sims, & Jefferies, and 
Messrs. Vipaa & Headley. 
Prizes for Butter Packages were also offered. No award 
•was made for a Package suitable for conveying Salt Butter to 
market : but for Packages suitable to convey Fresh Butter by 
Rail or Parcels Post, Messrs. Bradford won the First Prize of 5Z., 
and an extra Prize of IZ. was awarded to Messrs. Fawcett for 
a Parcels Post Package. 
Among the Miscellaneous Implements, Messrs. Avery ex- 
hibited a very compact Weighbridge, suitable for commissariat 
purposes, and The Kirkstall Forge Company showed some 
Rolled Shafting suitable for barn machinery, and very much 
cheaper than turned ; they also had on view a clever means of 
joining shafting of the same and different diameters. 
1 would here call attention to a vexatious cause of delay to 
the Judges, and of annoyance to the visitors, which seems 
almost to defy regulations, fines, and the whole armoury of 
written laws, namely, the continuance of painting after the 
stipulated time. I fear that if exhibitors do not more readily 
conform to the existing rules of the Society respecting this and 
some other matters, which they deem of small importance from 
their point of view, the Council will be compelled to make 
^heir regulations much more stringent. 
I must not omit to mention a great feature in the Show- 
•ground, the " Bungalows " erected for the first time, which 
contained rooms for the Council, the Members, and the Stewards, 
Judges, Engineer, Veterinary Surgeon, Reporters, and Police. 
They are much more convenient than the huts previously' used, 
and reflect great credit on the designer, Mr. Bennison, the 
Society's Survevor. The Council Rooms were used by H.R.H. 
the Prince of Wales, President-Elect of the Society, whose visits 
having extended over a large portion of two consecutive days, 
•enabled him to inspect a considerable number of Stands in the 
Implement Yard, in addition to the Working Dairy. Fortu- 
nately the weather on those days was fine, though cold, and the 
Society benefited largely by the 40,000 half-crowns received at 
the turnstiles on the days of the Royal visit. 
