Tuesday, May 22, 1888. 
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year. More recently, the Council have decided to reduce from 
5s. to Is. the botanical fee for the examination of grass and 
other seeds, for the determination of the species of any weed 
or plant, or for a report on any disease affecting farm crops, and 
the fee for determination of a collection of natural grasses from 
10s. to 5s. The Council trust that these reductions in the fees 
will greatly benefit Members, and will tend to check the sale of 
valueless seeds. 
8. Amongst other recommendations of the Special Committee 
is one for the reduction of the money qualification of Governors 
from hi. to 2Z. per annum, with a corresponding diminution in 
the life composition. As this proposal will involve an alteration 
of the present Bye-Laws, which are also affected by various other 
recommendations of the Committee, a Special Committee has 
been appointed to revise the Bye-Laws throughout. 
9. The Exhibition of Thoroughbred Stallions, competing for 
the Society's five Premiums of 200L each and a Gold Medal, 
took place at Nottingham on the 9th and 10th February. The 
Competition for the 22 Queen's Premiums of 200Z. each, offered 
through the Eoyal Commission on Horse Breeding, was held at 
the same time and place, and there were altogether 105 Stallions 
entered in the several classes for the 27 Premiums. For the 
five Premiums offered by the Society 24 horses were entered, and 
the following Stallions were selected by the Judges, the districts 
to which they were allocated being balloted for under the 
direction of the President on the second day of the Show : — - 
Jack Tar , . . District of Northampton. 
Lancastrian . . District of Derby. 
Silver Crown . District of Nottingham. 
Khamseen . . . District of Melton Mowbray. 
Tiber .... District of Lincoln. 
Satisfactory reports have been received from the local Commit- 
tees as to the manner in which the nominations of mares to these 
stallions hare been taken up. 
10. The Country Meeting at Nottingham will commence on 
Monday morning, July 9, and close on the following Friday 
evening; but the Implement portion of the Show and the 
