Reports of Committees. 
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6. Every machine must be deli- 
vered at the depot on the trial 
grounds in proper working order, 
not less than three days previous 
to the commencement of the trials. 
The Society will, if desired by an 
exhibitor, take charge of the sheaf 
binder with which he intends to 
compete between the time of its 
exhibition at the Chester Meeting 
and the periods of the trials, but 
v/ill not be responsible for any 
damage. 
7. Exhibitors must provide their 
own drivers and attendants, but 
the Society reserves the right to 
provide men and to work the 
machine of any exhibitor who is 
absent, or not ready, or who says 
that his men are absent, after due 
notice has been given to him to 
bring his machine out for trial. A 
competitor shall not be required to 
work more than one of his machines 
at the same time. 
8. Before starting work, the ex- 
hibitor must declare the number of 
men and horses required by his 
machine. If he personally, or any 
other extra attendant not included 
in such declaration, shall render 
any actual assistance in working or 
adjusting the machine during the 
trial, the fact will be noted by the 
judges. 
9. The attention of the judges 
and engineers will be particularly 
directed to the following mat- 
ters : — 
1. Cost. 
2. Simplicity of construction. 
3. Drauglit. 
4. Time. 
6. Weiglit in reference to clrauglit. 
6. Ciean work ami frecilom from waste. 
7. Easy liandling. 
8. Good sheafing. 
9. Efficient binding. 
10. Quality and cost of binding materials. 
10. Should the judges find any of 
the machines to be of practically 
equal merit, they are empowered to 
bracket them as equal, and so di- 
vide the prize money. 
11. Lots will be drawn for each 
.series of-plots. 
12. Machines are not to be worked 
under conditions as to weather and 
crop when such machines would 
not be used in the actual work of a 
farm. 
1.3. Entries for these prizes must 
be made by exhibitors on the ordi- 
nary forms of application for space 
in the implement department of the 
Chester Meeting, which will be 
issued in December, 1892 ; but the 
machine need not necessarily be 
exhibited at the Chester Meeting. 
The last date for receiving entries 
for the prizes will be Saturday, 
April 1st, 1893. 
By order of the Council, 
Ernest Clarke, Secretary, 
12 nanorer Square, London, IT., 
May Wt, 1892. 
General Warwick. 
Mr. Dent reported that the Com- 
mittee had considered and approved 
the provisional programme for the 
Warwick Meeting, and had granted, 
on thejusual conditions, applications 
from the Shire Horse Society, the 
Hackney Horse Society, Hunters’ Im- 
provement Society, Shorthorn Society, 
Hereford Herd Book Society, Shrop- 
shire Sheep Breeders’ Society, and the 
Cotswold Sheep Society, to hold 
meetings in the Warwick showyard. 
Showyard Works. 
Mr. Clay reported that the imple- 
ment yard at Warwick was completed, 
and all the stands had been allotted. 
About 300 horse-boxes and about 
2,000 feet of cattle-sheds had been 
erected, and the works generally were 
in a very forward state. The Local 
Committee had completed the level- 
ling of the ground, and all the principal 
water mains were laid. The following 
offers had been accepted by the 
Committee : — (1) Messrs. Perkins for 
the supply of floral decorations ; (2) 
Messrs. Plucknett and Co., furnishing 
of Royal Pavilion free of charge ; (3) 
National Telephone Company for tele- 
phonic communication in the show- 
yard free of charge. The Committee 
recommended that Messrs. Margetts 
and Son and Messrs. Whittindale and 
Dyer be appointed joint auctioneers 
for the sale of the materials after the 
show. 
Selection. 
Earl Catiicart (Chairman) h.aving 
read the recommendation of this 
Committee as to the nomination of 
