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Monthly Council, Becemher 7, 1892, 
ouglit not to be discussed without due 
notice. 
Mr. Steatton then said that he 
would give notice of the following 
motion for consideration at the next 
meeting of Council : — 
That in the interests of the pro- 
ducers and consumers of meat in 
the United Kingdom, it is essential, 
as a safeguard against the intro- 
duction of foreign contagious dis- 
eases with animals, that all cattle, 
sheep, and swine imported into the 
United Kingdom from foreign 
countries be slaughtered at the 
port of debarkation, except in 
special cases, when they may be 
admitted under such conditions as 
the Board of Agriculture may from 
time to time consider neces.sar3^ 
Stock Prizes. 
Mr. Sanday (Chairman) reported 
that the reserve number in Class 45 
at the Warwick Meeting, Mr. W. 
Graham’s “Windsor’s Beautj%’’ and 
the highly commended animal, Mr. 
T. E. Walker’s “ Baroness 9th,” had 
been both disqualified through non- 
compliance with the regulation as to 
calving, and the Committee recom- 
mended therefore that the third prize 
in Class 45 be cancelled. The Com- 
mittee recommended that the follow- 
ing offers of champion prizes for the 
Chester Meeting be accepted with 
thanks : — Two gold medals for the 
best Hackney stallion and the best 
Hackney mare, from the Hackney 
Horse Society ; and two prizes of 10/. 
each for the best Red Polled bull and 
the best Red Polled cow or heifer, 
from the Red Polled Society. The 
Committee had further considered the 
subject of the champion prize offered 
by the English Jersey Cattle Society 
for the cow yielding the largest 
quantity of butter by practical test 
of the churn, and they recommended 
that such prize be accepted, the prize 
to be awarded to the .cow yielding 
the largest quantity of butter in 
proportion to her live weight, by 
practical test of the churn. A letter 
was read from Mr. Hamond sug- 
gesting the addition of prizes for 
Hackney fillies foaled in 1890, 1891, 
and 1892 ; but the Committee were of 
opinion that as the Hackney classes 
had been considered at several meet- 
ings, it was now too late to 
make any alterations. The list of 
prizes offered by the Chester Local 
Committee had been further con- 
sidered and approved. The final 
revision of the Prize Sheet for the 
Chester Meeting had now been com- 
pleted by the Committee, and they 
recommended it to the Council for 
approval and issue forthwith. They 
further recommended that the Chair- 
man be empowered to accept any 
champion prizes from Breed Societies 
which might be offered before the 
Prize Sheet was printed, and which 
complied with the regulations of the 
Prize Sheet. The total value of prizes 
offered at the Chester Meeting, ex- 
clusive of champion prizes, plate, and 
medals offered by various Breed Socie- 
ties, would be 6,227 /., of which amount 
1,428/. were contributed by the Chester 
Local Committee. 
The Committee had met eight times 
during the year, and had made eight 
reports. 
Railway Charges. 
The Earl of Coventry said that 
yesterday, at a meeting of the Smith- 
field Club, the new departure of the 
railway companies in charging fares 
for grooms and herdsmen accompany- 
ing stock was discussed, and it was 
resolved to send a deputation to the 
railway companies from the Council 
of the Club to appeal against the 
alteration. At the same time, the 
hope was expressed in the room that 
that Council might join the deputa- 
tion. It was felt by all that the 
alteration came at a very bad time, 
especially when they took into con- 
sideration the great advantages which 
the companies derived from the car- 
riage of stock to and from the shows. 
He hoped the Council would see their 
way to appoint a deputation to appeal 
against the alteration. He moved a 
resolution to this effect. 
Mr. A. J. Smith having seconded 
the motion, 
The Duke of Richmond and 
Gordon said he would not move any 
amendment, but he thought that thej' 
ought also to take into consideration 
the reduction of other charges which 
the companies might be making, as 
otherwise they would be placed in a 
