Transactions of RHASS Volume 1940 - Page 218
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14 MEETINGS. General Meetings—By the Charter the Society must hold two General Meetings each year, and, under ordinary circumstances, they are held in the months of January and June, for the election of Members and other business. 'IRventy a quorum. By a resolution of the General Meeting held on 15th January 1879, a General Meeting of Members is held in the Showyard on the occasion of the Annual Show. With reference to motions at General Meetings, Bye-Law No. 19 provides that—“ At General Meetings of the Society no motion or proposal (except of mere form or courtesy) shall be submitted or entertained for immediate decision unless notice thereof has been given two weeks previously to the Board of Directors, without preju- dice, however, to the competency of a motion or proposal, of which due notice has not been given, being remitted to the Directors for consideration, and thereafter being disposed of at a future General Meeting.” Directors’ Meetings—The Board of Directors meet (except when otherwise arranged) on the first Wednesday of each month from November to June, inclusive, at 1.30 P.M., and occasionally as business may require, on a requisition by three Directors to the Secretary, or on intimation by him. Seven a quorum. Committee Meetings.-—Meetings of the various Committees are held as required. Nomination of Directors—Meetings of Members, for the purpose of nominating Directors to represent the Show Divisions on the Board for the year 1941-1942, will be held at the places and on the days after-mentioned :— DIVISION. Edinburgh. Markot Buildings, Gorgle, Edinburgh . Wed, 29th Jan. 1941, at 1. Glasgow. Central Station Hotel, Glasgow . Wed., 12th Feb. 1941, at 1. Stirling. Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling. Thur., 13th Feb. 1941, at 1.30. Perth. Salutation Hotel, Perth . . . Fri., 14th Feb. 1941, at 2. (The Meeting will be held in 1942 and 1943 at Cupar; in 194-4 at Perth.) Borders. . . . . . . . . ., St Boswells . . Thur., 20th Feb. 1941, at 3. lover/Less. Station Hotel, Inverncss . Tues. 25th Feb. 1941, at 2. Aberdeen. Imperial Hotel, Aberdeen . Fri., 28th Feb. 1941, at 2.80. Dumfries. King‘s Arms Hotel, Dumfrics Wed, 12th March 1941, at 2. 9°99.“ 99°F”? The nomination of a Proprietor or other Member paying the higher subscription must be made in the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Divisions ; and the nomination of a Tenant-Farmer or other Member paying the lower subscription in the 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th Divisions. A Member Who has served as an Ordinary Director for a term of four years is not eligible to be nominated again till after the lapse of at least one year. An Extraordinary Director may, however, be nominated as an Ordinary Director. GENERAL SHOW. Owing to the outbreak of War, the Board of Directors decided to cancel the Show which was arranged to be held at Inverness on lSth-let June 1940. 15 EXAMINATIONS. Agriculture.——The Examinations in 1940 for the National Diploma in Agriculture will be held as follows :— Edinburgh Contra—In the Chambers of the Highland and Agri- cultural Society of Scotland on Wednesday, 3rd April, and following days. Applications close on Tuesday, 20th February. Leeds Centre—At the University of Leeds on Tuesday, 16th July, and following days. Applications close on Monday, 20th May. Dairying—The Examination in 1940 (Scottish Centre) for the National Diploma in Dairying will be held at the Dairy School for Scotland, Auchincruive, Ayr, on Wednesday, 4th September 1940, and following days. Applications close on Monday, 20th July 1940. Forestry—The Final Examination for the Society’s First and Second-Class Certificates in Forestry was held in 1935. In view of the institution of Examinations for Certificates and Diplomas in Forestry by the Royal Scottish Forestry Society, and by arrangement with that Society, the Board of Directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland resolved in 1935 to cease holding further Examinations for the First and Second-Class Certificates, and that, in future, the granting of Certificates and Diplomas be left in the hands of the Royal Scottish Forestry Society. All communications in connection with Examinations in Forestry should now be addressed to the Secretary, Royal Scottish Forestry Society, 8 Rutland Square, Edinburgh 1. |
| Title | Transactions of RHASS Volume 1940 - Page 218 |
