Transactions of RHASS Volume 1940 - Page 245
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68 PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY. 2. All Competitions must be at the instance of a Local Society. A Committee of Management shall be appointed, and either the Con- vener of the Committee or the Secretary of the Society must be a Member of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. 3. GRANT TO SOCIETY, £12.——The portion of the Grant to any one Local Society shall not exceed the sum of £12 in any one year. 4. ALLOCATION OF GRANT.—The Grant from the Highland and Agricultural Society shall not be applied as a Grant in aid of the Premiums offered by the Local Society, but must be offered in the form of separate Prizes for the Animals chosen; and the offer of the Prizes must be announced in the Premium List and Catalogue of the Show as “presented by the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland.” 5. CONTINUANCE or GRANT—THREE YEARS.—-The Money Grant shall continue for three alternate years, provided always that the Local Society shall, in the two intermediate years, continue the competition by offering Premiums for the same class of Stock as that selected in each previous year to compete for the Highland and Agricultural Society’s Prizes. If no competition takes place for two consecutive years the Grant expires. 6. MEDALS IN INTERMEDIATE YEARS.—In the two intermediate years the Highland and Agricultural Society will place three Silver Medals at the disposal Of each Local Society, for the same classes Of Stock as those for which the Money Premiums are offered, provided that not less than three lots are exhibited in the same class. 7. When it is agreed to hold the General Show of the Society in any one of the Show Divisions, no Local Society may hold a Show within that Division in the three months immediately preceding the date of the General Show. In the event of a Show being held, the entire Grant to the Local Society will be cancelled. 8. RULES OF COMPETITION.—The Rules of Competition for the Premiums, the funds for which are derived from Grants of the High- land and Agricultural Society, shall be such as are generally enforced by the Local Society in the case of Premiums offered from its own funds. 9. AREA AND PABISECES—FIVE PARISHES.—When making applica- tion for Grants from the Highland and Agricultural Society, the Local Society must delineate the area and the number of parishes comprised in the district, and, except in special cases, no Local Society shall be entitled to a Grant whose Show is not open to at least five Parishes. 10. REPORTS. —— Forms of Report will be furnished to the Secretaries of Local Societies. Detailed reports of the competitions for the Society’s Premiums must be given and the completed Reports, duly signed and certified, must be lodged with the Secretary of the Highland and Agricultural Society as soon as possible after the Show, and in no case later than lst November. These Reports are subject tO the approval of the Directors of the Highland and Agri- cultural Society, against whose decision there shall be no appeal. The Grant will lapse if no Report is lodged by the due date. 11. GRANTS—WHEN PAID.—The Grants made to Local Societies will be paid in December after the Reports of the awards of the prizes have been received and found to be in order and passed by PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY. 69 the Board of Directors, the Money Grants being paid to the Secretaries of the Local Societies and the Medals sent direct to the winners. The Secretary of the Local Society must not on any condition whatever pay any Premium ofi‘ered by the Highland and Agricultural Society until he has been informed that the awards are in order and has received the Grant from the Highland and Agricultural Society. 12. RENEWAL or GRANT. — No application for renewal of a Grant to a Local Society will be entertained until after the expiry Of four years from the termination of the last Grant. 13. DISPOSAL or APPLICATIONS.—In disposing of applications for District Grants, the Directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society shall keep in View the length of interval that has elapsed since the expiration of the last Grant, giving priority to those Local Societies which have been longest off the list. Grants in 1940. 5th and Final Year—GRANT 0!” £12. ]. BOTHWELL FARMERS‘ SOCIETY. Convener—James Russell, Lanarkshire. Secretary—J. S. Paterson, Storetta, J erviston Road, Motherwell. Granted 1935. (Grant in abeyance 1939). Townhead Farm, Holytown, 2. BUTE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Convener—Peter M‘Kirdy, Dunagoil Farm, Isle of Bute. Secretaryfilames M. Matheson, Sheriff-Clerk’s Ofiice, County Buildings, Rothesay. Granted 1936. 3. DALSERF FARMERS’ SOCIETY. Convener—John Fleming, Marrshill, Draffan, Kirkmuirhill, Lanarkshire. Secretary—William W. Bulloch, 45A Union Street, Larkhall, Lanarkshire. Granted 1936. 4. ISLAY, JURA, AND COLONsAY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. Convener—William Walker of Foreland, Foreland House, Bruichladdich, Isle of Islay. Secretary—Iain M. Mactaggart, Royal Bank Buildings, Bow- more, Isle Of Islay. Granted 1936. 4th (Intermediate) Year—3 SILVER MEDALS. 5. EASTERN DISTRICT OF ASSOCIATION. Convener—William Morton, Bensfield, Falkirk. Secretary—Robert Waugh, Auction Mart, Falkirk. Granted 1935. (Grant in abeyance 1937, on account of Alloa Show ; in abeyance 1938—n0 Show held.) STIRLINGSHIRE AGRICULTURAL rfil 4: .2 » . . ) It! #9211!!!“ use: 1211..- .~ |
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