xviii Monthly Council, January 25, 1911. 



Mr. BowEN-JoNES had great pleasure in seconding the proposition made 

 by tlie Acting- President. The gracious communication sent by His Majesty to 

 Mr. Fellowes would give the utmost satisfaction, not only to the Members of 

 the Society, but to agriculturists and farmers generally throughout the 

 country. It was also a very good augury that His Majesty was taking the 

 Presidency this year, when so many colonials and foreign representatives of 

 different countries would be in England. His Majesty's action in becoming 

 their President in 1911 would, he was sure, give a great stimulus to agriculture, 

 not only in this country, but throughout the whole of the British Empire. 



The Acting-President said that one of the oldest Members of the Council 

 had come to the ripe old age of fourscore years ; he alluded, of course, to 

 Prince Christian. From all parts of the country and of the Empire letters of 

 congratulation had been sent to His Royal Highness congratulating him on 

 that happy event, and the Royal Agricultural Society, with which he had been 

 so closely connected for so many years, should not be behindhand in sending 

 an address, which he begged to move as follows : — 



"This Council desire to convey to His Royal Highness Prince Christian of 

 Schleswig-Holstein, K.G., their respectful congratulations on the occasion of the 

 celebration by His Royal Highness of the eightieth anniversary of his birth. The 

 Council are mindful of the many services which His Royal Highness has so 

 graciously rendered to the Society as a Member of the Council, a Vice-President, 

 a Trustee, and as President of the Society in the year 1902, when the Show was 

 held in the city of Carlisle, and they sincerely trust that His Royal Highness 

 may be spared to continue the services so ungrudgingly given to the Society since 

 his election as a Governor in the year 1875." 



The Hon. Cecil Parker had the honour to second the resolution so ably 

 moved by their Acting-President. Those who had worked with His Royal 

 Highness on the Council for the last twenty-two years were aware what a keen 

 iijterest he had taken in the business of the Society, and it was the least tney 

 could do to offer him their hearty congratulations on reaching so ripe an age. 



Mr. Fellowes said that, in taking the chair for the first time as their 

 Acting- President, he hoped they would allow him to express his deep sense of 

 gratitude for the great honour they had done him in electing him to that office. 

 He trusted he would have — as, indeed, he knew he would have — the hearty 

 and loyal co-operation of every Member of the Council, as well as of their 

 staff. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Council, held on December 7, liUO, 

 were taken as read and approved. 



Major G. Noble, Besford Court, Worcestershire, was elected a Governor, 

 and 189 duly nominated candidates were admitted into the Society as 

 Members under By-law 2. 



Sir John Thorold, in presenting the Report of the Committee of 

 Selection, called attention to the large luimber of new Members which had 

 been secured by the Acting- President in the county of Norfolk. Of course, 

 the fact of the Show being held at Norwich this year was some incentive to 

 people to join the Society. Mr. Fellowes had, however, got them upwards of 

 200 new Members, and he could only say he lioped other Members of the 

 Council would follow his good example. 



A letter from the Central Committee of Delegates from the Agricultural 

 Societies in Hampshire, conveying a copy of a resolution urging the necessity 

 of the establishment of a " National Agricultural Research Station," under 

 Part I. of the Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909, was, on 

 the motion of Mr. Adeane, referred to the Special Committee. 



The seal of the Society was affixed to the deed of appointment of Mr. 

 Cornwallis as a Trustee of the Queen Victoria Gifts Fund, in the room of the 

 late Earl Spencer. 



Other business having been transacted, the Council adjourned until 

 Wednesday, February 22, 1911. 



