xxii Montldy Council, May 31, 1911. 



On the motion of Mr. Adeane, secomiel by the Duke of Devonshire, 

 the following resolution was unanimously passed : — 



"That the Finance Committee be requested to carry out the Insurance Scheme 

 which has now heen laid before the Council, and that they have power to set aside 

 such sum of money not exceedins !) 000/.. the interest of which will be sufficient to 

 pay the necessary premiums. This sum to he held in the names of the following 

 Trustees: — The Duke of Devonshire, the Earl of Northbrook. the Right Hon. Ail wyn 

 Fellowes, and Mr. Cornwallis." 



Mr. BOWEN-JONES, in presenting the Report of the Chemical Committee, 

 called the attention of the Council to the fact that their visit of inspection to 

 the Woburn Farm had been fixed for July 27, which was the day after the 

 Meeting of the Council succeeding the Show. The annual visit of Members 

 had been fixed for the following day. Last year he was pleased to say that 

 over seventy of their Members attended the meeting and evinced the greatest 

 interest in the work at the Farm. There was no reason to suppose — but 

 rather otherwise — that they would have a smaller number at this year's 

 gathering. With lefereuce to the approaching visit of Colonial Ministers, 

 the Committee were of opinion that it would not be inappropriate that these 

 distinguished gentlemen should be invited to inspect the scientific develop- 

 ment oi the Society's work at Woburn, as well as to attend the Show of Stock 

 and Implements that was to be held at Norwich. Of course, the Committee 

 recognised that this was a matter entirely for the consideration and decision 

 of the Council, but he felt he was not wrong in saying that there would be 

 much of interest and also of instruction in what these gentlemen would see 

 if they went to Woburn. He could only say that if the visit took place the 

 Members of the Comnuttee would do everything in their power to make it 

 successful in every way. 



The Acting-President said that, with regard to the latter part of Mr. 

 Bovven-Jones' remarks, the question of a visit to Woburn by the Colonial 

 Ministers of Agriculture was being considered in connection with the other 

 arrangements that were being made for them. 



The Secretary announced that the Trustees of the " Queen Victoria 

 Gifts" Fund had decided to make a grant to the Royal Agricultural 

 Benevolent Institution of 140^. for the year Iftll, to be distributed as fourteen 

 grants of 10/. each to the five male candidates, five married couplc'^, and four 

 female candidates who polled the largest number of votes in their class and 

 who would not this year receive grants from any other fund in connection 

 with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution. 



A letter was read from the Small Holdings and County Life section of the 

 Festival of Empire, inviting the Society to appoint a representative as a 

 member of a Committee formed for the purpose of convening a Congress, and 

 was referred for consideration to the Committee of Selection. 



Other business having been transacted, the Council adjourned until 

 Wednesday, May 3L 



WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1911. 



At a Monthly Council, held at 16 Bedford Square, W.C, the Right Hon. 

 AiLWYN E. Fellowes (Acting-President) in the Chair : — 



Present:— jTrM.'Ji'ge.s'. — Mr. J. Bowen- Jones, Mr. F. S. W. Cornwallis, Lord 

 Moreton, the Earl of Northbrook, Sir John H. Thorold, Bart. 



Vice-President!:. — Mr. C. R. W. Adeane, Sir Richard P. Cooper, Bart., 

 Mr. Percy Crutchley, Mr. J. Marshall Dugdale, Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart., 

 the Hon. C. T. Parker, the Earl of Yarborough. 



Other Members of the Council. — Mr. H. Dent Brocklehurst, Mr. Davis 

 Brown, Mr. R. G. Canlen, the Hon. John E. Cross, Mr. H. Dudding, Mr. James 

 Falconer, Mr. E. A. Hamlyn, Lord Harlech, Mr. Joseph Harris, Mr. W. Harri- 

 son, Mr. Bayntun Hippisley, Mr. W. J. Hoskeu, Mr, J. Howard Howard, 



