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sixty-one years, paying tlie annual subscription. He thought, if the Council 

 would agree, that they should make him a Life Governor from that day. 



Mr. Robert Fellowes was thereupon transferred to the list of Life 

 Governors of the Society. 



The Council then adjourned until Wednesday, July 2G, 1911, at 11 a.m., at 

 16 BedfonI Square, London, W.C. 



lproccebiu00 at 

 (Beneral flDcettng of (Bovernors anb nDcnibere, 



HELD IN THE 

 LAEGE TENT IN THE SHOWTARD AT NORWICH, 



TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1911. 



THE EIGHT HON. AILWYN FELLOWES (ACTING-PRESIDENT) IN THE CHAIR. 



There was a very large attendance in the tent, and amongst those on the 

 platform were : The Earl of Northbrook, Lord Hastings, Lord Middleton, the 

 Hon. Cecil T. Parker, Sir J. B. Bowen-Jones, Bart., Sir Richard Cooper. Bart., 

 Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart., Sir Arthur G. Hazlerigij, Bart., Sir John Thorold, 

 Bart., Mr. C. R. W. Adeane, Mr. Davis Brown, Mr. T. A. Buttar, Mr. R. G. 

 Carden, Mr. F. S. W. Cornwallis, Mr. Percy Crutchley, Mr. Henry Dudding, 

 Mr. Arthur E. Evans, Mr. James Falconer, Mr. Howard Frank, Mr. W. T. 

 Game, Mr. Jas. W. Glover, Mr. R. M. Greaves, Mr. Joseph Harris, Mr. Wm. 

 Harrison, Mr. Arthur Hiscock, Mr. R. W. Hobbs, Mr. W. J. Hosken, Mr. J. 

 Howard Howard, Mr. W. F. Ingram, Mr. J. L. Luddington, Mr. Alfred Mansell, 

 Mr. Ernest Mathews, Mr. W. A. May, Mr. Christopher Middleton, Mr. G. 

 Norris Midwood, Mr. Wm. Nocton, Mr. Henry Overman, Mr. Clautle M. S. 

 Pilkington, Mr. H. Fitzwalter Plumptre, Mr. George G. Rea, Mr. C. Coltraan 

 Rogers, Mr. John Rowell, Mr. Wm. Scoby, Mr. Fred Smith, Mr. C. W. Tindall, 

 Mr. Arthur P. Turner, Mr. Louis C. Wrigley, Sir Thomas Elliott, the Lord 

 Mayor of Norwich, Mr. G. M. Chamberlin, Mr. Russell J. Colman, &c. 



Acting-President's Opening Remarks. 



The Acting-President, in opening the proceedings, said he felt it a very 

 great honour to preside over that meeting of Governors and Members at what 

 was the seventy-second " country meeting " of the Royal Agricultural Society, 

 and the Show at which His Gracious Majesty had consented to be their 

 President. (Applause.) While mentioning His Majesty's name he thought 

 he had better at once read a telegram which had been sent from Buckingham 

 Palace that morning, the terms of which were : — 



"To Ailwyn Fellowes, 



■'Royal Agricultural Show, Norwich. 



"I am delighted to hear that the Royal Agricultural Show has been opened 

 under such favourable auspices, and that the hope expressed in my letter to you 

 of January 'Si that we shall be able to record an eminently successful Show has 

 been realised. Please convev to the Governors and Members at the General 

 Meeting my sincere appreciation of all they have done to bring about this result. 

 I much look forward to visiting the Show to-morrow, and to thanking you per- 

 sonally for the very efficient manner you have discharged the duties of President 

 of the Society on my behalf. 



"(Signed) GEORGE, R.I." 



That telegram, the Chairman said, showed once again the deep interest 

 His Majesty took in that great Society, and he was sure they were all grateful 

 to him for what he had done. (Applause.) It was well known to them all 

 that His Majesty's country home was in that county. At Sandringham he 

 learnt his farming, and they might congratulate His Majesty on the great 



