xxviii General Meeting, June 21, 1911. 



of the Show. He desired particularly to express their thanks to the Chairman 

 of the Local Committee, the Lord Mayor of Norwich, the local honorary secre- 

 taries, Mr. E. W. Beck and the Town Clerk (Mr. Arnold Miller), and last, but 

 not least, to Mr. G. M. Chamberlin, who had taken the keenest interest in all 

 the preparations and had given most valuable assistance. 



The Hon. Cecil Pabker said that, having once been chairman of a local 

 committee, and having been brought much in contact with these bodies in 

 previous years, he knew what a great deal depended upon the work they did. 

 He had much pleasure in seconding the resolution, which was then put to the 

 meeting and unanimously agreed to. 



Mr. G. M. Chamberlin desired to return grateful thanks to Lord North- 

 brook and Mr, Parker for the terms in which they had proposed this resolution. 

 He was sure Lord Northbrook would forgive him for reminding him of a little 

 mistake he had made. The Chairman of tlie Local Committee was not the 

 Lord Mayor, but Mr. Ailwyn Fellowes. He made that remark because he 

 considered that Norwich had done remarkably well in providing nearly 6,000/. 

 towards the funds raised in connection with the Show, but Mr. Fellowes must 

 forgive him for saying that the money had been very easily got mainly on 

 account of his personality and popularity. 



Thanks to Railway Companies. 



Mr. F. S. W. CORNWALLIS said it was his pleasant duty and privilege, as 

 Senior Steward of Implements, to propose that the best thanks be given to the 

 railway companies. Addressing Mr. Fellowes, he said that when that gentle- 

 man and other railway directors read the announcement not long ago that 

 their great soldier and organiser, Lord Kitchener, had become a director of the 

 South-Eastern and Chatham Railway Company, he thought they all realised 

 that they would have to look to their laurels. He did not know whether that 

 fact had spurred on the Great Eastern Railway, or whether it was their deter- 

 mination to do their best for the Royal Agricultural Society, that had enabled 

 them, in tlie midst of unprecedented difficulties and great stress of traffic 

 consequent on the Coronation festivities, to deliver the implements and live 

 stock with a punctuality that he did not remember ever to have been exceeded. 

 They must remember one other thing, and one that spoke volumes for the 

 railway company. Throughout all their arduous work, from the humblest 

 driver of a waggon to the highest officials, he had not seen a single person in the 

 slightest degree out of temper. It showed the spirit in which the railway 

 people had approached their difficult task. He understood it was greatly 

 owing to Mr. Fellowes' efiforts as Deputy Chairman of the Company, as well as 

 those of Mr. F. G. Randall, the Superintendent of the Line, and Mr. W. C. May, 

 the Goods Manager, that this satisfactory state of affairs had been brought 

 about. 



Mr. Joseph Harris (Steward of Stock) formally seconded the motion, 

 which was unanimously passed. 



Mr. Fellowes, on behalf of the railway company, returned thanks. From 

 the Board of Directors down to the humblest porter on the line, their aim and 

 object had been to do eveiything they could for the success of the Show, and 

 he could not speak too highly of the work, not only of the officials in London, 

 but also of the local officials at Norwich. 



Members' Remarks. 

 At this stage the Chairman inquired whether any Governor or Member had 

 any remarks to make or suggestions to offer for the consideration of the Council. 

 No Member, however, rose to take advantage of the invitation. 



Thanks to Chairman. 

 Sir Thomas Elliott proposed a vote of thanks to tiie Acting-President 

 for his services in the Chair. Every one would testify to Mr. Fellowes' un- 

 selfish services in the interests of agriculture. He was a man not only of head 



