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District of the StaflEordshire Agricultural Society), and highly commended 

 Harry Johnson, Slindou, Eccleshall (of the Eccleshall District of the Stafford- 

 shire Agricultural Society). The thanks of the Society are due to the Steward, 

 Mr. Mansell, and to the gentlemen who kindly acted as Assistant Stewards, 

 for their services in connection with the competition. The competitors were 

 repaid the amounts of their railway fares, and a gratuity of 2s. &d. was awarded 

 by the Society to each of the unsuccessful competitors. The work of the 

 champion, reserve number, and highly commended competitors had been pro- 

 tected and could be examined by visitors to the Shrewsbury Show. 



The President read a letter from Mr. Arthur W. Sutton, acknowledging 

 on behalf of himself and other members of the family the vote of condolence 

 passed by the Council at their last meeting on the death of Mr. Martin John 

 Sutton. 



Authority was given for the seal of the Society to be affixed to the diplomas 

 of Honorary Membership of Mr. Thomas F. Plowman and Monsieur Henry 

 Sagnier. 



The Council then adjourned until Wednesday, April 1, 1914. 



WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1914. 



At a Monthly Council, held at 16 Bedford Square, London, W.C., the Earl 

 of PowiS (President) in the Chair :— 



Present: — Trustees. — H.R.H. Prince Christian, K.G., Sir J. B. Bowen-Jones, 

 Bart., Mr. F. S. W. Cornwallis, the Earl of Coventry, the Duke of Devonshire, 

 G.C.V.O., the Earl of Northbrook, Sir John H. Thorold, Bart. 



Vice-Presidents. — Mr. C. R. W. Adeane, Mr. Percy Crutchley, the Right 

 Hon. Sir A. E. Fellowes, K.C.V.O., Mr. R. M. Greaves, Sir Gilbert Greenall, 

 Bart., C.V.O., the Hon. C. T. Parker. 



Other Members of the Council. — Mr. D. T. Alexander, Mr. T. L. Aveling, 

 Mr. H. Dent Brocklehurst, Maj.-Gen. J. F. Brocklehurst, C.V.O., C.B., Mv. Davis 

 Brown, Mr. W. W. Cliapman, the Hon. John E. Cross, Mr. Arthur E. Evans, 

 Mr. John Evens, Mr. J. Falconer, Sir Howard Frank, Lord Harlech, Mr. W. 

 Harrison, Sir Arthur G. Hazlerigg, Bart., Mr. R. W. Hobbs, Mr. Dunbar Kelly, 

 Mr. G. R. Lane-Fox, M.P., Mr. J. L. Luddington, Mr. Alfred Mansell, Mr. Ernest 

 Mathews, Mr. W. A. May, Mr. C. Middleton, Mr. G. Norris Midwood, Mr. T. H. 

 Miller, Mr. John Myatt, Mr. Henry Overman, Mr. R. G. Patterson, Mr. C. M. S. 

 Pilkington, Mr. H. F. Plumptre, Mr. J. E. Rawlence, Mr. F. Reynard, the Duke 

 of Richmond and Gordon, K.G., Mr. C. C. Rogers, Captain Percy W. Seward, 

 Mr. Fred Smith, Lord Strachie, Mr. C. W. Tindall, Mr. E. V. V. Wheeler, and 

 Mr. C. W. Wilson. 



The following Members of the Shrewsbury Local Committee were also 

 present : — The Mayor of Shrewsbury, Mr. Beville Stauier, M.P., and Mr. E. 

 Clothier (Local Secretary). 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Council, held on March 4, 191-1, were 

 taken as read and approved. Arising out of the minutes, Lord Steachie asked 

 what reply, if any, had been received from the Board of Agriculture to the letter 

 addressed to the Board in reference to the resolution passed by the Council 

 at their last meeting, on the subject of foot-and-mouth disease. The Earl of 

 Northbrook, as Chairman of the Veterinary Committee, replied that all that 

 had been received up to the preseut time was an acknowledgment of the receipt 

 of the communication. 



Mr. Reginald Herbert, of Clytha Park, Abergavenny, Lieut.-Col. Charles 

 Lyon, of Appleton Hall, Warrington, and Lord Herbert Vane Tempest, K.C.V.O., 

 were elected as Governors, and sixty-seven duly nominated candidates were 

 admitted into the Society as Members. 



