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The President said he had much pleasure in announcing to the Council 

 that His Majesty the King bad graciously consented to visit the Show at 

 Shrewsbury on the Friday of the Show week — July 3. 



Sir J. BOWEN BowEN-JoNES, in presenting the Keport of the Chemical and 

 Woburn Committee, said he would like to call the attention of Members of 

 the Council to the fact that the second Calf Feeding Experiment had now come 

 to a conclusion, and that a report on it would be ready for printing after its 

 revision by the Committee a month hence. Considerable interest had been 

 taken in the matter, and one Member of Council had asked for 200 copies of 

 the Report. As others might also desire to have copies, perhaps any Member 

 who wished to do so would advise the Secretary, so that be might order a 

 sufficient number to be printed to meet the requirements. 



On the motion of the Earl of NoRTHBROOK, seconded by Mr. Alfred 

 Mansell, the following resolution was unanimously passed, and ordered to be 

 forwarded to the Board of Agriculture : — • 



r'That this Council views with apprehension the admission into this country at 

 the present time of Irish cattle, even when such animals have to be slaughtered 

 at the port of debarkation. 



"The Council trust that no concessions with regard to the importation of cattle 

 from Ireland will be made, except such as the Irish Department are prepared 

 to reciprocate." 



Mr. PiLKlKGTON asked whether the Veterinary Committee could have by 

 the next meeting some figures as to the cost swine fever had been to the country. 

 The figures bad been before the Central Chamber and were most interesting. 

 Mr. MiDDLETON said the figures in question were for the five years previous 

 to the present restrictions coming into force, and for five years since. Mr. 

 Stanier said the figures Mr. Middleton referred to were those given in the 

 House of Commons last Thursday, and that they bad been worked out for 

 the years previous to 1908 and then afterwards. Lord NORTHBROOK drew 

 Mr. Pilkington's attention to the figures in the appendix to the report of 

 the Society's Veterinary Sub-Committee as to Swine Fever, and said that if 

 they were not what Mr. Pilkington required, he was sure the Veterinary 

 Committee would endeavour to get further particulars. Mr. Pilkington 

 observed that he had not seen that report. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Thomas F. Plowman expressing the 

 deep appreciation of the Council of the Bath and West Society of the handsome 

 compliment paid to that Society by the election of its Secretary and Editor as 

 an honorary member of the R.A.S.E. Mr. Plowman added that, in common 

 with his Council, he greatly valued the honour thus conferred and all it conveys, 

 both on account of the regard it shows for the old Society with which he has 

 been so long associated, and also because it indicates so kindly a feeling towards 

 himself personally. 



A letter had also been received fi'om Monsieur Henry Sagnier (Secretaire 

 Perpetuel, Soci^t^ Nationale d'Agriculture de France) acknowledging the 

 distinction conferred upon him by the Royal Agricultural Society in electing 

 him an honorary member. 



Other business having been transacted, the Council adjourned until Wednes- 

 day, May 6, 1914. 



WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1914. 



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

 PowiS (President) in the Ciiair : — 



Present: — Trustees. — Sir J. B. Bowen-.Jones, Bart., the Duke of Devonshire, 

 G.C.V.O., Lord Moreton, the Earl of Northbrook. 



Vice-Presidents. — Mr. Percy Crutchley, Mr. J. Marshall Dugdale, the Right 

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

 Bart, C.V.O. 



