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that they in Shropshire were proud to have their Lord-Lieutenant as President 

 of the Society for the year. • He did not think that further comment was 

 needed from him, and he would therefore sit down with the greatest satis- 

 faction at having seconded this vote of thanks. 



The Secretary then put the resohition, which was carried with acclama- 

 tion. 



The President thanked the meeting most heartily for the vote which they 

 had ])assed. It was an honour and a pleasure to him to carry out the duties. 

 Before he sat down, he said, he would like to mention that the Society had had 

 gi'eat pleasure in receiving the deputation of South African farmers at luncheon 

 on the previous day. Having presided at that function, he could tell the 

 Members that their visitors hat! been a most interesting and delightful body 

 of men to entertain ; they were extremely appreciative both of the hospitality 

 and of everything they had seen or were about to see in this country. He was 

 sure it would do an enormous amount of good to the British Empire to bring 

 over people of the different Colonies to see every sort of thing in the Old 

 Country. It must have a most excellent effect both in England and in South 

 Africa. 



Might he just mention that the Show next year would be held at Notting- 

 ham, and that they had been fortunate enough to secure the Duke of Portland 

 as President for the year. The Show would be at Manchester in 1916, and at 

 Cardiff in 1917. 



He thanked the meeting once more for so kindly passing the vote of thanks, 

 and the proceedings then terminated. 



WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1914. 



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

 Powis (President) in the Chair : — 

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



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

 Vice-I'residentn. — Mr. C. Adeane, Mr. Percy Crutchley, Sir Gilbert 



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



Other Memhen of the Council. — Mr. T. L. Aveling, Mr. H. Dent Brockle- 



hurst, Mr. T. A. ' Buttar, Mr. W. W. Chapman, the Hon. J. E'. Cross, 



Mr. John Evens, Mr. J. Falconer, Sir Howard Frank. Mr. Joseph Harris, 



Lord Hastings, Sir Arthur G. Hazlerigg, Bart., Mr. R. W. Hobbs, Mr. W. F. 



Ingram, Mr. Dunbar Kelly, Sir C. V. Knightley, Bart., Mr. G. R. Lane-Fox, 



M.P., Mr. J. L. Luddington, Mr. Alfred Mansell, Mr. Ernest Mathews, Mr. C. 



Middleton, Mr. John Myatt, Mr. W. Nocton, Mr. C. M. S. Pilkington, Lord 



Kanksborough, C.V.O., C.B., Mr. F. Reynard, Mr. Fred Smith, Mr. E. W. 



Stanyforth, Lord Strachie, Mr. C. W. Tindall, Mr. A. P. Turner, and Mr. E. V. 



V. Wheeler. 



The President, at the commencement of the proceedings, reported the 



receipt of the following letter : — 



Buckingham Palace, 



July .■!, 1914. 

 Dear Lord Powis.— I am commanded by the King once more to thank you 

 and your colleagues for the carefully planned and well carried out arrangemente 

 in connection with his visit to the Royal Agricultural Show, and also to offer his 

 congratulations on the high standard of excellence in the exhibits of live stock, 

 implements, and produce of the country. His Mnjesty was very glad to learn that 

 this year the aggregate number of entries is the largest in the annals of the 

 Society, with the exception of the Society's Jubilee Show, held in Windsor Great 

 Park in 1889. under the Presidency of Queen Victoria, and the King recognises that 

 every effort is being made to promote the study of the scientific and practical 

 problems of modern farming. 



At the same time the annual shows not only encourage a keen and healthy 

 competition among stock owners and farmers, but also provide a happy meeting 

 ground for a general exchange of ideas on agricultural topics. 



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