xxxii Montlily Council, Septemher 1, 1914. 



It was a great pleasure to His Majesty to receive so cordial a welcome from 

 the farmers and the pubhc attending the exhibition, and I am to assure you that 

 His Majesty takes, as ever, the keenest interest in this premier summer show. 



Yours very truly, 



The Earl of Powis. (Signed) CLIVB WIGRAM. 



Instructions were given for this letter to be entered upon the minutes. 



The President also read a letter from Mr. J. A. Neser, President of the 

 South African Farmers' Agricultural Tour, expressing thanks on behalf of him- 

 self and friends for the warm-hearted and hospitable manner in which they 

 were received and entertained during their visit to the Shrewsbury Show. 

 They were all impressed tremendously with the magnificence of the Show, but 

 even more so with the great friendship and hospitality with which they were 

 welcomed. The party had learned a great deal at the Show, which they hoped 

 would be of benefit to themselves individually, and to South Africa as a whole. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Council, held on Wednesday, July 

 1, 1914, were taken as read and approved. 



Mr. K. J. J . Mackenzie, 10 Richmond Road, Cambridge ; Mr. Francis Meynell, 

 Hoar Cross, Burton-on-Trent ; Lieut. -Col. A. Hickman Morgan, D.S.O., 14r 

 Grosvenor Place, S.W. ; the Duke of Sunderland ; Mr. Martin H. F. Sutton, 

 Erlegh Park, Reading ; and the Right Hon. Sir Raymond Tyrwhitt Wilson, 

 Bart., Stanley, Bridgnorth, were elected as Governors, and 165 duly nominated 

 candidates were admitted into the Society as Members. 



The Earl of Noethbrook presented the Report of the Veterinary Com- 

 mittee, which, with the omission of one paragraph, was received and adopted. 

 Lord Northbrook then explained to the Council what had transpired on the 

 occasion of a recent deputation to Mr. Runciman with regard to the regulations 

 governing the importation of live stock into Argentina from this country. 

 Certain draft proposals suggested by the Board of Agriculture in connection 

 with this matter were suljmitted to the Council for their opinion. These 

 draft proposals having been read, a discussion ensued, and it was eventually 

 decided by the Council, on a show of hands, to signify their approval of the 

 proposals put forward. 



On the motion of the President, seconded by Sir Gilbert Greenall, 

 it was resolved that the Society's thanks be tendered to all the exhibitors in the 

 Agricultural Education and Forestry sections at the recent Show. 



It was also resolved, on the motion of the President, seconded by Sir 

 Gilbert Greenall, that the best thanks of the Society be conveyed to Mr. 

 Cyril Greenall, the Hon. John Boscawen, Mr. A. A. Paton, and Mr. George 

 Marshall, who acted as Stewards at the Show. 



On the motion of Mr. Adeane, seconded by the Earl of NORTHBROOK, it 

 was resolved : — 



"That in order to facilitate the winding up of the accounts for the Shrewsbury 

 Show as early as possible, authority be given for the issue during the recess of 

 orders on the Society's bankers for the payment of accounts connected with 

 the Show." 



Authority was given for the Seal of the Society to be affixed to the contract 

 for the erection of the Showyard at Nottingham. 



Other business having been transacted, the Council adjourned over the 

 autumn recess until Wednesday, November 4, 1914. 



TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1914. 



A Special Meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday, September 1, 1914, 

 at 16 Bedford Square, for the puipose of receiving a report of a special meeting 

 of the Finance Committee held on August 25, to consider how far the financial 

 position of the Society will be aifected by the War. 



In opening the proceedings, the President said the reason why the 

 Finance Committee held their special meeting had been explained in the notice 



