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of the County Committees. He thought the scheme was one which would 

 commend itself to the Council, and hoped that his action would meet with 

 their approval. 



Mr. Adeane regretted to announce to the Council that the loss on the 

 Shrewsbury Show amounted to something like 3,500Z. He was quite sure the 

 Society would bear this loss cheerfully, because undoubtedly the Shrewsbury 

 Show was one of the finest ever held by the Society. 



There was one other matter upon which he would like to touch. He did not 

 wish to forestall any discussion on the recommendation which would be brought 

 forward later by the Committee of Selection, but he wished to make clear the 

 position of the Finance Committee regarding the question of holding the Show 

 at Nottingham next year. Unfortunately he had not been able to be present 

 at the special meeting of the Council held on September 1, at which a 

 resolution came up from the Finance Committee, but which was omitted, 

 because the question had been postponed for further consideration that day. 

 He would like to read the resolution, which was as follows : — 



" The Committee having considered questions raised with reference to the 1915 

 and 1916 Shows, decided to recommend that arrangements for holding the Notting- 

 ham Show be proceeded with." 



The Finance Committee had discussed that question again yesterday, and 

 they adhered entirely to the resolution he had just read. They knew that in 

 undertaking that Show they were undertaking a loss — a loss to the Society, but 

 a gain to agriculture. Therefore he did not think they should consider the loss 

 at all. It was everything for them that they should maintain the great 

 industry of agriculture at the highest pitch at this time, and, in the case 

 of a loss, they were fortunate in having a considerable reserve upon which 

 to draw. 



The Report of the Stock Prizes Committee, which was received and adopted, 

 included a recommendation that in future no entries be received from a certain 

 Member, and that the necessary steps be taken to dismiss him from the 

 membership of the Society. 



The reasons for the Committee's action were explained to the Council by 

 Mr. Ernest Mathews, who further stated that, in accordance with By-law 16, 

 a formal request signed by ten Governors and Members had been made to the 

 Council that the Member in question should be dismissed from the Society. As 

 the Council would observe, this document was displayed on the wall of their 

 Council Room that day, and at the next meeting a resohition would be moved 

 asking the Council to give effect to the request. 



The President drew attention to a letter from the Vegetable Products 

 Committee, as the matter was naturally one that commended itself to them at 

 the present time. He thought, as the Report of the Dairy Committee stated, 

 that the question was more for individuals than for the Society as a whole, and 

 he would like to suggest to the Members present that they should kindly bring 

 to the notice of their friends and neighbours the great need there was for 

 sending fruit and vegetables to the troops and to the Fleet, especially to the 

 Fleet. The Secretary to the Committee was Mr. E. Jerome Dyer, Alderman's 

 House, Alderman's Walk, London, E.C., from whom all particulars could be 

 obtained. He believed that some, at all events, of the railway companies had 

 agreed to carry fruit and vegetables on behalf of this Committee free of charge, 

 if sent to a recognised depot. 



A letter was read from Mr. Dunbar Kelly, the Member of Council for 

 Surrey, stating that he had been commissioned to the Army Service Corps, and 

 had volunteered for Imperial Service, and inquiring whether, under these cir- 

 cumstances, the Council considered that he should resign his seat on that body 

 in favour of some Member who would be able to attend. If such was the wish 

 of the Council he would feel compelled to resign, although with very great 

 regret. The meeting unanimously decided that Mr. Dunbar Kelly should be 

 asked to retain his seat on the Council. 



