Annual General Meeting, December 9, 1914. xlv 



Monmouth : Wrigley, Louis C, Trelleck Grange, Chepstow. 



Cornwall : The Hon. John R. de C. Boscawen. Tregye, Perranwell. 



Dorset: Hiscock, Arthur,' Manor Farm, Motcombe. 



Hampshire (and Channel Islands) : Falconer, James, Northbrook Farm, Michel- 



dever Station, and Seward, Capt. Percy W., Weston, Petersfleld. 

 Scotland : Buttar, Thomas A., Corston, Coupar Angus. 



Suggestions of Members. . 



The Chairman, having asked if any Governor or Member had any 

 remarks to make or suggestions to offer for the Council's consideration, 



Mr. W. Hedges wished to take that most opportune occasion to ask the 

 Society to recommend to the Horse Breeding Committee and the Board of 

 Agriculture to take precautions now that many of their mares had gone out of 

 the country that approved horses were sent round having earned a King's 

 Premium. The present conditions were very unsatisfactory to the farmer 

 trying to breed horses if he only had a very low percentage of foals. Some 

 rule should be made that a horse should be a bond fide stock getter and prove 

 himself capable of getting a certain percentage of foals before getting a King's 

 Premium. 



Thanks to Eetiring President. 



Mr. F. Hamlyn Price begged to move that the Society pass a vote of 

 thanks to Lord Fowls for his services as President during the past year. The 

 speaker was one of those who always attended the Royal Show, and of course 

 he had been at Shrewsbury. He was an ardent admirer of the perennial 

 services of Sir Gilbert Greenall, Mr, McRow and their colleagues the permanent 

 officials, but he recognised that there must be an oflScial who only held oflSce 

 for one year. At Shrewsbury it was in the air that there had never been a 

 President more sustained in his duties and who took more pains to attend 

 meetings, and who took more interest in the job, than Lord Powis. This, he 

 was sure, would move them to agree to the vote of thanks which it was his 

 privilege to propose, and iu doing so he thought they would like to voice once 

 more their regret at the ill-health of Lord Powis. 



Professor John Wrightson thought it was unnecessary for him to repeat 

 what had been said by the mover of the resolution, but he endorsed every word 

 he had said. There was no county in which he, the speaker, had so many 

 friends as in Shropshire, many of whom were no doubt well acquainted with 

 his lordship. He knew from the talk of those people of the popularity of 

 Lord Powis, and also of the energy and zeal with which he had successfully 

 carried out the duties of his office. He had much pleasure in seconding the 

 motion. 



The vote of thanks to Lord Powis was enthusiastically carried. 



Thanks to Chairman. 



Col. Fergusson- Buchanan had the greatest of pleasure to ask the 

 meeting to accord a most cordial vote of thanks to Lord Northbrook for his 

 duties in the chair that day. 



Sir W.ALTER GiLBEY had very sincere pleasure in seconding the motion, 

 thanking Lord Northbrook for presiding there that day. He was sure the 

 meeting would endorse his statement that a more able and better Chairman it 

 had never been their good fortune to sit under. It was a great pleasure and 

 satisfaction to them to see a meeting conducted in the delightful manner and 

 lucid way in which the noble Chairman had conducted the business that 

 afternoon. 



The vote of thanks was heartily accorded by the meeting. 



The Chairman, in reply, begged to thank Col. Fergusson-Buchauan for 

 the very kind way in which he had proposed the vote of thanks, and his friend, 

 Sir Waltei' Gilbey, for the much too kind expressions he used in seconding it. 

 He extremely regretted the reason of his occupying the chair that day, the 

 illnes.s of the President. He was very pleased if he had carried the business 

 tlirough to their satisfaction. 



