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35. Progress has been made during the year with the experi- 

 ments which are being carried out at Woburn for the purpose of 

 demonstrating that by means of isolation it is possible to rear 

 healthy stock from tuberculous parents. It is hoped that the 

 final report on the experiments will be ready some time next year. 



36. As the result of the examination at the Royal Veterinary 

 College for the Society's Medals for proficiency in Cattle Path- 

 ology, including the diseases of Cattle, Sheep and Pigs, the 

 Silver Medal has been awarded to Mr. S. J. Gilbert, Royal 

 Veterinary College, Camden Town, N.W., and the Bronze Medal 

 to Mr. R. H. Knowles, of Strawberry Hill, Haulgh, Bolton. 



37. As announced in the last report, the Council decided last 

 year to offer the Society's Gold Medal annually for original 

 research in Agriculture. Five Essays have been submitted by 

 qualified candidates. 



38. The Trustees of the " Queen Victoria Gifts " Fund have 

 made a grant to the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution 

 of £l40 for the year 1912, to be distributed in grants of £lO each 

 to the five male candidates, five married couples, and four female 

 candidates, who polled the largest number of votes in their class, 

 and who would not this year receive grants from any other fund 

 in connection with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution. 



39. The Thirteenth Annual Examination for the National 

 Diploma in Agriculture was held at the Leeds University from the 

 20th to the 26th April last, when thirty-two candidates were 

 successful in obtaining the Diploma, the first four gaining 

 Honours. For list see pp. "259 and 260. 



40. The Examination for the National Diploma in Dairying 

 was held this year for English students from September 14th to 

 20th, at the British Dairy Institute and University College, Read- 

 ing ; and for Scottish students from September 20th to 28th, at 

 the Dairy School for Scotland, Kilmarnock. Forty-one candi- 

 dates were examined at Reading, of whom twenty-three passed, 

 and fifty candidates at Kilmarnock, of whom thirty-two passed. 

 The names of the successful candidates will be found on pp. 

 264 and 265. 



By Order of the Council, 



THOMAS McROW, 



Secrefari/. 

 16 Bedford Square, 

 London, W.C, 



November 6, 1912. 



VOL. 73. 



