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a prominent position on the Board of Directors of the Highland Society, and 

 was a practical farmer of no mean attainments. He was, as they knew, 

 Secretary of the Galloway Cattle Society, in the interests of which breed he 

 had visited America some years ago, and on many occasions he had represented 

 Scotland on Departmental Committees respecting agricultural matters. 

 Alternately with Lord Moreton, he had been Chairman of the National Agri- 

 cultural Examination Board, from its inauguration until I'.tK), and he had 

 regularly attended at Leeds in connection with the Diploma Examination held 

 thei'e annually. Members of the Council would, his Lordship was sure, recall 

 the Doctor's genial presence at the shows year after year, on which occasions 

 they frequently had the opportunity of hearing him speak at the general 

 meetings of members, when they were always sure of hearing something worth 

 listening to, and also, in times of depression, something to raise their spirits. 

 He felt sure it would Vje the wish of them all that they should send an 

 expression of the Council's deep sympathy to the members of Dr. Gillespie's 

 family in the irreparable loss they had sustained. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Council, held on January 31, 

 1912, were taken as read and approved. 



The Right Hon. Walter Runciman, M.P., and Mr. Beville Stanier, M.F., were 

 elected as Governors, and sixty duly nominated candidates were admitted into 

 the Society as Members. 



In the Report of the Committee of Selection it was stated that Sir Gilbert 

 Greenall had received a letter from the Lord Mayor of Manchester, enclosing 

 the following resolution passed at a meeting of the Manchester City Council on 

 the 21st inst. : — 



Resolved unanimously : 



■■ That the Lord Mayor be requested, on behalf of the Council, to invite the Eoyal 

 Agricultural Society of England to hold their meeting for 1916 in Manchester, and 

 to convey the assurance to the Society that, so far as may be within the province 

 and power of the Corporation, the Council will be glad to co-operate with any 

 committee which maybe appointed to secure the complete success of the meeting. ' 



The Lord Mayor regretted that circumstances prevented his attending the 

 Council Meeting of the Society to present the City's invitation personally, and 

 had expressed the hope that Sir Gilbert Greenall would kindly act on his 

 behalf. Sir Gilbert had explained to the Committee that for some time past 

 suggestions had been made that Manchester would be pleased to invite the 

 Society to pay them a visit, and, mainly owing to the good offices of Mr. G. 

 Norris Midwood, these suggestions had been carried into efiect. The Honorary 

 Director further explained that Lord Egerton of Tatton had kindly placed at 

 the disposal of the Manchester Corporation a most eligible site, which he had 

 inspectetl, and which, having regard to its general excellence, he had no 

 hesitation in accepting on behalf of the Society. In this connection Mr. John 

 T. Smith, as Agent for Lord Egerton, had greatly interested himself in the 

 arrangements which it is necessary to make with the tenants for the preparation 

 of the land in anticipation of the Show of 1916. The Secretary had reported 

 to the Committee that he had received from the Federation of Lancashire and 

 Cheshire Agricultural Societies a Resolution in the following terms : — 



"That the Federation of Lancashire and Cheshire Agricultural Societies hears 

 with pleasure that the Lord Mayor and Corporation of Manchester have invited 

 the Royal Agricultural Society of England to hold its annual Show at Manchester- 

 in 1916, and desires to support such invitation, and will assist in every way possible 

 to secure the success of the Show, and that a copy of this Resolution be sent to 

 ((() the Lord Mayor of Manchester, (6) the Secretary of the Royal Agricultural 

 .-ociety." 



Sir Gilbert Greenall, on behalf of the Lord Mayor of Manchester, then 

 formally handed in the Resolution passed by the City Council, and begged to 

 move : — 



"That the invitation accorded by the City Councilof Manchester, and forwarded 

 by the Lord Mayor, for the Society to hold its Show in Manchester in 1916. be 

 accepted, with the best thanks of the Society, and that the usual agreement with 

 the Corporation be entered into in due course." 



