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be advantageous to the Society, and they also hoped that it might be helpful to 

 the Board of Agriculture. The Council by this means would be in a position to 

 make representations to the Board on these subjects, and to support the Board 

 in any action they might think necessary in dealing with these questions. The 

 Veterinary Committee, at their regular monthly meetings, had not sufficient time 

 to go into questions like this, and that Committee was such a large one that it 

 was too much to ask the members to come together more often than they did now. 

 The Committee therefore suggested the appointment of a Sub- Committee for 

 this purpose. The gentlemen whose names had been read out had agreed to 

 serve on the Sub-Conmiittee, and were, he believed, willing to give a good deal 

 of time and consideration to these matters, to consulting and obtaining informa- 

 tion from experienced and practical persons, and making investigations with a 

 view to reporting to that Committee. The President expressed the opinion 

 that the proposed Sub-Committee would be most useful. He thought the Board 

 of Agi'iculture would be willing to take the Society's opinion on several things 

 and that members of the Society in the country looked to the Council to take 

 a forward part in looking after the diseases of animals. 



The Report of the Stock Prizes Committee having been received and adopted, 

 Mr. Reynard said he was sure the Council had been very gratified to hear the 

 statement made by the Chairman of the Finance Committee that the loss on 

 the Doucaster Show would not be as much as was anticipated. Speaking for 

 the Stock Prizes Committee, he might say that they very much appreciated the 

 action of those exhibitors who had foregone their entry fees and sent contribu- 

 tions, and he ventured to hope that others would be willing to follow their 

 generous example. 



The Reports of the Implement, Showyard Works, Selection. Dairy and 

 Produce, Farm Prizes and Horticultural Committees were received and adopted. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Edward Brown, President of the 

 International Association of Poultry Instructors and Investigators, conveying a 

 resolution passed at the final session of the Association's meeting, tendering 

 their profound gratitude to the Society for granting them the privilege of using 

 for their meetings the rooms at the Society's house, 1(J Bedford Square. 



After the transaction of other business, the Council adjourned over the 

 autumn recess, until Wednesday, November 6, 1912. 



TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1912. 



A Special Meeting of the Council was held at 16 Bedford Square, W.C, to 

 discuss the situation in connection with the recent Orders of the Board of 

 Agriculture, respecting the admission of Live Stock into Great Britain. In 

 the unavoidal)le absence of Lord Middleton (President), the Right Hon. Sir 

 AiLWYN E. Fellowes, K.C.V.O. (Vice-President), was called to the Chair. 



Present: — 7>-M«^;es. — The Earl of Coventry, the Earl of Northbrook. 



Vice- Presidents. — Mr. C. R. W. Adeane, Sir Richard Cooper, Bart., the Hon. 

 Cecil T. Parker. 



Other Members of the Council. — Capt. Clive Behrens, Mr. Richardson Carr, 

 Mr. Howar.l Frank, Mr. Arthur Hiscock, Mr. R. W. Hobbs, Mr. W. F. Ingram, 

 Mr. W. A. May, Mr. C. Middleton, Mr. H. F. Plumptre, Mr. F. Reynard. 



Governor. — The Rt. Hon. Henry Chaplin, M.P. 



The Chairman, in his opening remarks, explained that the President — who 

 was unable to be present that day — had suggested in the previous week that a 

 special meeting of the C'ouncil should be convened for the purpose of looking 

 into the question of the regulations of Foot-and- Mouth Disease between 

 England and Ireland. ^ resolution had been drawn up, which would be 

 moved and seconded, and he thought it would be carried unanimously. Many 

 Members of the Council who were unable to be present had written saying that 

 they heartily approved of the action taken by the Royal, and what was 

 especially pleasing to him was that the four Members of Council from his own 



