xliv Annual General Meeting, December 11, 1912. 



*Lane-Fox, George U., M.P.. Bramham Park, Boston Spa. York?, W. Riding. 



Luddington, J. L., Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire. 

 tPerkin, A. W., Greenford Green, Harrow, Middlesex. 



Plumptre. H. Fitzwalter, Goodnestone, near Canterbury, Kent. 



Keynard, Frederick, Sunderlandwick Driffield, Yorkshire, East Ptiding. 



Eichmond and Gordon, Duke of, KG., Goodwood, Chichester, Sussex. 



Eowell, John, Bury. Huntingdim. Huntingdonshire. 



Strachie. Lord, Sutton Court, Pensford, Somerset. 



Tindall, C. VV., Wainfleet, S.O., Lincolnshire. 



Wilson, Christopher W., Rigmaden Park, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland. 



'Additional Member elected under By-law 83. 

 • tMember elected under By-law 89. 



Election of Auditors. 



Mr. Henry Walter Gilbey proposed that the best thanks of the Society 

 be tendered to Mr. Jonas M. Webb, Mr. Hubert J. Greenwood, and Mr. Xewell 

 P. Squarey for their services as auditors during the past year, and that they be 

 re-elected. It required no words from him to get those present to re-elect the 

 gentlemen named for the ensuing year. 



Mr. A. Tanner having seconded the motion, it was unanimously carried. 



Suggestions of Members. 



In response to the customary inquiry from the Chair as to "whether any 

 Governor or Member of the Society had any remarks to make or suggestions to 

 offer for the consideration of the Council," 



Mr. J. E. Cooke (Acton Beauchamp) suggested for the consideration of the 

 Council that it would be better if the Journal could be published earlier than 

 at the present time. The Show was held in the summer, and they did not get 

 the Journal until some time in the year following, and he thought it would be 

 much better to have at an earlier date the reports of the various competitions. 



Mr. Thomas A. Huband referred to the question of Swine Fever in the 

 country. They knew that a great deal had been done, but he thought that a 

 great deal more might be done, particularly through the Council of the Society, 

 in urging the Minister of Agriculture to take such steps as would be more 

 satisfactoiy to the community. They once had a Minister of Agriculture who 

 was brave enough to tackle the question of rabies, and he received — and would 

 always deserve — the gratitude of the whole country. They were all aware, lie 

 had no doubt, that the position of things with regai'd to Swine Fever was very 

 much worse in the present year than it had been for a very long time past. 

 There was a passage in the report saying that Foot-and-Mouth Disease was the 

 most serious consideration there was throughout the year in regard to contagious 

 diseases, but he thought they would all agree that the position with regard to 

 swine plague was very much worse, and very much more important to the 

 community than that of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. (Cries of " No.") He hoped 

 that the Council would give a little more attention to it, and take steps to 

 induce the Board of Agriculture to take such measures as were recommended by 

 their best advisers, so that they might be as successful with swine plague as 

 they had been with regard to other diseases. 



The President asked Lord Northbrook, the Chairman of the Veterinary 

 Committee, to reply to Mr. Huband. 



Lord Northbrook thought he might say, in the first place, they all agreed 

 with Mr. Huband as to the exceedingly unsatisfactory condition of the country 

 witli regard to Swine Fever. He could assure him that the matter had the 

 constant attention of the Council, and also of its Veterinary Committee. The 

 Council had only that morning passed a resolution, which was to be forwarded 

 to the Board of Agriculture, pointing out what they considered might be 

 more effective steps in dealing with the matter, and urging the Board to take 

 them into consideration with a view of giving effect to them. The Veterinarj'^ 

 Sub-Connnittee had appointed a Sub-Committee, who were inquiring very fully 

 into the matter, and receiving evidence from gentlemen in various y)arts of the 

 country, and that Sub-Committee (of which he had the honour to be Chairman) 



