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acting in conformity with its own motto, " Practice with 

 Science," 



3. Because it appears to us that the Report recommends a 

 needless expenditure of the Society's funds; as in case no person 

 were permitted to compete for the Society's honours without 

 producing a certificate from one of the existing middle-class 

 examining bodies, testifying that he had passed an examination 

 in the subjects named in the accompanying Report ; such certi- 

 ficate, without any distribution of the Society's funds, would be 

 sufficient guarantee that the candidate had acquired the amount 

 of general knowledge requisite for qualifying him to compete for 

 the special honours and rewards offered by the Society. 



(Signed) Ed. Holland, 



E. N. F. KiNGSCOTE, 



C. Eandell, 

 J. Wilson. 



The adoption of the Report having been moved by Lord 

 Walsingham, and seconded by Mr. Thompson, M.P., the follow- 

 ing amendment was moved by Mr. Holland, M.P., and seconded 

 by Mr. Lawrence : — 



"That this Society is desirous of offering honours and rewards 

 for the purpose of encouraging the special training of young 

 men in the science and practice of agriculture during the interval 

 elapsing between the completion of ordinary education and their 

 entry on their ultimate occupation, 



" That for this purpose an examination shall take place in the 

 month of for the next three years, of any young persons 



between the ages of nineteen and twenty-two years, who shall 

 have given one month's previous notice of their desire to offer 

 themselves for examination in practical and scientific agriculture. 



"That three examiners shall be annually appointed by the 

 Council to conduct such examination. 



"That the distinctions awarded by the Society shall be divided 

 into three classes : — 



" 1. Any candidate v/ho shall, in the opinion of the examiner, 

 have exhibited the highest qualifications, shall receive the 

 diploma of the Society under its corporate seal. 



" 2, That any number of candidates, not exceeding six, being 

 the next in order of qualification to those receiving the diploma, 

 shall be presented Avith a certificate of merit, to be signed by 

 the Chairman on behalf of the Council, and shall be entitled to 

 an exhibition of 20/, per annum for three years. 



" 3. That any number of candidates, not exceeding six, and 



