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3aoL)aI ::ig:n'caltural J>ociet]t) of €nglantj» 



GENERAL 3IEETING, 



12, Haxover Sqctare, "Wednesday, December 13, 1865. 



EEPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



Since the last general meeting', 1 governor and 43 iTieml:)ers have 

 died ; the names of 5 members have been removed from the list 

 by retirement or otherwise, 3 governors and 129 new members 

 have been elected ; so that the Society now consists of 



78 Life Governors, 



84 Annual Governors, 

 1,394 Life Members, 

 4,261 Annual Members; and 



16 Honorary Members ; making a total of 

 5,833 ; being an increase of 81 names. 



!Mr. George Clive, !M.P. of Perrystone Court, Ross, Hereford- 

 shire, has been elected a member of Council to fill the vacancy 

 caused by the resignation of the Right Hon. Lord Leigh. 



The finances of the Society are in a satisfactory condition, as 

 is shown by the balance sheet to the 30th of June, which has 

 been already published in the Journal. In consequence of the 

 large expenses attendant on the Plymouth Show, and the sum 

 devoted to the purchase of show-yard plant, the Council has been 

 compelled to sell out 2,000/. of the funded property, which now 

 stands at 19,027/. 19^. 6d. in the New Three per Cents. 



The plans and specifications for the show-yard works have 

 been prepared by the Society's survej^or, and the Council trust 

 that a considerable saving will be affected in the future annual 

 cost of the buildings required at the Country Meetings. They 

 have purchased from the former contractor a large portion of the 



