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3acipal ^gmcultural ^ocietji) of a^nglanti* 



GENERAL MEETING, 



12, Hanover Square, Tuesday, May 22, 1866. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



The Council have to report that, since last December, the 

 Society has lost by deaths and resignations 1 Governor and 308 

 Members ; while 1 Life Governor and 57 Members have, during 

 the same peiiod, been enrolled on its List, which is noAV con- 

 stituted as follows : — 



79 Life Governors, 

 84 Annual Governors, 

 1395 Life Members, 

 4049 Annual Members, and 

 15 Llonorary Members, 



making a total of 5622. 



The Half-yearly Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 

 1865, has been examined and approved by the Auditors and 

 Accountants of the Society, and, together with the Balance-sheet 

 for the whole year 1865, and a statement of the Country Meeting 

 Account for Plymouth, has been published in the last number of 

 the ' Journal.' The funded capital stands at 19,027/. 19^. 6d. in 

 the New Three per Cents., and the cash balance in the hands of 

 the bankers on the 1st inst. was 1424/. Is. 9rf. 



Since the last General Meeting, the Council, impressed with 

 the necessity of continuing their exertions in promoting measures 

 calculated to arrest the progress of the Cattle Plague, resolved 

 itself into a Standing Committee ; and, on the 12th of February, 

 had an interview with Earl Russell, and submitted to him the 

 following Resolutions, which had been agreed to by the 

 Council : — 



Resolved — That the Cattle Plagne has increased and is in- 



