EoL'al aigriniltural ^ocietp of Ci^nglanti* 



GENERAL MEETING, 



12, Haxover Squake, Feiday, Decejieer 10, 1858. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



The Society consists at the present time of — 



79 Life Governors, 

 134 Annual Governors, 

 916 Life Members, 

 4076 Annual Members, and 

 18 Honorary Members, 



making a total of 5223 Members, or an increase of 77 names on 

 the list since the last half-yearly meeting. The Council have 

 filled up the vacancy in their body, occasioned by the decease of 

 j\Ir. Paine, of Farnham, by the election of Mr. Thomas, of 

 Lidlington. 



The funded property of the Society in the name of the trus- 

 tees has been raised by further investment to the amount of 

 10,000/. stock in the New Three-per-cents. 



Mr. Dyke Acland and jNIr. Wren Hoskyns having found that 

 their own more immediately personal engagements would not 

 allow them conveniently to act longer as joint-editors of the 

 Journal, Mr. Thompson, their remaining colleague, has under- 

 taken the sole editorship, on the condition that the sum of 300/. 

 be placed annually at his disposal, for the purpose of procuring 

 isuch subsidiary aid connected with the details of the work as he 

 may find desirable. The Council have expressed unanimously 

 to Mr. Acland and Mr. Hoskyns their sense of the high 

 value they have attached to the services rendered by them in 

 their co-operation with Mr. Thompson, during the period of 

 their voluntary engagement ; and they have gratefully accepted 

 the offer of Mr. Thompson to continue his valuable services as 

 the sole editor of the Journal. 



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