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Kensington Gore, and if the money shall be obtained, to complete 

 the arrangements." 



The power here given seems sufficiently ample, but it may 

 possibly be held to be controlled by a previous Report made by 

 the Council to the Society, in which they stated that they con- 

 ceived 50,000Z. would be sufficient to complete the substantial 

 works in the Gardens, and that not more than 40,000?. would be 

 required to be raised by Debentures. They now find that a 

 larger sum will be necessary. The probable cost will not be 

 much less than 10,0001. ; and, instead of borrowing 40,000Z. on 

 Debentures, the Council think that they will probably require to 

 borrow 50,000?. 



They have arranged a Supplementary Agreement with Her 

 Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, by which 

 the additional 10,000?. now proposed to be borrowed may be 

 raised on the same footing as the previous 40,000/. 



It is not a question about procuring the money which the 

 t 'ouncil now bring before the Society. They have no difficulty 

 about that. It is authority from the Society to take it, if it 

 should be required, which they now wish. 



They have already received nearly 40,000?. upon Debentures, 

 and they now recommend to the Society to remove any doubt 

 about their power to raise an additional 10,000?. by the same 

 means, by expressly authorising them to do so. 



Without such additional means they will be unable to complete 

 the Gardens on the plans and footing which they consider advis- 

 able, and which have received the sanction of H.R.H. the Pre- 

 sident of the Society. 



The following resolution was then moved by C. Wentworth 

 DiLKE, Esq., seconded by Hekry Thomas Hope, Esq., and 

 carried unanimously, viz. : — " That the Report just read be 

 received and adopted, and that this meeting do authorise and 

 sanction the Council to raise by Debentures or in such other mode 

 as they may deem most advisable the further sum of 10,000?., 

 beyond the sum of 40,000?. already authorised to be raised upon 

 Debentures." 



On the motion of Lord John Manners, the thanks of the 

 meeting were voted by acclamation to the Right Reverend Chair- 

 man, who returned his grateful acknowledgments for the vote of 

 thanks. He said that he considered it an honour to fulfil the 

 duties of any office in connection with a Society which hvA been 



