included 1613 salaries, etc.; 757 rent, etc.; 737 printing, ad* 

 vertising, postage, etc.; 600 cost of Journal', 615 Laboratory; 

 677 other Scientific Departments; 171 Examinations for National 

 Diplomas; 209 Miscellaneous. 



The total receipts from the 1908 Show were 35 598. This in- 

 cluded 2000 from the Newcastle Local Committee, 4049 Prizes by 

 Breed Societies and Newcastle Local Committee, 5766 entry fees 

 for implements, 3814 other entry fees, 1081 for Catalogue, 17 792 

 for admission to show-yard and horse ring, 515 from refreshment 

 contractors, 581 auction sales, etc. The cost of the Show was 

 25 544. The principal items in this expenditure were 9449 for 

 erection of show-yard, 8847 prizes, 1572 printing, 1139 adver- 

 tising, 743 forage, 496 judges' fees, 3298 general administra- 

 tion, management, and show -yard expenses, etc. The profit on the 

 Show was 10 054 (equivalent to francs 253 863). The balance of 

 the available capital at Dec. 31, 1908, was 43 592 (equivalent to 

 francs i 086 568) as against 29 267 in 1907. The Reserve fund 

 early in 1909 stood at 37 700 (equivalent to francs 941 925). 



" In addition to the ordinary funds the Society holds in its cor- 

 porate name 8126 Consols, representing a legacy of 9000 received 

 in 1896 under the will of the late Mr. E. H. Hills. The income 

 is applied under the will to the investigation of the value and uses 

 of the rarer forms of ash in the cultivation of crops. 



" Annual Show. The great feature of the Society since its esta- 

 blishment has been its annual exhibition of stock, implements, etc., 

 and as the Show has been held in different parts of the country, 

 and all the recognized British breeds have been represented and 

 encouraged, the Society has from the first acquired a national cha- 

 racter. A change of policy was introduced in 1903 by the acqui- 

 sition of what was intended to be a permanent site for the Show 

 at Park Royal, near Ealing, London, but the losses from the three 

 shows held on the new ground compelled the Society to resume the 

 migratory system, and the Show of 1906 was accordingly held at 

 Derby, and was successful. 



"The Show of 1908 was held at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tuesday 

 to Saturday, June 30 to July 4, on ground covering an area of 105 

 acres (42.4 Hectares). The entries were 2619 live stock, 768 poultry, 

 416 produce, 114 horse-shoeing, and 22 farm prizes. In the im- 

 plement yard there were 389 stands, and, apart from open space 

 exhibits, 12035 feet of shedding was allotted." 



