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ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



SECTION of AGRICULTURE. 



As the Council of the Royal Society had decided that 

 the time was opportune to form a Section of Agriculture, 

 a meeting was called for the 12th of July, 1916, at 4 

 o'clock p.m. 



The members who responded consisted of the President 

 Mr. T. H. Houghton, m. inst. c.b.. Dr. H. G. Chapman, Dr. 

 J. B. Cleland, Prof. R. Watt, m.a., Messrs. R. H. Cambage, 

 f.l.s., J. H. Maiden, i.s.o., f.r.s., F. B. Guthrie, f.i.c, E. 

 Cheel, and A. J. Sach. .Messrs. H. O. L. Anderson, m.a., 

 Victor Green, Youll, and Wright accepted the invitation 

 to attend. Dr. R. Greig-Smith acted as Hon. Sec. pro 

 tern. 



Mr. T. H. Houghton, the President of the Society took 

 the chair and initiated a discussion by referring to the 

 attitude of the Council in the matter. Dr. Greig-Smith 

 spoke of the advantage that would be given to members in 

 having a section specially devoted to Agriculture. Dr. 

 Cleland emphasised the convenience of having a common 

 meeting ground for those interested in scientific agriculture. 



The President asked the members to nominate a chair- 

 man of the Section, and on the motion of Prof. Watt, 

 seconded by Dr. Chapman, Mr. P. B. Guthrie was nomin- 

 ated and unanimously elected. Dr. Greig-Smith was 

 elected Honorary Secretary. 



