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J^ogal agricultural ^otitt)) of ©nglanti* 



GENERAL MEETING, 

 12, Hanover Square, Saturday, December 13, 1851. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



The Council have to report that, since the last General Meet- 

 ing, 132 Members have been elected, 69 have died, and 149 

 have been renioved from the list : so that the Society consists 

 accordingly of — 



91 Life Governors, 

 158 Annual Governors, 

 690 Life Members, 

 4076 Annual Members, and 



19 Honorary Members : 



making a total of 5034 Members on the list of the Society at the 

 present time. The Council have filled up the vacancy in their 

 body occasioned by the loss of the Hon. Capt. Pelham, by the 

 ■election of Mr. Law Hodges, M.P. for West Kent. 



The finances of the Society are in a highly favourable state : 

 the floating cash-balance in the hands of the bankers being 

 equal to the discharge of current claims ; while the Council have 

 been enabled to purchase Stock in Government Securities to the 

 amount of 11,190/., on account of the investment of life- compo- 

 sitions of Governors and Members, made in accordance with the 

 principle originally laid down as essential to the security of 

 the Society. 



The Windsor Meeting has been held, under most gratifying 

 circumstances, and with perfect success. The Members were 

 honoured on the occasion by the gracious presence of her Majesty 



