ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



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Mr. J. Gurney Fowler then moved the following alteration to By- 

 Laws 11 and 12, which was seconded by Mr. A. H. Pearson, viz. : That 

 By-Laws 11 and 12 in future read as follows, — 



11. Subject as hereinafter mentioned, each Fellow shall pay an annual 

 subscription, at his option, of 41. 4s., and be entitled to — 



(i.) A vote at all meetings of the Society. 



(ii.) Personal admission to all Conferences, General Meetings, 

 and Exhibitions, and to the Society's Rooms, Gardens, 

 and Library, subject to the regulations of the Council for 

 the time being in force, 

 (iii.) A copy of the Society's Journal post free, and 

 (iv.) One non- transferable (personal) pass and five transferable 

 tickets ; 



Or, of 21. 2s., and be entitled to — 



(i.), (ii.), and (hi.), as above, and 

 (iv.) One non-transferable pass and two transferable tickets ; 

 Provided that any Fellow who is (a) a bona fide working 

 gardener earning his own living by the pursuit, or (b) a 

 professional journalist writing for country or foreign 

 papers only, may at his option pay an annual subscription 

 cf 11. Is. only, in which case he shall be entitled to — 

 (i.), (ii.), and (iii.), as above, and 

 (iv.) One transferable ticket ; 



And that any Fellow permanently residing abroad may at 

 his option pay an annual subscription of 11. Is. only, 

 in which case he shall be entitled to — 

 (i.) and (iii.), as above. 



12. Any Fellow paying an Annual Subscription of 41. 4s., or 21. 2s., 

 and wishing to commute such Annual Subscription, may do so by making 

 one payment of Forty Guineas, in lieu of a 41. 4s. Annual Subscription ; 

 or of Twenty-five Guineas in lieu of a 21. 2s. Annual Subscription ; such 

 commutation entitling the Fellow for life to all the privileges of the 

 corresponding Annual Subscription. 



The following Amendment was proposed by Mr. H. J. Veitch and 

 seconded by Surgeon-Major Ince : That By-Law 11 stand as heretofore, 

 and that the following words be added to the end of it, namely : — " Provided 

 that every Fellow not being (1) a bona fide working gardener earning his 

 own living by the pursuit, or (2) a Fellow permanently residing outside 

 the British Isles who in pursuance of the above-mentioned option elects to 

 pay an Annual Subscription of 11. Is. only, shall with his first Subscription 

 also pay an Entrance Fee of 11. Is." On a show of hands being taken, 

 the President declared the Amendment to be carried. The Amendment 

 was then put as a substantive motion and carried unanimously. 



A further consequential Amendment was moved by Mr. H. J. Veitch, 

 seconded by Mr. J. Gurney Fowler, and carried unanimously, viz. : That 

 in By-law 9, after the words " On paying his first Subscription," the 

 words "and Entrance Fee (if any) " be inserted. 



Sir John D. T. Llewelyn, Bart., moved a hearty vote of thanks to the 

 President, which was received with acclamation. 



