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as having been accomplished by the Society. The Report was then carried amid 

 applause. 



Monsieur Truffaut, of Versailles, of the French Agricultural Commission, 

 spoke on the work done in the planting of vegetables in the Army camps 

 behind the lines in Northern France, and reported that several thousand fruit 

 trees, which had been planted early in 191 8, had been uprooted and carried to 

 Germany after the German advance in the spring of last year. 



In the absence of the Treasurer through illness the Auditor explained the 

 position of the Society's finances. 



On the proposal of Mr. C. G. A. Nix, seconded by Captain A. W. Hill, the 

 accounts were adopted. 



The following names of President, Vice-Presidents, Members of the Council, 

 and Officers, having been duly proposed and seconded, and the list circulated 

 in accordance with Bye-law 74, and no other names having been proposed, they 

 were declared by the Chairman as elected : 



As President. 

 Field-Marshal the Right 

 Hon. Lord Grenfell, 

 G.C.B., G.C.M.G. 

 As Treasurer. 

 Sir Harry J. Veitch,V.M.H. 



As Secretary. 

 The Rev. W. Wilks, M.A., 

 V.M.H. 



As Members of Council. 

 Lieut.-Col. F. R. S. Bal- 

 four, M.A. 



Field-Marshal the Right 



Hon. Lord Grenfell, 



G.C.B., G.C.M.G. 

 The Right Hon. Lord 



Lambourne, C.V.O. 

 As Vice-Presidents. 

 The Duke of Bedford, N 



K.G., F.R.S. 

 The Right Hon. The Earl 



of Ducie, F.R.S. 

 Sir John T. Dillwyn- 



Llewelyn, Bart., D.L., 



J.P., V.M.H. 

 The Duke of Portland, 



K.G., P.C., G.C.V.O. 

 The Right Hon. James 



W. Lowther, P.C. 

 SirDaniel Morris.K.C.M.G., 



V.M.H. 

 Sir David Prain, C.M.G., 



F.R.S., V.M.H. 

 As Auditor. 

 Mr. Alfred C. Harper. 



Proposed by 

 The Rt. Hon. Lord Bal- 

 four of Burleigh, K.T., 

 G.C.M.G. 



Lt.-Col. Sir Albert K. 

 Rollit, D.C.L., LL.D., 

 Litt.D., V.M.H. 



The Rt. Hon. Lord Bal- 

 four of Burleigh, K.T., 

 G.C.M.G. 



Seconded by 

 Mr. Henry B. 

 V.M.H. 



May 



Mr. F. 

 F.L.S. 



J. Hanbury, 



Capt. Arthur 

 M.A. 



Mr. Arthur W. 

 V.M.H. 



W. Hill, 



Mr. F. J. Hanbury, 

 F.L.S. 



Mr. Henry B. May, 

 V.M.H. 



Lt.-Col. Sir Albeit K. 



Rollit, D.C.L., LL.D., 



Litt.D., V.M.H. 

 Mr. Arthur W. Sutton, 



V.M.H. 



Sutton, 



Capt. Arthur 

 M.A. 



W. Hill, 



> Mr. E. A. 

 V.M.H. 



Bowles, M.A., 



Mr. James 

 V.M.H. 



Hudson, 



Mr. J. Hudson, V.M.H. 



Mr. E. A. Bowles, M.A. 

 V.M.H. 



Mr. W. A. Bilney, J .P., proposed the following amendments to the Bye-laws, 

 which were seconded by Mr. E. A. Bowles and carried : 



Resolution I. 



" That the following Declaration be inserted in the Bye-laws immediately 

 following the words ' Chapter I.' and before the word ' General.' " 



(Chapter I.) 



Preliminary Declaration. 



The Society is essentially an Educational Society in both the Practice and 

 Science of Horticulture. For this purpose it holds frequent Meetings with the 



