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Sir Trevor Lawrence, our President, for the munificent gift of 172 
volumes from his library. 
21. Treasurer. — The Council were inexpressibly grieved by their 
sudden loss in March of Mr. J. Gurney Fowler who for the last eighteen 
years has been Treasurer of the Society. With what success he handled 
the Society's finances the annual balance sheets show. And not only 
in his office of Treasurer was he one of the mainstays of the Society's 
work, but as Chairman of the Orchid Committee he contributed greatly 
by his wide knowledge of Orchids to the deliberations of that Com- 
mittee. The heavy work which fell upon him in connexion with the 
International Exhibition of 19 12, and which no other man could have 
successfully accomplished, will always be a helpful incentive to those 
who come after. 
Capt. and Hon. Major C. G. A. Nix, Member of Council and Chair- 
man of the Fruit and Vegetable Committee, has accepted the Office 
of Treasurer as Mr. Gurney Fowler's successor. Major Nix is at present 
absent on Military duties, and in the interim Sir Harry J. Veitch, 
V.M.H., is acting Treasurer. 
The Council are glad to be able to announce that Sir Jeremiah 
Colman, Bart., has consented to act as Chairman of the Orchid 
Committee. 
22. Vases. — The difficulty of vases being taken away from the Hall, 
and the many breakages, coupled with the present insuperable diffi- 
culty of obtaining new vases, compel the Council, in the interest of 
exhibitors, to require a deposit at all exhibitions. This deposit will 
be refunded on the vases being returned to the Show Attendant. It 
will be necessary, therefore, for exhibitors to provide their assistants 
with vase money (is. for a dozen or any less number) when sending 
them to prepare for an Exhibition. 
23. Economies. — The usual List of Fellows will not be issued for 
the new year, but only a supplement to last year's list, containing the 
names of new Fellows. Those Fellows who have any knowledge of the 
shortage of paper and labour will perceive the necessity for every 
possible economy in this direction. 
For somewhat similar reasons the Daffodil Year Book was not 
continued this year, but when conditions improve the Council hope 
to resume its publication. 
Other economies include (1) the issue of only two Parts of the 
Journal instead of three ; (2) the withdrawal of most of the Silver 
Cups from the Award Lists at Chelsea and Holland House — an economy 
which the exhibitors loyally accepted and for which the Council thank 
them ; (3) the greatly reduced size of the tents at Chelsea and Holland 
House ; and (4) the omission of the Holland House luncheon for the 
Committees and Judges. Also (5) the use of post-cards for all corre- 
spondence not involving personal matters ; (6) the omission of Bands 
