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Report to the General Meeting. 
certified by the auditors and accountants of the Society, and 
have been published in the current number of the 'Journal,' 
together with the statement of Receipts and Expenditure 
relating to the Preston Meeting. The funded property of the 
Society is now 31,895/. 55. Id., while the balance of the current 
account in the hands of the Society's Bankers on the 1st instant, 
was 6232Z. 9s. lOrf., and 2000/. remained on deposit. 
The Norwich Meeting will commence on Monday morning, 
July 12th, and close on the following Friday evening ; but the 
Implement portion of the Show and the Working Dairy will be 
open to Members of the Society and the public on Saturday, 
July 10th. 
In consequence of representations made to the Council that 
the last date of entry for Live-stock and Dairy Produce was 
inconveniently early to intending Exhibitors, it has been 
postponed from May 1st to May 12 th, with the further proviso 
that Post-entries at double-fees will be received up to June 1st. 
The last date of entry for Poultry remains as before at June 1st. 
The Council [regret that their offer of Prizes and Certificates 
for efficiency in Cheese-making at Preston did not attract more 
than two competitors, and that the Cheeses made by them were 
not considered by the Judges of sufficiently high quality to 
entitle the makers to the" Society's Certificate. The Butter- 
makers were more successful, as has been previously announced. 
The Council have therefore determined to continue the offer of 
Prizes and Certificates for Butter-workers at the Norwich 
Country Meeting as last year, but have decided that the offer of 
Prizes and Certificates to Cheese-makers be subject to the entry 
of a minimum number of six competitors. 
With the object of illustrating as far as possible the different 
processes of manufacture of Dairy products in the Society's 
Showyard, the Council have arranged for an addition to the 
Working Dairy this year, so that the method of making some 
of the high-priced French Soft Cheeses may be exhibited and 
explained. 
Invitations with regard to the Country Meeting qi 1887 
having been received by the Council from the authorities of 
Darlington and Newcastle, a Committee of Inspection was 
appointed, and deputations from both localities had interviews 
with the Council. After due consideration it was decided that 
the Country Meeting of 1887 should be held at Newcastle. 
The Country Meeting for the year 1888 will be held in the 
district which includes the counties of Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, 
Northampton, Nottingham, and Rutland. 
The Judges appointed to decide upon the merits of the Silos 
competing for the Prize offered by Sir Massey Lopes " for the 
