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RESOLUTIONS OF COUNCIL. 
Committees, 
Annual Report 
of Commit- 
tees. 
List of Members 
of Commit- 
tees. 
Committee of 
Selection. 
Notification 
of Tacancy. 
5. The standing Committees of each year shall make a 
written Keport to the Monthly Council-meeting, in December, 
stating the number of times they have met, and the number of 
Keports they have made to the Council during the year for 
which they were appointed. 
6. The annual report of each Standing Committee shall contain a 
list of its Members, mentioning those who have absented them- 
selves during the whole year. It shall also contain the names of 
those proposed by such Committee to be added to the list for 
the ensuing year. 
7. The Committee of Selection shall consist of the President, 
the Chairmen of the Finance, Journal, Stock-Prizes, Imple- 
ment, Countiy-meeting, and Chemical Committees, with six 
other Members of Council, of whom three shall retire annually, 
and not be eligible for re-election for three years. The duties of 
this Committee shall be, previous to the periodical expiration of 
the term of appointment of President, to consider and recommend 
to the Council of the Society, a Governor as President for the 
ensuing year, and on the occurrence of any casual vacancy in the 
list of Trustees or Vice-Presidents, to propose some Member of 
Council to supply such vacancy, and of some Governor or Member 
of the Society to fill any casual vacancy on the Council, having 
previously ascertained in all cases that the Members of Council, 
Governors or Members of the Society, so proposed, are prepared to 
accept such vacant offices. The Committee shall also recommend 
to the Council in each year a Steward of Stock, a Steward of 
Implements, and the Inspection Committee, having first ascer- 
tained that the Members of Council, whom they so recommend, 
are willing to accept these several appointments, and shall 
recommend a Steward of General Arrangements, when, and as 
often as, such appointment is required. The Seci-etary shall 
notify to the Council on the printed agenda-paper, any vacancy 
which shall occur in the list of Trustees, Vice-Presidents, 
or Members of Council, at the Meeting of the Council next after 
the happening of such vacancy, and such vacancy shall not be 
filled up until the Monthly Meeting of the Council which shall 
take place next after such notice. 
