Reports of Committees: 
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.ssoclation— they had been on the 
ioint of doing that on several occa- 
i ons — but he did think that, as the 
'ouncil were trying to do their best 
or the agricultural engineers' own 
iusiness, they ought to stand very 
rm in the matter. 
Mr. Hornsby wished to state that 
ie had endeavoured to act for the 
;ood of the agricultural engineers 
.nd of the Society. He thought with 
vlr. Ransome that, if prizes were 
Dffered, it would decidedly be better 
o have, in the best way possible, a 
chedule of the prizes that were 
(ffered. He thought it might be 
■onsidered that they, as members of 
lie Committee, were in a position to 
irrange the prize sheet for the ad- 
.antiige of themselves. He therefore 
isked the Implement Committee to 
permit him, before this schedule was 
published, to bring it before the 
Agricultural Engineers' Association, 
(n doing this, he did not know but 
;hat the members of the Association 
ind the threshing machine makers 
would compete ; and if some of them 
liad decided not to compete, he could 
only say, as regards his firm, that, 
commercially, it would not pay them 
to compete for these prizes. In these 
times, those that were connected at 
all with commercial matters knew 
the depressed state of things, and 
they could not afford to expend 
money without they saw, as they 
considered, some future advantage in 
it. He was sure the agricultural 
engineers would thank the Society 
for the manner in which they had 
put forward their prizes. 
Viscount Emlyn said he must 
refer to one point which seemed to 
have escaped attention. No one 
objected to any firm keeping out of 
the competition of its own accord, 
. but many of the Council felt strongly 
that it was hardly fair to the Society 
that two members of the Implement 
Committee should have joined with 
other persons in endeavouring to 
induce certain firms to abstain from 
competing at the forthcoming trials. 
The report of the Committee was 
then adopted, and the subject dropped. 
General Plymouth. 
Sir Matthew Ridley reported 
that the band of the Royal Marines 
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had been engaged to play three times 
a day during the last four days of the 
Show. The question of the Sunday 
Service had been discussed, and the 
Committee recommended that the 
details be left in the hands of the 
Rector of Stoke Damerel for settle- 
ment. Applications from the Hunters' 
Improvement Society, the Shorthorn 
Society, and the Shropshire Sheep- 
breeders' Society for permission to hold 
meetings in the Plymouth showyard 
were granted on the usual conditions. 
The Secretary had been authorised 
to issue to the Local Committee free 
season tickets for subscribers of 21. 2s. 
and upwards to the Local Fund. 
Showyard Works. 
Sir Jacob Wilson (Chairman) 
reported that the whole of the im- 
plement shedding and about 1,700 
feet of cattle shedding at the Plymouth 
showyard were completed, and that 
200 horse boxes were built. The 
grand stand, pavilions, refreshment 
rooms, and dairy were all in a forward 
state, and the local committee were 
laying on the water and making the 
roads to the entrances. The Gas 
Company had commenced laying the 
gas main to the trial yard. The 
Surveyor's monthly cash statement 
showed an expenditure of 373Z. Is. ?>d., 
and accounts to be paid for materials 
amounting to 1 ,343Z. 12s. Id. The 
Committee recommended that Mr. 
J. B. Body be appointed auctioneer 
for the sale of timber after the Show. 
Selection. 
Earl Cathcart (Chairman) re- 
ported that the essential business of 
the Committee held yesterday had 
been to consider the name to be sub- 
mitted to the general meeting on May 
22 next as President of the Society 
for the year 1891. They had had a 
very unusually large meeting of the 
Committee, and they were unanimous 
in their decision. He considered him- 
self fortunate to be the voice of the 
Committee on this occasion, and he 
had special pleasure in naming Lord 
Ravensworth. 
The Earl of Ravensworth, who 
was received with cheers, said he 
thought it was due to the Council that 
he should say one or two words in 
recognition of the very high and the 
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