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Monthly Council, July 30, 1890. 
being sacrificed to those of much 
smaller and more local societies : 
which, whilst undoubtedly doing good 
service in their respective spheres, 
could hardly claim a monopoly of a 
week which had been proved most 
convenient to the general body of 
agriculturists throughout the country, 
whom it was the object and the 
function of the "Royal" to serve. 
The arguments of the deputation 
were not in his opinion sound, because 
from his own personal experience 
nine-tenths of the shows of the United 
Kingdom took place after the " Royal," 
and successfully. The President vras 
connected with some large and im- 
portant societies which had held 
exceedingly successful shows within 
the last week. As his friend Mr. 
Garrett Taylor reminded him, the 
Royal Counties was not the only 
Society interfered with by the change 
of the "date. The Norfolk Agricultural 
Society found themselves similarly 
situated, but they took the philo- 
sophical measure of adopting the 
week of the " Royal." He believed 
they had no reason to complain, but 
had held a very successful Show at 
Yarmouth. That proved that it was 
not necessary that the county shows 
should culminate with the "Royal." 
He pointed to the fact that 700 or 
800 horses were going to be exhibited 
at the Yorkshire Show at Harrogate 
next week. That showed that the 
interest was still being kept up. Then 
there was the Show of the Highland 
Society going on that day at Dundee. 
Their friends must not forget that both 
last year and this year the Royal Show 
was held in a district which was sup- 
posed to belong to the Southern 
Counties. Whether the Royal Counties 
Show were held at Horsham or at 
Winchester, it was equally likely to be 
injuriously affected in this way. But 
next year when the " Royal" went to 
Doncaster, they would not feel the 
same ill effects. All things considered, 
and after an experience of more than 
twenty-five years in connection with 
that Society, he could not help feeling 
that the Council had adopted the 
right principle in holding the Show 
during the third week in June. 
Mr. Gaekett Taylor, as a repre- 
sentative of the county of Norfolk, 
said that their Society was in exactly 
the same position in regard to the date 
of the Show. The "Royal" had taken 
their week, and they, therefore, simply 
bowed to the decision of the larger 
Society, and took the week of the 
11 Royal." Their experience of the 
change in the Show held at Yarmouth 
bad been most successful, both in 
regard to the entries of stock and the 
entry of the public, so much so that 
they had taken £1,100 in gate money. 
After some further conversation the 
recommendation of the General Don- 
caster Committee, that the date of the 
Doncaster Meeting be fixed for Mon- 
day, June 22nd, to Friday, June 26th, 
was put to the vote and unanimously 
adopted. 
At the request of the Council, the 
President undertook to inform Lord 
Northbrook, as President of the Royal 
Counties Agricultural Society, that 
the Council had unanimously come to 
the conclusion that no sufficient reasons 
had been adduced for altering the 
period of the year, which the Council, 
after many years'experience, and with 
the approval of the great body of their 
members and exhibitors, had recently 
fixed upon for the holding of their 
annual Country Meeting. 
Finance. 
Sir Nigel Kisgscote (Chairman) 
reported that the accounts, as certified 
by the Society's accountants, for the 
month of June, and also for the period 
ended 26th July, had been laid upon 
the table and approved. The receipts 
for June were 2.334Z. la. Gd., and the 
expenditure was 4,942Z. 10s. I0d., and 
for the period ended the 26th July the 
receipts were 2.102Z. 16s. 6d., and the 
expenditure was 1.532Z. 18s. Ad. The 
balance at the bank, allowing for 
chequesoutstanding.was 3,420£. 18s.3i. 
on the 30th June, and 3,9901 16s. 5d. 
on the 26th July. Accounts relating 
to the Plymouth Meeting, amounting 
to 10.344Z. Is. od., and relating to the 
ordinary business of the Society, 
amounting to 2,447Z. 16s. l<2.,had been 
passed, and were recommended for 
payment. The quarterly statement of 
arrears and property had been sub- 
mitted and approved. The Committee 
recommended that the names of forty- 
five life and thirty-three annual mem- 
bers who were deceased, of six 
members who had resigned, one without 
