Reports of Committees, 
cxv 
im cream," which was not a novelty, 
it, as it appeared from the Judges' 
port that in a particular portion of 
e machine, viz., in the application 
a refrigerator between the separator 
d the churn, there was novelty and 
erit, the Stewards had decided to 
v the whole of the facts before the 
iuncil, and to ask for their instruc- 
jns as to whether they would waive 
e technical objection arising out of 
e Company's insufficient description 
the novelty of the implement. 
view of the fact that this was the 
st year in which the regulation 
question had appeared in its 
esent form, the Committee recom- 
snded the Council to grant the Dairy 
ipply Company a silver medal for 
he application of a refrigerator 
:tween the separator and churn in an 
stantaneous butter maker." 
The Judges of Miscellaneous Imple- 
ents having reported that, although in 
me of the "new implements" entered 
r silver medals the claim to novelty 
as very weak, yet they did not think 
was necessary for the Society to 
■tain the entry fee in any case, 
ie Committee recommended that all 
ie entry fees for "new implements" 
3 returned by the Council to the 
chibitors. 
Trials of Cider Making Machinery. 
Mr. Feankish also reported that 
ie Implement Committee had agreed 
pon the following regulations for the 
ials of cider making machinery, 
id recommended their issue forth- 
;ith :— 
1. The trials of the machinery 
already entered for competition for 
the Society's prizes of £20 and £10 
for " the best plant for cider making 
suitable for use on a farm," will be 
held at Glastonbury, Somerset, in 
the week commencing Tuesday, 
' October Uth, 1890. 
2. The machines must bedelivered 
by the competitors at the trial field 
not later in any case than Wednes- 
day, October 8th. 
3. The Society will provide the 
necessary apples for the trials, to- 
gether with horse or steam power for 
working the machines, which should 
be fitted with a pulley for a belt. 
Every other requisite for showing the 
system (such as bags, cloths, straw, 
pails, tubs, buckets, funnels, 
strainers, &c.) must be provided by 
the exhibitors. (If an exhibitor 
should wish to grind his apples by 
hand power instead of by horse or 
steam power, he must himself make 
arrangements for the necessary 
labour.) 
4. Tickets of admission to the 
trial field will be sent by post to 
the exhibitors and their assistants. 
Members of the Society will also be 
admitted on making previous ap- 
plication for tickets to the Secre- 
tary. 
Showyard Works. 
Mr. Howard stated that the whole 
of the buildings in the Plymouth 
showyard were levelled to the ground, 
and thegreater portion of the Society's 
plant removed to Doncaster. 
Dairy. 
Mr. Maixwabixg submitted ac- 
counts for payment in connection with 
the Plymouth Meeting. Various sug- 
gestions for prizes were postponed 
until the preparation of the Doncaster 
prize sheet was undertaken. 
International Congress of Hygiene, 
1891. 
The Seceetaby read the following 
letter from the Honorary Secretaries of 
the International Congress of Hygiene 
and Demography, to be held in Lon- 
don in August 1891, under the presi- 
dency of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 
K G. :— 
74a, Margaret Street, W. 
July 26th, 1890. 
Dear Sie, — We are instructed by 
the Organising Committee to ask 
you if you will be good enough to 
bring before the Council of the Royal 
Agricultural Society the accompany- 
ing statement respecting the Inter- 
national Congress of Hygiene and 
Demography, to be held in London 
next year, under the presidency of 
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. 
It is proposed to consider among 
the subjects which will engage the 
attention of the Congress, the rela- 
tion of diseases of the lower animals 
to those of man, particularly in 
regard to food supply ; and it is 
thought that there will be advan- 
tages to the public in co-ordinating 
