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The late Mr. H. 31. Jenkins. 
their movements from starting till departure arranged and 
directed throughout the whole day. This included visits to 
many separate sections of a complicated series — occasional lec- 
tures being delivered — time being allowed for each — punctual 
arrivals and departures arranged for — reception and luncheon 
at Woburn — the whole interval between 9 . 45 A.M. and 6 . 30 P.M. 
accurately forecast ; carriages to set down and take up at defi- 
nite points, tickets on two railways to and fro to be given up, 
carriage number to be retained, &c., &c. This day's work — 
most successful prosecution of a most elaborate programme — 
may be referred to as a typical example of the organising power 
to which I have referred. But any judge of farms for the Royal 
Agricultural Society knows how perfectly everything was in 
like manner arranged beforehand — the preliminary meeting 
with the local authorities, and the programme laid down for 
our guidance — and last, not least, the pleasant evening together 
afterwards under his chairmanship.* 
Nor v/as his organising power the only faculty in exercise. 
I have already referred to his work in connection with the 
Committees of the Council. Let me quote an old member of 
Council, not only on this subject, but on the great and crucial 
question of the financial position of the Society after the disaster 
at Kilburn. He says : " The real work of the Council is done by 
the several Committees, thirteen in number. But the monthly 
business brought before each of them has been previously- 
considered by the Secretary. How much the labours of these 
Committees have been lightened and made satisfactory to them- 
selves by this application of Mr. Jenkins's marvellous ability is 
known only in Hanover Square. The working members of 
the Committees will long look with grateful remembrance upon 
the help he gave them, and with the deepest sorrow for his loss. 
After the disastrous Kilburn Meeting, which entailed a loss of 
about 15,000/., the state of our finances was a source of ^inxiety 
to our Secretary and other members of the Council. V arious 
means of recovery were devised, discussed and adopted, in all 
of which Mr. Jenkins was the leadin'g spirit. Increased work 
devolved upon him, and with it there always seemed increased 
power of dealing with it, until at last he had the satisfaction 
of seeing his efforts rewarded by the restoration of the funds to 
an amount exceeding that at which they stood before the 
Kilburn Show." 
* Tlic merriment of the atmosphere in which he lived was as noteworthy ns the 
precision of his arrangements. Professor Fream relates, of tlie last Woburn visit, 
a conversation overheard : — " And what are wo going to see ? What are the forces 
in operation whoso results are to be explained to us?" — " Nitrates, I'liosphatc*, 
and Slack," was the reply. " These three — but the greatest of these is Muck I " 
