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Eopal agricultural ^oci'et}) of (Euctlauti, 
GENERAL MEETING, 
12, Hanover Squake, Tuesday, May 22nd, 1877. 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 
The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society have to report 
that, since the last General Meeting in December, the following 
changes have taken place in the list of Members : — 1 Governor 
and 43 Members have died, 127 Members resigned in the course 
of 1876, and the names of 36 others have been struck off the list 
by order of the Council. On the other hand, 178 Members and 
6 Honorary Members have been elected, so that the Society 
now consists of: — 
81 Life Governors, 
76 Annual Governors, 
2239 Life Members, 
4073 Annual Members, 
17 Honorary Members. 
Total . . 6486" 
The Council announce with great regret the death of Mr. 
Chandos Wren Hoskyns, who was for many years an active 
Member of the Council, and after the death of Mr. Pusey was 
co-editor of the ' Journal,' and a valued contributor to its pages. 
The vacancy in the Council has been filled by the election of 
Mr. J. H. Arkwright, of Hampton Court, Herefordshire. 
The Accounts for the year 1876 have been examined and cer- 
tified by the Auditors and Accountants of the Society, and have 
been published in the last number of the ' Journal,' together 
with the statement of receipts and expenditure connected with 
the Birmingham Meeting. The funded property of the Society 
remains the same as at the last General Meeting, viz., 
22,3347. 0s. bd. New Three per Cents., and the balance of the 
current account in the hands of the bankers, on the 1st instant, was 
2,028/. lis. 2d. ; while the sum of 2000/. remained on deposit. 
The Liverpool Meeting, which will be held on July 11th, and 
four following days (Sunday excepted), subject to the exhibition 
of cattle being permitted, will probably equal, if even it does 
