864 = 595 The Royal Agricultural Society of Enyland. 
Table I. — Showing the Number of Members, the Keceipts and 
Expenditure of the Eoyal Agricultural Society of Englj 
from IS'il to 1877 inclusive. 
Year. 
No. of 
Members. 
Subscriptions, 
including 
Compositiuns 
of Life 
Members. 
Divi- 
dends on 
Stock. 
Total 
Receipts. 
Total Ex- 
penditure. 
£ 
£ 
+* 
1841 
4595 
5818 
200 
6018 
3493 
1842 
5834 
5884 
214 
6098 
3630 
1843 
7000 
6628 
245 
6873 
3984 
1844 
6927 
7117 
320 
7437 
3921 
1845 
6933 
6342 
251 
6503 
3402 
1846 
6971 
7040 
221 
7261 
50G3 
1847 
6391 
6365 
221 
6636 
4112 
1848 
6335 
5211 
312 
5523 
3830 
1849 
5512 
0372 
280 
6652 
4131 
1850 
5261 
6083 
321 
6404 
3994 
1851 
5121 
5953 
321 
6274 
3664 
1852 
4981 
5244 
334 
5578 
3892 
1853 
4923 
4801 
327 
5128 
4022 
1854 
5177 
5053 
335 
5388 
3362 
1855 
4882 
3449 
261 
3710 
3678 
1856 
4979 
5156 
259 
5415 
3538 
1857 
5068 
3728 
265 
3993 
4051 
1858 
5146 
5339 
282 
5621 
3734 
1859 
5161 
3027 
289 
3316 
3466 
1860 
5165 
6398 
319 
6717 
3877 
1861 
4633 
4789 
425 
5214 
4181 
1862 
4823 
5463 
505 
5968 
5041 
1863 
5183 
5050 
478 
5528 
3960 
1864 
5496 
5144 
546 
5690 
4282 
1865 
5752 
4796 
672 
5468 
5140 
1866 
5622 
4238 
561 
4799 
5501 
1867 
5465 
48.35 
518 
5353 
4869 
1868 
5461 
4732 
487 
5219 
4950 
1869 
5446 
5043 
649 
5692 
5021 
1870 
5438 
5138 
786 
5954 
4459 
1871 
5648 
4958 
748 
5706 
4859 
1872 
5766 
5998 
754 
6352 
4934 
1873 
5916 
5085 
765 
5850 
5391 
1874 
5846 
5269 
733 
6002 
5256 
1875 
6145 
6264 
607 
6871 
5614 
1876 
6349 
5752 
565 
6317 
5604 
1877 
6634 
5614 
752 
6366 » 
5867 
Staff. The operations of the Society arc so extensive that 
efficient organisation is an absolute necessity. The Cht 
gives power to the President and Council " both to appoint, 
as they may think fit, to remove, one general Secretary to 
Society," whose duties must be defined by Bye-laws or sn 
resolutions, but no other executive officer is mentioned. U 
the general clause giving them the sole management of 
Society's afiairs, the Council have power to appoint such c 
