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Ropal  Agricultural  ^ocietp  of  tifttglanto. 
GENERAL  MEETING, 
12,  Hanover  Square,  Tuesday,  Hay  22nd,  1883. 
REPORT  OF  THE  COUNCIL. 
The  Council  are  glad  to  be  able  to  congratulate  the  Society 
upon  a substantial  addition  to  the  list  of  Members  since  the 
last  General  Meeting  in  December,  by  the  election  of  389 
Members  against  the  resignation  of  151  Members,  the  death  of 
2 Governors  and  70  Members,  and  the  removal  of  25  Members 
by  order  of  the  Council. 
The  Society  now  consists  of 
78  Life  Governors. 
71  Annual  Governors. 
2979  Life  Members. 
4952  Annual  Members. 
19  Honorary  Members. 
making  a total  of  8099,  and  showing  an  increase  of  141 
Members. 
Since  the  last  General  Meeting  the  death  of  Mr.  Shuttle- 
worth  has  deprived  the  Council  of  the  most  valuable  aid  of  a 
thoroughly  practical  Member  of  their  body,  who  for  some  years 
had  acted  as  Chairman  of  the  Showyard  Contracts  Committee. 
By  the  recent  sudden  death  of  Lord  Vernon,  the  Society  and 
British  Agriculture  have  alike  sustained  a most  severe  and  un- 
expected loss.  In  his  several  capacities  as  a former  President, 
as  a Vice-President,  as  a Steward  at  the  Country  Meetings, 
