Report to the General Meeting. 
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14,219/. 25. 9^/. Stock in the New Three per Cents, by a further 
investment of 2000/. 
The Finance Committee have been enabled to effect this by 
the large collection of arrears of subscription, which they have 
received authority from the Council to require all defaulters to 
pay. Repeated applications having been made for the arrears 
still outstanding, it has been decided to take proceedings in 
the Conntv Courts against those who continue indebted to the 
Society. 
It has been resolved that on the proposal of any person as a 
Member, a form shall be sent by the Secretary to the candidate 
for his signature, containing an acknowledgment of his future 
liability, which letter he must return before his election can be 
proceeded with. 
A letter will also be sent to each Member in the course of the 
year, reminding him of his subscription being due. 
The bye-laws and resolutions of Council having been collected 
and revised, a reprint of them has been made, and a copy will 
be forwarded to any Member on application to the Secretary. 
The question of the free admission of Governors and Members 
to the Show-Yard during the Society's Country Meetings\has 
been under the consideration of the Council. 
Governors and Members who have paid their subscription 
for the current year, will be admitted free by tickets issued by 
the Secretary, which tickets will not be transferable ; and any 
Governor or Member who shall be found to transfer or lend his 
ticket will be reported to the Council, and will in future forfeit 
the privileges of membership. Application for the Member's 
ticket is to be made in London, either by post or personally, not 
later than Friday, the 12th of July, and afterwards at the'Secre- 
tary's office, near the entrance to the Show-Yard. 
During the last month Professor Simonds has delivered a 
lecture on the nature and cause of the disease known as the Rot 
of Sheep ; and Professor Voelcker, on the Manufacture of 
Cheese. 
It has been determined to print Professor Simonds' lecture as 
a separate pamphlet. 
The interest attaching to the Country Meeting will be this 
year largely increased by the competitive trials of steam-culti- 
