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Society, who shall vote either in person or by proxy, and that 
the Special Charter Committee have power to propose in May 
revised Bye-laws for that purpose. 
As respects Mr. Fawcett's suggestions, taken in order, the 
Council have resolved : — 
(i.) That as there is only one large show in England which takes place 
before that held by the Royal Society, viz., that of the Bath and 
West of England, it should be arranged that Judges who act there 
should not act at the Royal Show in Classes of the same kind of 
stock. 
(ii.) They beg to call attention to the fact that instructions are always 
given to the Judges to bear in mind the objects of the Society, viz., 
the encouragement of good breeding animals ; and they would 
further remind Mr. Fawcett and the other Members of the Society 
of the conditions attached to Prize-takers in the Female Classes. 
(iii.) The Council think this suggestion impossible to caiTy out, but are 
of opinion that the complete Catalogue should be placed in the 
Judges' hands. 
(iv., v., vi.) With reference to the appointment of Judges, the Council 
consider that, while the Society endeavours, by applying to local 
Societies as well as to its own Members, to secure continually new 
and efficient Judges, Mr. Fawcett's suggestions would not assist 
them in their efforts. But they think it advisable that the Society 
should continue its practice of securing, as far as practicable, that 
not more than one of the three Judges should have acted at the 
Show of the previous year in the same Classes of Animals. 
(vii.) As to the ages of animals exhibited at the Society's Shows being 
calculated up to the 1st of July, the Council think that it is a 
subject worthy of consideration whether, after due notice, the date 
should not be altered to the 1st of January in each year. 
The Education Grant for the current year has been increased 
to the sum of 500/., for the purpose of carrying out the exami- 
nations for Scholarships, to be held by pupils of Middle-Class 
and other Schools, on the plan reported at the last Annual 
Meeting. The examinations were held on the 17th and 18th 
November, two candidates having been entered from the Bedford 
Middle-Class Public School, and twenty-seven from the Surrey 
County School at Cranleigh. 
Scholarships of the value of 201. each, tenable for one year, 
have been gained by the following candidates : — 
William Henry Richmond, Surrey County School, Cranleigh. 
Hubert Nicholls, Surrey County School, Cranleigh. 
Walter Gardiner, Beds. Middle-Class Public School. 
The Council are satisfied with the success of this first Exami- 
nation and with the encouraging nature of the reports of the 
