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Repori to the Geim'al Meetin^f, 
P. dE. Skipworth, Bart., Sir R. R. Wilmot, Bart., Sir John 
Hawksha'W", F.R.S., Mr. Samuel Bate of Leicester (a Member since 
1843), Mr. G. H. Bond, M.P., Mr. Thomas Bowstead of Penrith, 
Mr. John Clayton of Newcastle-on-Tyne (a Member since 1846), 
Mr. E. L. Gatacre of Bridgnorth and Mr. Thomas Kesterton of 
Sutton (Members since 1841), Mr. Lewis Loyd, Mr. Charles Magniac, 
Mr. James ^Martin of Wainfleet, Mr. J. P. Stocker (who has gener- 
ously bequeathed 100/. to the Society), Mr. W. Trethewy of 
Tregoose, Cornwall, Lieut.-Col. T. Picton Turbervill (a Member of 
the Council from 1874 to 1884), and Mr. James Williams of Abing- 
don (a Member since 1842). 
3. The Council have elected the following gentlemen as Honorary 
Members of the Society, in recognition of their distinguished 
.services to European Aginculture : — ■ 
Professor Hermann Hellriegel, Director of the "Versuchs- 
Station, Bernburg, Anhalt, Germany. 
Monsieur Louis Passy, Perpetual Secretary of the Soci(5t^ 
Rationale d' Agriculture de France, Paris. 
Dr. C. J. SiCKESz Vax der Cloese, President of the Royal 
Agricultural Commission of Holland, The Hague. 
4. These and other changes bring the total number of Governora 
and Members now on the Register to 10,973, divided as follows : 
29 Foundation Life Governors (Members elected before the 
granting of the Charter on March 26, 1840) ; 
G6 Governors paying an annual subscription of 5/. ; 
83 Life Governors who have compounded for their annual 
subscriptions ; 
22 Honorary Members ; 
6,966 Members paying an annual subscription of 1/. ; 
16 Members who, having paid annual subscriptions for oO 
Years, have become Life Members ; 
3,719 Life Members who have compounded for their annual sub- 
scriptions ; 
72 Life 31embers by Examination ; 
10,973 Total number of Governors and Members ; 
or a net increase of 45 Members during the half-year. 
5. The Council think it desirable, however, again to urge upon 
the ^Members that the maintenance of the Society's operations on 
their present scale depends upon a continued flow of new subscribers. 
At least r)00 new Members need to be elected every year to take the 
place of those who die or retire. Each ^[ember is therefore particu- 
larly invited to interest himself in obtaining new subsciibers to the 
Society, and to suggest the names of any farmers or others inter- 
ested in agi'iculture, in his district or of his acquaintance, who 
would be likely to become Members. The Secretary will, upon 
receipt of instructions, either write direct to the gentlemen named, 
