812 
Beport io the General Meeting, 
early in the season, that " the cold would have killed the grubs.' 
The most serious and widespread attack has been that of the 
Diamond -back ]\Ioth, a full report on which was published in the 
September number of the Journal. Mangel Fly was more pre- 
valent (especially in Devonshire) than in any years since its first 
great appearance in 1880. The destructive infestation of the 
Wheat Bulb Maggot was again seriously mischievous, mainly in the 
Eastern Counties ; and Miss Ormerod, in her annual report for 
1891, shows cause for thinking that the attack arises by maggots, 
from eggs laid in the land during the summer. Considerable 
attention has been devoted to the strig maggot in hops and to the 
apple saw fly, and great advance has been made in knowledge of 
practically useful insecticides, especially of Paris green, and in 
introduction of spraying machines for their application. 
34. As a result of the Examination for the Society's Senior 
Prizes and Certificates, which took place on May 12 to 16 last, nine 
of tlie thirteen candidates satisfied the examiners ; and the following 
competitors, placed in order of merit, gained First-class Certificates, 
and thus became Life Members of the Society ; the first four being 
entitled, in addition, to the prizes stated below : — 
1. IvAOJi EiiAiLAL Patel, Royal Agricultural College, Ciren- 
cester. First I'rize of 251. 
"2. Edric Druce, lioyal Agricultural College, Cirencester. 
Second Prize of 15Z. 
3. Jamks Guxtee, Estate Office, Glasbury, Piadnorsbire. Third 
rrizf-ofmi. 
4. Joseph Lister, Agvicidtural College, Aspatria. Fourth 
Prize of 51. 
5. Henry Feedeeick Hill, Agricultural College, Aspatria. 
(i. Percy Charles Rueton, The Elms, Pontyclown, Gla- 
morgan. 
7. Erkest Allex Stapledon, Royal Agricultural College, 
Cirencester. 
8. Harry Austin Lindsay Young, Loseley House, West Horsley, 
Leatherhead. 
The following candidate, having passed in Agriculture and in 
three of the four other compulsory subjects, was awarded'a Second- 
class Certificate : — 
9. RoBEET James Irving, Blackball House, Carlisle. 
35. The Annual Examination for the Society's ten Junior 
Scholarsliips of 20/. each took place on November 10 and 11, when 
forty-five candidates competed. Of these eighteen passed in all 
four sul)jocts (Agriculture, Chemistry, Mechanics, and Land 
Surveying), and obtained the number of marks necessary to 
qualify tliom foi' the Society's Scholarsliips and Certificates, in 
the event of their complying, during the fortliconiing year, with 
tlift conditions of tlie Examination. Two otlier boys p:issed in each 
of the four subjects, but, not has ing obtained the minimum aggre- 
