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Monthly Council, November 4, 1891. 
Showyard Works. 
Mr. Clay reported that the whole 
of the Society's plant at Doncaster 
had been cleared away and stored 
under temporary sheds built for that 
purpose in the Castle Park, Warwick, 
and that all the old materials had 
been sold ; but in consequence of the 
very large quantity of timber to be 
disposed of, only moderate prices had 
been realised. The Surveyor had pre- 
sented a complete detailed statement 
of the cost of the various works in 
the Showyard, which showed, after 
deducting the amounts realised by 
sale of materials and those received 
from exhibitors, a total cost of 
5,924Z. Is. 2d. Four tenders for the 
supply of timber at Warwick had 
been received, and the Committee 
recommended that Messrs. Wade, 
Sons, and Co.'s tender be accepted. 
The Committee recommended the ac- 
ceptance of the following tenders : 
(1) Messrs. Walter Hill and Co. for 
the advertising of the Warwick Show ; 
(2) The Bodega Company, for the 
supply of wines, &c., at the annual 
Shows in their pavilion ; and (3) 
Messrs. Merryweather and Sons, of 
Fire Engines at Warwick. 
Selection. 
The recommendations of this Com- 
mittee having been read, Earl Cath- 
CART (Chairman) moved that Mr. J. 
Marshall Dugdale, of Llwyn, Llan- 
fyllin, via Oswestry, be elected a 
member of Council in the room of 
Mr. Chandos-Pell-Gell, elected a Vice- 
President. 
Mr. Mainwaking was very glad to 
second the motion. Mr. Dugdale 
had for a long time taken an active 
interest in the agriculture of the dis- 
trict where he lived, and would make 
a useful member of the Council. 
The motion was carried unani- 
mously. 
Earl Cathcaet gave notice that 
the Committee proposed at their 
next meeting to bring up nomina- 
tions for vacancies now existing in 
the list of Honorary Members. 
Education. 
Mr. PiDGEON reported that ar- 
rangements had been made for the 
Society's Junior Examinations to be 
held on the 10th and 11th instant, 
and that forty-seven candidates had 
been entered from ten schools. The 
ten successful candidates at last 
years examinations having duly com- 
plied with the regulations, the Com- 
mittee recommended the payment of 
the scholarships forthwith. The Com- 
mittee had authorised the supply by 
Messrs. W. and A. K. Johnston of 
portfolios for holding sets of the 
Society's diagrams at a cost not ex- 
ceeding 9s. in cloth or 15s. in half- 
morocco. The Secretary had been 
authorised to arrange for the next 
Senior Examination, the date of 
which was provisionally fixed for 
May 10 to li, 1892. The Committee 
gave notice that at their next meeting 
they would move for the renewal of 
their annual grant of 500?. 
Dairy. 
The Hon. Cecil T. Parkee 
(Chairman) reported that the Judges 
had made a further trial of the milk- 
ing machine entered in Class 4 at 
Doncaster, and the Committee re- 
commended that the prize of 20/. be 
awarded to Sir. Gray of Stranraer. 
They recommended that Mr. Stany- 
forth be added to the Committee. 
The Committee had considered the 
following resolutions passed by the 
Council of the English Jersey Cattle 
Society : — 
1. That a champion dairy prize 
of 501. be offered to the Royal 
Agricultural Society of England, to 
be awarded for the best dairy cow 
exhibited at their Show in 1892, 
subject to a butter test by the 
churn. 
2. That the Royal Agricultural 
Society be invited to receive a 
deputation consisting of the Pre- 
sident, Viscount HampdeM, the 
Vice-President, Mr. Hugh C. Smith, 
and tlie President Elect, Mr. J. F. 
Hall, from the English Jersey 
Cattle Society on the subject. 
The Committee could not recom- 
mend the adoption of the suggestion 
of the English Jersey Cattle Society, 
in consequence of the practical diffi- 
culties which they foresaw in carrying 
out a butter-test by the chum, -as 
desired ; but they left the Council to 
decide whether they would receive 
