Eeports of Committees. 
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tee: — (1) That the Committee of 
Inspection for the Country Meeting 
of 1893 be constituted of the Tresi- 
dent, Sir Nigel Kingscote, Sir Jacob 
"Wilson, Mr. Bowen-.Tones, Mr. Crutch- 
ley, Mr. Hornsby, and the Secretary ; 
and (2) that Mr. Christopher Wilson 
be elected a Steward of Stock, Mr. 
Rowlandsona Steward of Implements, 
and Mr. Darby the Steward of Dairy- 
ing. They also presented their recom- 
mendation for the election of two 
distinguished foreign agriculturists 
as Honorary Members of the Society, 
viz. : — Professor Hermann Hellriegel, 
Director of the Versuchs Station, 
Bernburg, Anhalt, Germany, and Dr. 
C. J. Sickesz van der Cloese, President 
of the Royal Agricultural Commission 
of Holland, The Hague. 
Election of Honorary Members. 
The first and second recommenda- 
tions of the Committee having been 
adopted, Mr. Chaxdos-Pole-Gell 
formally moved and Mr. Charles 
Whitehead seconded, the election 
of Professor Hellriegel, and the Hon. 
Cecil T. Parkee moved and Mr. C. 
S. Maiswarisg seconded, the elec- 
tion of Dr. Sickesz. These resolutions 
were carried unanimously, and the 
Diplomas of Honorary ilembership 
were then sealed with the Society's 
seal and signed by the President and 
Secretary. 
Education. 
Mr. Trematne reported that of 
the forty-seven candidates from the 
ten schools entered for the Society's 
Junior Examination on the 10th and 
11th ultimo, forty- five actually presen- 
ted themselves, and of these, eighteen 
obtained the number of marks neces- 
sary to qualify them for the Society's 
scholarships and certificates. The 
Committee presented a report on the 
results of the examinations for publi- 
cation in the Journal (see page 823). 
A question raised by an intending 
competitor as to whether a candidate 
who liad gained the first-class corti!:- 
cate in tlie Senior Examination might 
again compete had been discussed, 
and it had been decided to reply in 
the negative, and to insert a regula- 
tion to this effect in the next issue of 
the syllabus. The text-book which 
the Committee had undertaken to 
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prepare, in compliance -with the many 
demands that had been addressed to 
the Society for an elementary work 
on agriculture adapted for use in 
rural and other schools and classes 
was now completed, and would be 
published on January 1 next, under 
the authority of the Society, by Mr. 
John Murray, at the price of half a 
crown. Of the 500Z. granted to the 
Committee for the year 1891, they 
had expended 466/. 6s. 2d., exclusive 
of the cost of the twenty-four insect 
diagrams recently published and the 
expenses of the text-book. They 
moved for a renewal of the grant for 
the year 1892. The Committee had 
met seven times and made seven 
reports. 
Dairy. 
The Hon. Cecil T. Parker 
reported that the Committee had 
considered a letter from Viscount 
Hampden, President of the English 
Jersey Cattle Society, urging addi- 
tional reasons why the Society should 
give prizes for dairy cattle, subject to 
a butter test by a churn, as to which 
the Council had decided at their last 
meeting that such prizes could not 
be received. The Committee recom- 
mended that the Secretary be in- 
structed to inform the English Jersey 
Cattle Society that the Council had 
again considered the matter, and 
were still of opinion that the practical 
difficulties which they foresaw in 
carrying out a butter test by the 
churn prevented any satisfactory 
conclusion being arrived at. The 
Committee had expended all the 
im. granted to them for 1891, and 
moved for a renewal of the grant for 
1892. The Committee had met six 
times and made six reports. 
Standing Committees for 1892. 
The following Standing Com- 
mittees were appointed for 1892 
viz : — 
Finance. | Stock Prizes. 
House. Implement. 
Journal. j General Warwick. 
Chemical. i Showyard Works. 
Seeds and Plant Dis-: Selection. 
eases. I Education. 
Veterinary. i Dairy. 
The present members of the Finance, 
House, Journal, Chemical, Education, 
and Dairy Committees, and (with one 
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