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Report to the General Meeting. 
The Council take this opportunity of reminding Exhibitors 
of Cattle that, after the forthcoming Show at Derby, the new 
rule relating to the ages of animals exhibited will come into 
force — namely, that the Cattle classes in the Prize-sheet will 
be arranged according to the years in which the animals 
are born. 
The Council have also decided to place a maximum limit of 
age in certain classes, as follows : — 
Aged Draught Stallions to be four years and not more than 
seven years old in the year of the Show. 
Hackney and Pony Stallions to be limited to seven years old 
in the year of the Show, 
Aged Bulls to be above three and not exceeding six years 
old. 
Rams to be arranged as Shearling Rams and Two-Shear 
Rams. 
Aged Boars to be above twelve months and not exceeding 
three years old at the time of the Show. 
In consequence of the appointment of a Select Committee of 
the House of Commons to inquire into the subject of Railway 
Rates and Fares, the Council have appointed a Special Com- 
mittee to collect evidence and to nominate witnesses to give 
evidence thereon. 
The work of the Laboratory continues to increase, and has 
amply justified the expenditure the Council has incurred in its 
establishment. 
The Woburn experiments have now been continued for 
four years, and in addition to the usual annual report, the 
Council have, with a view to render them more instructive, 
decided to invite Members of the Society to an Annual In- 
spection in connection with the General Meeting in May. 
They trust that the Members of the Society will avail 
themselves themselves largely of this opportunity to observe 
the effects of the different manures upon the various crops, 
and to hear the explanations given by the Society's Scientific 
Officers. 
Ten candidates out of twelve who had entered their names, 
presented themselves for Examination for the Society's Prizes 
and Certificates on the 10th inst. and four following days. 
