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The Australasian Scie?itific Magazine. [August i, 1885. 
National Agricultural Society of Victoria. 
The monthly meeting of the Council of the National Agricultural Society 
of Victoria was held at Kirk’s Bazaar, on Tuesday, 14th July. The 
members present were— Dr. Plummer (President) in the chair, Messrs. 
Job Smith, W. Learmonth, D. R. M‘Gregor, W. Thomson, A. Patterson, 
J. M. Peck, S. G. Staughton, J. Hearn, D. Mitchell, F. Henty, D. Munro, 
J. Buncle, J. Currie, J. G. Brisbane, F. Peppin, C. Lynott, J. Garton, S. 
Gardiner, and J. Finlay. 
Mr. F. S. Roberts was elected a member of the Council in the place of 
Mr. G. D. Carter. 
Dr. Plummer was elected to represent the Society on District Board 
No. 11, in connexion with the federation of agricultural societies. 
The Executive Committee recommended that His Excellency the 
Governor be requested to open the show at noon on Thursday, August 20 ; 
that he and Lady Loch be invited to lunch with the Council on the ground ; 
that Sir William and Lady Clarke be invited, together with the members of 
the Ministry ; and that a lady’s ticket for luncheon be given to each member 
of the Council. On the motion of Mr. M‘Gregor, the report was 
adopted. 
The Journal Committee reported that they had received an offer from 
Messrs. Kemp and Boyce to print and publish a journal for the Society, and 
pay a premium of ^25 per annum for the privilege of obtaining advertise- 
ments for it. They recommended that the offer be accepted, the first 
number of the journal to be issued in August, and that Dr. Plummer and 
Messrs. F. Peppin and D. Munro be appointed an editing committee. Mr. 
Thomson moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. 
Peck, and carried. 
Horticultural Society of Victoria. 
The Annual Meeting of the members of the Horticultural Society was 
held on the 14th July, in the Bourke Street Coffee Palace. Mr. David 
Carson, Vice-President, occupied the chair, and there were about fifty 
members in attendance. 
The annual report and accompanying balance-sheet, together with 
report of the Gardens Committee, were unanimously received and 
adopted. 
The election of office-bearers for the ensuing year resulted as follows ; — 
President, Mr. W. Anderson, M.L.A. ; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. M. L. 
Hutchinson and G. Brunning; Treasurer, Mr. W. Bell; Auditors, Messrs. 
W. J. Stoddart and A. C. Wilkinson ; Committee, Messrs. D. Carson, 
J. C. Tyler, G. Lynch, W. Bell, W. J. Stoddart, A. C. Wilkinson (amateurs) ; 
H Boyce, W. Bailey, R. Ardagh, W. Murdoch, J. F. Roberts, and J. 
Taylor (practical). 
