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revised and re-numbered with a view of their being issued in 
future in one pamphlet. The following new By-law (No. 83) 
was sanctioned at the General Meeting held in the Lincoln 
Showyard on June 27, and was formally enacted by the 
Council on July 31 last : — 
“ 83. If on the 1st tlay of August in any year the number of Governors 
“ and Members entered in the Register of Governors and Members for any 
“ Division sliall be such as would, if the regular election of Ordinary 
“ Members of the Council for that Division under By-law 82 were due 
“ to take place with reference to the next ensuing Annual General Meeting, 
“.entitle such Division to a greater number of Ordinary Members of Council 
“than was elected at the preceding regular election under By-law 82, 
“ such Division shall (with reference to the next ensuing Annual General 
“ Meeting) be entitled to elect such number of additional Ordinary Members 
“ of the Council as, with the number already elected, shall make the number 
“ of Ordinary Members of the Council for that Division equal to the number 
“prescribed by By-law 79. Ordinary Members of the Council elected 
“ under this By-law shall hold office only until the next Annual General 
“Meeting, at which, under By-law 82, the Ordinary Members of the 
“ Council for that Division are to retire.” 
The effect of this new By-law has been to give one additional 
representative to each of the Divisions of Lincolnshire and 
Staffordshire, the number of Members in these two Counties 
on August 1 last being respectively 37.5 and 307. 
7. The Council are pleased to report that in the early part 
of the present year they were successful in disposing of Hare- 
wood House for the sum of 45,000/. This transaction enabled 
the Society to pay off all the charges on the property and to 
discharge all expenses incidental to its sale, in addition to the 
costs attending the occupation of the present house. 
8. Under the By-laws, the balance-sheet has to be presented 
for consideration at the Annual General Meeting. The Council, 
therefore, beg to submit the balance-sheet for the year 1900 with 
the Statement of Ordinary Income and Expenditure. These 
accounts were published in Volume 67 of the Journal issued 
to Members last March, having been duly examined and cer- 
tified as correct by the Auditors appointed by the Members, 
and by the professional Accountants employed by the Societj'. 
9. In accordance with a recommendation of the Special 
Committee which sat in September, 1905, the Council invited 
representatives of all the AgKie,ultural and Breed Societies in 
the country to attend ^a conference, which was held at the 
Hotel Russell on Eebupary 27 jlastj.'Hjid Avas,; attended by 139 
delegates, representing 68 Societies. iTiitebestlng discussions 
took place .yylth;re)gard feorthe ats’angcmtints.and dates for the 
several; ;.Shp\vs,.s;fraiMlulent .pj-aotiees^i;by exhJLbitois, and the 
question .of ..Mpifocm cplpiii;s .fpci prize . cards arfli rosettes. On 
ihe motioii^efi.iheKlaie)' Eaii< JVintcHton, It- vtas^resolved to send 
a? Deputatipfi Wi.dhe Railway .Glearijjg'Hohse .with the view of 
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