xxxviii General Meeting of Governors and Members, 
Mr. Kenneth J. J. Mackenzie (S.E. Agricultural College, Wye) said he 
would like, as one responsible for the training of a large number of young 
Englishmen, to congratulate the Council on the re-institution of the Farm 
Prize Competitions. He thought many agriculturists around him would agree 
that one who had to teach systematic husbandry could not do better than 
give a critical account of the farming of the best farmers in England. He 
knew of no literature where a better account of such fai’ming could be found 
than ill the Reports on the Prize Farms in the past numbers of the Journal of 
the “ Royal.” He ventured to express the hope that the competitions would be 
continued. (Hear, hear.) 
Mr. R. Tinniswood (Carlisle) agreed with what had fallen from the 
previous speaker. He did not think there was a more useful educational 
influence than the publication of the Reports on those farms that merited 
prizes. Looking to the large number of competitors this year, he hoped it was 
the beginning of better days for those interested in agriculture, and especially 
in the occupation of land. He only desired to make one suggestion, and that 
was that the Council should go a step further and offer prizes — a medal or 
something of the kind — to estate owners and managers who endeavoured to 
help farmers and tenants to make the best use of the land. In these days of 
keen competition and strict regulations as to sanitary matters and water 
supplies, some notice should be taken of the estate owners who met the tenants' 
requirements in regard to water supply, drainage, and cottage and farm 
buildings. 
Mr. James Watt (Carlisle) urged the necessity of securing the concession 
of reduced railway fares for exhibitors and their assistants in their journeys to 
the Shows. English railway companies might take a tip from the railways 
across the border who had souls above the making of dividends, and whose 
mission was to serve the community. The Scottish companies carried exhibitors 
and their assistants to the Highland Show at single fare for the double journey ; 
but in England no consideration was shown to the exhibitors either as to rates 
or fares. He hoped the Royal Agricultural Society would go on and prosper 
and become greater than ever. 
The Pkesiuent said he could assure Mr. Watt that the question of railway 
fares was a “ hardy annual.” Some of those present would be aware that as 
the result of a Conference held early in the year of representatives of Agri- 
cultural and Breed Societies, a deputation waited upon the General Managers 
at the Railway Clearing House on May 7 last. At any rate, the matter would 
again be carefully considered by the Council, ^^'ith regard to the Farm Prizes, 
he was pleased to know that the revival of these competitions had given so 
much satisfaction to the general body of Members. Mr. Tinniswood’s sugges- 
tion would be carefully considered. 
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 
Amendment of By-laws. 
The Ordinary Meeting having been concluded. 
The President said they would proceed to the business of the Extraordinary 
General Meeting, of which notice had been given to every Member of the 
Society. The alterations of the By-laws were designed to enable any Division, 
the Members of which had increased in number to the necessary extent during 
the first or second year of a triennial period, to obtain increased representation 
on the Council without waiting for the next Triennial Election for such Division. 
It was necessary for a formal resolution to be passed at that meeting, and he 
would ask the Secretary to read the actual terms of the alterations iii the By- 
laws. These alterations had been passed by the Council on the previous day, 
and they were then submitted for the sanction of the General Meeting. 
The following resolution, having been read by the SECRETARY, was, on the 
motion of the President, seconded by Sir John Thorold (Chairman of the 
Committee of Selection), unanimously adopted ; — 
