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1849.  More  than  sixty  years  ago  Professor  Simonds  was 
acting  as  Veterinary  Inspector  at  the  Society’s  earliest  Shows. 
He  rendered  eminent  services  to  the  Veterinary  Profession  by 
his  scientific  researches,  and  as  Principal  of  the  Royal 
Veterinary  College.  The  Society  is  greatly  indebted  to  him 
for  his  valuable  treatises  in  the  Journal  on  the  anatomy, 
physiology,  and  pathology’  of  farm  animals,  and  for  his  efforts 
to  combat  the  disastrous  outbreak  of  cattle  plague  in  1865. 
The  Council  also  announce  with  regret  the  death  on  October  17 
of  Mr.  Wilson  Bennison,  who  rendered  valuable  services  as 
Surveyor  and  Superintendent  of  the  Showyard  from  1880  to 
1896. 
4.  Amongst  other  Governors  and  Members  whose  loss  by 
death  since  the  last  General  Meeting  the  Society  has  to  deplore 
are  : The  Earl  of  Northbrook,  Viscount  Powerscourt,  Lord 
Harlech,  Lord  Hastings,  Sir  William  Harcourt,  M.P.,  The  Right 
Hon.  James  Lowther,  M.P.,  Sir  John  Croft,  Bart.,  Sir  Uthred 
J.  Hay  Dunbar,  Bart.,  Mr.  Justice  Wright,  the  Rev.  C.  Wolley- 
Dod,  of  Edge  Hall,  Malpas,  Mr.  W.  H.  Hall,  of  Six  Mile 
Bottom,  Caml)ridge,  Mr.  William  Lipscomb,  of  Heath,  Wake- 
field, Mr.  John  Parnell,  of  Rugby,  Dr.  George  Vivian  Poore, 
M.D.,  Mr.  Walter  Shooll)red,  Mr.  William  Waring  (a  Member 
since  1848),  and  Mr.  Alfred  Wrinch,  of  Hill  Crest,  Ipswich. 
5.  The  above  and  other  changes  bring  the  total  number 
of  Governors  and  Members  now  on  the  Register  to  9,290 
divided  as  follows  ; — 
2 Foundation  Life  Governors  (Members  elected  before 
the  granting  of  the  Charter  on  March  26, 1840),  viz. ; 
Mr.  W.  Barrow  Simonds  and  Mr.  J.  P.  Fletcher  ; 
69  Annual  Governors ; 
91  Life  Governors  ; 
5,771  Annual  Members; 
3,216  Life  Members  ; 
110  Life  Members  by  examination  ; 
31  Honorary  Members. 
9,290  Total  number  of  Governors  and  Members,  as  against 
a total  of  9,477  Members  on  the  Register  on  May  1,  1904,  as 
reported  to  tlie  Anniversary  General  Meeting  on  May  30  last. 
6.  To  fill  the  vacancies  caused  l)y  the  deaths  of  Lord 
Bridport  and  Mr.  Terry,  Lord  Middleton  has  been  elected  a 
Trustee,  and  Mr.  Ernest  Mathews,  of  Little  Sliai-deloes,  Amers- 
ham,  Bucks,  and  Mr.  A.  P.  Turner,  of  The  Leen,  Pembrldge, 
Herefordshire,  have  been  elected  Members  of  the  Council. 
7.  Having  regard  to  the  frequently  expressed  desire  for  an 
alteration  in  the  system  of  appointing  the  goveiming  body  (as 
to  which  the  Council  reported  on  May  30, 1904,  that  the  existing 
