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Report  to  the  Half-yearly  General  Meeting, 
the  latest  developments  of  agricultural  science  and  their 
practical  results  were  illustrated  in  a complete  and  interesting 
manner,  whilst  the  personal  explanations  of  experts  enabled 
a large  number  of  daily  visitors  to  study  the  exhibits  with 
intelligence  and  profit.  The  British  Forestry  Exhibition,  which 
was  organised  by  the  Society,  and  was  located  within  and 
adjoining  the  same  building,  also  proved  highly  successful, 
and  was  visited  by  large  nund)ers  interested  in  forestry,  in- 
cluding many  practical  foiesters.  Demonstrations  in  planting 
and  in  the  use  of  forest  tools  were  given  daily,  and  were  well 
attended. 
22.  The  Fiftli  Annual  Examination  for  the  National  Diploma 
in  Agriculture  was  held  at  Leeds,  from  May  9 to  12,  1904, 
when  the  following  twenty  candidates  were  awarded  the 
Diploma  : — 
1.  Henry  Gordon  Hird,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds.  (Gold  Medal  and 
Diploma  with  Honours.) 
2.  John  Strothers,  West  of  Scotland  Agricultural  College,  Glasgow. 
3.  Robert  Charles  Andrew,  Harper-Adams  Agricultural  College, 
Newport,  Salo)). 
4.  Percy  Hutchinson  Lamb,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds. 
h.  Robert  Edward  Severs,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds. 
ti.  Robert  Charles  Gaut,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds. 
7.  Joseph  Black,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds. 
8.  Roger  Prosser,  University  College  of  Wales,  Aberystwyth,  and  The 
University,  Ediidntrgh. 
it.  Edward  Bertram  Osborne,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds. 
10.  Francis  Howard  Billington,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds. 
11.  William  Frank  Craske,  South-Eastern  Agricultural  College,  Wye. 
12.  James  Kendall  Earle,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds. 
13.  John  Edward  Bridges,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds. 
14.  John  Earle,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds. 
15.  John  Miller  Lonsdale,  Harris  Institute,  Preston. 
16.  Thomas  Wibberley,  Harris  Institute,  Preston. 
17.  Charles  Anthony  Williams,  University  College  of  Wales,  Aberyst- 
wyth. 
18.  James  Guthrie  Stewart,  The  University,  Aberdeen. 
19.  Samuel  Gilbert  Isitt,  Harper-Adams  Agricultural  College,  Newport, 
Salop. 
20.  David  Jones,  University  College  of  Wales,  Abersytwyth. 
23.  The  Examinations  for  the  National  Diploma  in  Dairjdng 
were  held  this  year  for  English  students  at  the  University 
College  and  the  British  Dairy  Institute,  Reading,  from  Septem- 
ber 19  to  23, 1904,  and  for  Scottish  students  tit  the  Dairy  School 
for  Scotland,  Kilmarnock,  from  September  26  to  30,  1904. 
Twenty-three  candidates  were  examined  at  Reading,  and  of 
these  the  following  sixteen  satisfied  the  Examiners,  and  have 
therefore  been  awarded  the  National  Diploma  in  the  Science 
and  Practice  of  Dairying  : — 
Miss  Kate  Amelia  Baynes,  University  College  ami  British  Dairy  Institute, 
Reading,  and  Eastern  Counties  Dairy  Institute,  Ipswich. 
Harold  Burkitt,  British  Dairy  Institute,  Reading. 
