XXXI 
ROYAL  AGRICULTURAL  SOCIETY  OF  ENGLAND. 
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WEDNESDAY,  FEBRUARY  3,  1904. 
THE  EARL  OF  DERBY,  K.G.  (PRESIDENT)  IN  THE  CHAIR. 
Present : 
Trustees. — The  Earl  of  Coventry, 
Sir  Walter  Gilbey,  Bart.,  Colonel  Sir 
Nigel  Kingscote,  G.C.V.O.,  K.C.B. 
Vice-Presidents. — H.  R.  H.  Prince 
Christian,  K.G.,  the  Earl  of  Jersey, 
G.C.B.,  Lord  Moreton,  The  Hon.  Cecil 
T.  Parker,  Mr.  G.  H.  Sanday,  Sir 
Jacob  v\  ilson. 
Other  Members  of  Council.  — Mr. 
Alfred  Ashworth,  Mr.  J.  Bowen-Jones, 
Mr.  F.  S.  W.  Cornwallis,  Mr.  Percy 
Crutchley,  T,t.-Col.  J.  P.  Curtis- 
Hayward,  Mr.  Alfred  E.  W.  Darby, 
Mr.  J.  Marshall  Dugdale,  the  Hon.  A. 
E.  Fellowes,  M.P.,  Mr.  W.  Frankish, 
the  Marquis  of  Granby,  Mr.  R.  Neville 
Grenville,  Mr.  W.  Harrison,  Mr.  R.  W. 
Hobbs,  Mr.  James  Hornsby,  Capt.  W. 
S.  B.  Levett,  Mr.  Joseph  Martin,  Lord 
Middleton,  Mr.  T.  H.  Miller,  Sir  P. 
Albert  Muntz,  Bart.,  M.P.,  Mr.  W.  A. 
Prout,  Mr.  J.  E.  Ransome,  Mr.  F'. 
Reynard,  Mr.  C.  C.  Rogers,  Mr. 
Howard  P.  Ryland,  Mr.  E.  W.  Shackle, 
Mr.  A.  J.  Smith,  Mr.  E.  W.  Stany forth, 
Mr.  R.  Stratton,  Mr.  Martin  J.  Sutton, 
Mr.  J.  P.  Terry,  Lord  Wenlock, 
G.C.S.I.,  Mr.  E.  V.  V.  Wheeler. 
Election  of  New  Members. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  of 
the  Council,  held  on  December  9,  1903, 
having  been  taken  as  read  and  ap- 
proved, the  election  of  thirty-one  new 
members  was  proceeded  with. 
The  Reports  of  the  various  Com- 
mittees were  presented  and  adopted 
as  below  : — 
Finance. 
Sir  Nigel  Kingscote  (Chairman) 
reported  that  the  accounts  for  the 
month  ended  December  31,  1903,  as 
certified  by  the  Society’s  Accountants, 
showed  total  receipts  amounting  to 
1,831L  17^.  2d.,  and  expenditure 
amounting  to  2,325L  13«.  10<f.  The 
accounts  for  the  month  ended  January 
30,  1904,  which  were  also  presented, 
showed  total  receipts  amounting  to 
4,743f.  2.S.  ll(f.,  and  expenditure 
amounting  to  2,504Z.  2s.  Id.  Accounts 
amounting  in  all  to  3,006Z.  3s.  dd.  had 
been  passed,  and  were  recommended 
for  payment. 
House. 
Sir  Nigel  Kingscote  (Chairman) 
reported  that  the  question  of  letting 
the  Society’s  Council  Room  for  the 
meetings  of  other  societies,  raised  by 
Surgeon  Lt.-Col.  Ince  at  the  General 
Meeting  on  December  10  last,  would 
be  considered  by  the  Committee  as 
opportunities  arose. 
Journal. 
Mr.  Ashworth  reported  the  Com- 
mittee’s recommendation  that  the 
cordial  thanks  of  the  Council  be  given 
to  Mr.  William  Robinson,  of  Gravetye 
Manor,  Sussex,  for  his  gift  to  the 
Society’s  Library  of  Vol.  1 of  his 
“ Flora  and  Sylva.” 
Chemical  and  Woburn. 
Mr.  Bowen-Jones  (Chairman)  pre- 
sented a Report  by  the  Consulting 
Chemist,  which  the  Committee  recom- 
mended for  publication  with  the  Pro- 
ceedings of  the  Council,  as  follows  ; — ■ 
Report  of  Consulting  Chemist. 
I.  Agricultural  Sulphate  of 
Copper. 
In  view  of  the  considerable  use  of 
sulphate  of  copper  on  the  farm,  it  is 
considered  desirable  to  call  special  atten- 
tion to  the  following  case  concerning  a 
purchase  of  sulphate  of  copper  for 
agricultural  purposes. 
