XXXVl 
Monthly  Council,  April  13,  1904. 
conducted  under  the  regulations 
prescribed  by  Clause  6 of  the  Charter, 
and  the  Society's  Bye-law  23,  of 
which  extracts  would  be  printed  in 
the  circular. 
An  intimation  was  also  to  be 
made  on  the  circular  that  the  Council 
would  be  much  obliged  if  Members 
of  the  Society  would  be  good  enough 
to  send  to  the  Secretary  sugges- 
tions of  the  names  of  Members  of 
the  Society  suitable  to  serve  on  the 
Council,  for  consideration  as  vacancies 
occurred,  anil  with  due  regard  to  the 
requirements  of  different  districts  and 
interests  with  claims  to  representation 
on  the  Council.  In  view  of  this 
circular,  the  Committee  had  reserved 
until  the  receipt  of  the  replies  the 
consideration  of  the  two  vacancies 
now  existing  on  the  Council.  They 
were  of  the  opinion  that,  in  view  of 
the  recent  death  of  the  Earl  of  Havens- 
worth  (Vice-President),  and  of  the 
resignation  of  Mr.  Henry  Smith  of 
Cropwell  Butler,  these  two  vacancies 
should,  if  possible,  be  filled  up  by  the 
election  of  representatives  of  the 
counties  of  Durham  and  Nottingham, 
which  had  now  no  representation  on 
the  Council. 
Mr.  Stratton  said  that,  although 
tlie  course  proposed  by  the  Committee 
of  Selection  did  not  completely  meet 
his  suggestion,  he  recognised  that  there 
were  difficulties  arising  out  of  the  terms 
of  the  Charter  which  would  preclude 
at  present  the  full  adoption  of  the  plan 
he  liad  advocated.  He  agreed  that 
the  present  was  hardly  an  appropriate 
moment  for  going  to  the  expense  of  a 
Supplementary  Charter,  but  if  within 
a short  time  the  Charter  should  have 
to  be  amended  in  other  respects,  the 
question  of  the  method  of  electijig  the 
Council  was  one  of  the  most  impor- 
tant points  to  be  considered. 
Mr.  Sutton,  in  concurring  with  Mr. 
Stratton,  added  that  he  thought  the 
issue  of  the  proposed  circular  was  a 
hapjiy  solution  of  the  matter  which 
had  been  under  discussion. 
Education. 
"Mr.  Sutton  reported  that  progress 
was  being  made  with  the  arrange- 
ments for  the  proj)Osed  British 
Forestry  and  Agricultural  Education 
Exhibitions  to  be  held  in  connection 
with  the  Society’s  Show  at  Park  Royal 
next  June. 
Dairy  and  Produce. 
Mr.  Assheton  reported  tlie  Com- 
mittee’s recommendation  that  the 
offer  of  Messrs.  Marshall,  Sons,  and 
Co.,  Ltd.,  of  Gainsborough,  to  lend  a 
portable  engine  for  use  in  the  dairy 
in  the  showyard,  be  accepted  with 
thanks. 
WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  13,  1904. 
THE  EARL  OF  DERBY,  K.G.  (PRESIDENT),  IN  THE  CHAIR. 
Present : 
Truxteex. — The  Earl  of  Coventry, 
Sir  Walter  Qilbey,  Bart.,  Colonel  Sir 
Nigel  Kingscote,  G,C.V.O.,  K.C.B,, 
Sir  John  H.  Thorold,  Bart, 
Vlce-Prexidentx.  ■ — H.R. H.  Prince 
Christian,  K.G.,  Mr,  Victor  C.  VV. 
Cavendish,  M.P.,  Lord  Moreton,  the 
Hon.  Cecil  T.  Parker,  Mr.  G.  H. 
Sanday,  Sir  Jacob  Wilson. 
Other  Memherx  of  CuuhcU.  — Mr. 
Alfred  Ashworth,  Mr.  R.  C.  Assheton, 
Viscount  Baring,  Mr.  J.  Bowen-Jones, 
Mr.  Percy  Crutchley,  Lt.-Col.  J.  F. 
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.  M.  Greaves,  Mr.  W.  Harrison, 
Mr.  R.  W.  Hobbs,  Mr.  John  Howard 
Howard,  Mr.  Henry  D.  Marshall,  Mr. 
Joseph  Martin,  Lord  Middleton,  Mr. 
T.  H.  Miller,  Mr.  Albert  Pell,  Mr.  W. 
A.  Prout,  Mr.  J.  E.  Ransome,  Mr.  F. 
Reynard,  Mr.  Howard  P.  Hyland,  Mr. 
E.  W.  Stanyforth,  Mr.  Martin  J. 
Sutton,  Mr.  Garrett  Taylor,  Mr.  E.  V. 
V.  Wheeler. 
Election  of  New  Governors  and  Members. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  of 
the  Council,  held  on  March  2,  1904, 
having  been  taken  as  read  and  ap- 
proved, the  election  of  two  Governors 
and  thirty-six  new  members  was  pro- 
ceeded with. 
