Reports  of  Committees. 
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June  25,  and  that  sailors,  soldiers, 
and  policemen  in  uniform  woukl  be 
admitted  free  on  that  day.  The 
musical  performances  throughout  the 
Show  week  would  be  given  by  the 
band  of  the  Iloyal  Horse  Guards. 
Showy ard  Works. 
Mr.  Ckutchley  (Chairman)  re- 
ported the  progress  made  with  the 
erection  of  the  sheds  and  buildings 
in  the  showyard,  and  jiresented  the 
Committee’s  recommendations  with 
reference  to  a ])rivate  luncheon  en- 
closure and  the  admission  of  Members’ 
carriages  to  the  showyard. 
Selection. 
Sir  John  Thorold  (Chairman) 
reported  the  receipt  of  a letter  from 
Mr.  H.  J.  Lovink,  Director-General 
of  Agriculture  at  The  Hague,  accept- 
ing nomination  as  an  Honorary 
Member  of  the  Society.  The  Com- 
mittee recommended  the  aiipointment 
of  the  Marquis  of  Granby  as  Steward 
of  the  Forestry  Exhibition. 
Presidency  for  the  Year  1904-1905. 
Sir  John  Thorold  moved  that  the 
name  of  Jjord  Middleton  be  suggested 
to  the  General  Meeting  for  election 
as  President  of  the  Society  during  the 
year  1904-1905.  Lord  Middleton  had 
already  served  as  President  of  some 
of  the  lai’ge  Breeders’  Associations,  and 
he  was  sure  that  they  could  not  have 
a better  man  for  the  post. 
Sir  Nigel  Kingscote  seconded 
the  motion,  and  it  was  carried  unani- 
mously. 
Lord  Middleton,  in  reply,  said 
that  if  he  could  be  of  any  help  to  the 
Society  he  would  be  glad  to  have  his 
name  suggested  to  the  General  Meeting 
as  President  for  the  ensuing  j^car. 
Education. 
Lord  Moreton  (Chairman)  re- 
ported the  conqjletion  of  the 
arrangements  for  the  holding  at 
Leeds,  from  the  9th  to  the  12tli 
instant,  of  the  Fifth  Annual  Exami- 
nation for  the  National  Diploma  in 
Agriculture. 
On  the  motion  of  Lord  Moreton, 
seconded  by  Mr.  Ashworth,  the 
Earl  of  Coventry  was  re-elected  as 
the  Society’s  Representative  Governor 
ui)on  the  Hanley  Castle  Grammar 
School  Foundation. 
Retiring  Members  of  the  Council. 
The  Secretary  submitted,  in 
compliance  with  Bye-law  23c,  the 
list  of  the  twenty-one  Members  of 
Council  retiring  by  rotation,  and 
eligible  for  re-election  at  the  General 
Meeting  to  be  held  on  Monday,  the 
30th  instant,  and  reported  that  nine 
other  candidates  (for  names,  see  page 
224)  had  been  nominated  for  election 
as  Members  of  Council  under  Bye- 
law 23c. 
Queen  Victoria  Gifts  Fund. 
Sir  Walter  Gilbey  announced 
that  the  Trustees  of  the  “ Queen 
Victoria  Gifts”  Fund  had  decided 
to  make  a grant  to  the  Royal  Agri- 
cultural Benevolent  Institution  of 
150/.  for  the  year  1904,  to  be  dis- 
tributed as  fifteen  grants  of  10/. 
each  to  the  five  male  candidates, 
five  married  cou])les,  and  five  female 
candidates,  who  polled  the  largest 
number  of  votes  in  their  class,  and 
who  would  not  this  year  receive 
grants  from  any  other  fund  in  con- 
nection with  the  Royal  Agricultural 
Benevolent  Institution. 
Life  Compositions. 
The  Secretary  laid  upon  the  table 
a Report  received  from  the  Society’s 
Auditors  on  the  questions  relating  to 
Ijife  Compositions  referred  to  them 
by  the  resolution  of  Council  dated 
December  i),  1903  (see  pp.  xvii-xix). 
The  thanks  of  the  Council  were 
ordered  to  be  sent  to  the  Auditors  for 
this  Report,  which  was  referred  to  the 
Finance  Committee  for  consideration. 
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