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Reports  of  Committees. 
of  being  the  carbonate  of  lead,  it  was 
sulphate  of  lead.  It  was  purchased  and 
described  as  “genuine  English  white 
lead  in  oil,”  the  price  being  18/.  9s.  per 
ton,  less  per  cent,  for  cash.  The  price 
of  genuine  white  lead  (in  oil)  was  at  the 
time  22/.  per  ton,  less  5 per  cent,  for  cash. 
The  sulphate  of  lead  was  found  to 
have  good  covering  power,  though  not 
equal  to  that  of  ordinary  good  white 
lead.  It  is  not,  however,  right  that 
when  “white  lead”  is  ordered  a material 
different  from  it  should  he  sold  under 
tliat  name,  or  covered  by  the  prefix 
“ English.”  The  vendors,  on  being 
written  to,  admitted  the  correctness  of 
the  report,  and  took  the  delivery  back, 
J.  AUGUSTUS  VOELCKER. 
May  31, 1904. 
On  the  motion  of  Mr.  Reynard, 
seconded  by  Lord  Moreton,  Sir  John 
Thorold  was  re-elected  as  the  Society’s 
representative  upon  the  Committee  of 
the  Lawes  Agricultural  Trust  for  a 
further  period  of  five  years  ending 
June  0,  1909. 
Botanical  and  Zoological. 
Mr.  Reynard  reported  that  the 
Consulting  Botanist  had  dealt  with 
56  inquiries  since  the  last  meeting. 
The  Zoologist  had  reported  that  the 
question  of  the  value  to  agriculture  of 
rooks  had  again  arisen.  These  birds 
during  most  of  the  year  were  extremely 
useful  on  account  of  their  wholesale 
destruction  of  wireworm  and  other 
insects,  but  they  also  did  occasional 
harm  to  corn  crops  and  to  young 
turnip  plants,  which  they  rooted  out 
in  their  search  for  the  grub.  For  this 
reason  it  was  recommended  that  rooks 
should  be  kept  from  the  turnip  crop 
for  some  time  after  the  roots  had  been 
singled  out. 
Veterinary. 
The  Hon.  Cecil  Parker  (Chair- 
man) reported  that  forty-five  entries 
had  been  received  for  the  Horse- 
Shoeing  Competition  in  Class  I. 
(hunters),  and  fifty-two  in  Class  II. 
(cart  horses).  The  Committee  recom- 
mended that  Professor  Macqueen’s 
lecture  on  “The  Horse’s  Foot,  and 
How  to  Shoe  it,”  be  fixed  for  Thursday, 
June  23. 
Stock  Prizes. 
Lord  Middleton  reported  the 
Committee’s  recommendation  that  the 
dates  of  closing  the  entries  for  draught 
horses  (Classes  22  and  23),  harness 
horses  and  ponies,  four-in-hand  teams, 
and  trotting  horses  (Classes  55  to  63), 
be  extended  to  5 p.m.  on  the  day 
before  the  various  classes  competed 
in  the  showyard. 
Implement. 
Mr.  Frankish  reported  that  the 
Committee  proposed  to  consider  during 
the  Show  the  question  of  the  storage 
of  the  Society’s  engineering  plant. 
Various  details  relating  to  the  Show 
had  been  laid  before  the  Committee, 
and  instructions  given  thereon.  The 
“new  implements”  entered  for  the 
Society’s  Silver  Medals  numbered 
sixty-eight. 
General  Show. 
The  Earl  of  Jersey'  (Chairman) 
brought  up  for  adoption  the  pro- 
gramme of  the  forthcoming  Show  at 
Park  Roj'al,  Willesden,  as  finally 
settled,  and  it  was  arranged  that  all 
departments  of  the  Show  should  open 
on  Tuesday  the  21st  instant,  when  the 
judging  of  live  stock,  poultry,  and 
prorluce  would  take  place  and  when 
the  charge  for  admission  would  be 
5.<.  Upon  Wednesday  and  Thursday, 
the  22nd  and  23rd  instant,  the  charge 
for  admission  would  be  2.?.  M.  from 
9 a.m.  to  4 p.m.,  and  l.s.  from  4 p.m. 
to  8 p.m.  ()n  Friday  and  Saturday, 
the  24th  and  25th  instant,  the 
admission  would  be  l.«. 
The  Committee  reported  that  the 
principal  railway  companies  had 
agreed  to  issue  tickets  to  Members  of 
the  Society  visiting  the  Show  from 
stations  not  less  than  thirty  miles  from 
London  at  the  rale  of  a single  fare 
and  a quarter  for  the  double  journey, 
on  presentation  of  a voucher  to  be 
obtained  from  the  Secretary. 
Showyard  Works. 
Mr.  Crutchley  reported  that  the 
implement  yard  had  been  completed, 
and  that  the  fittings  required  by 
exhibitors  to  their  stands  were  in 
hand.  Arrangements  had  been  made 
for  the  distribution  of  copies  of  a 
map  of  the  routes  to  the  showyard 
amongst  the  clubs  and  hotels  in 
London. 
Selection. 
Sir  John  Thorold  (Chairman) 
reported  the  result  of  the  election  of 
twenty-five  Members  of  Council-  at 
the  General  Meeting  held  on  the 
30th  May.  The  Committee  recom- 
mended that  each  of  the  five  new 
