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Monthli/  Council,  October  G,  1904. 
the  members  of  the  Soeiet}'’s  Imple- 
ment Committee  not  voting  ; — 
(1)  That  in  the  opinion  of  the  imple- 
ment exhibitors  present  at  this  meeting 
it  is  desirable  that  the  Show  of  1905  be 
held  at  Park  Royal. 
(2)  That  it  is  desirable  that  the  Shows 
after  the  year  1905  should  be  migratory. 
(3i  That  the  fees  for  implement 
shedding  should  not  be  increased,  but 
that  they  remain  as  this  year. 
(4)  That  the  Show  of  1905  should  open 
on  the  Tuesday  morning  and  close  on  the 
Friday  night. 
(5)  That  it  is  advisable  that  the  Show 
should  be  held  in  the  second  week  of 
July. 
(6)  That  this  meeting  of  implement 
exhibitors  pledges  itself  to  give  a general 
support  to  the  Council  in  holding  the 
Show  of  1905. 
(7)  That  Members  of  the  Society 
should  be  asked  to  increase  their  sub- 
scription to  21.  a year,  and  that  the  Life 
Members  be  asked  to  contribute  \l. 
annually  for  a certain  number  of  years. 
There  was  also  a suggestion  made  at 
the  conference  for  the  appointment  of 
a Consultative  Committee  of  imple- 
ment exhibitors  to  confer  with  the 
Council  on  matters  relating  to  the 
Implement  Depaitment  of  the  Show. 
Mr.  Sanday  said  that  the  meeting 
of  the  Society’s  Stock  Prizes  Committee 
with  the  exhibitors  of  live  stock  and 
representatives  of  the  Breed  Societies 
was  hardly  so  helpful  in  the  direction 
of  formal  resolutions  as  the  Implement 
Conference,  as  those  present  hesitated 
to  commit  themselves  with  regard  to 
the  Show,  except  in  expressing  a feel- 
ing that  it  ought  to  be  continued  in 
the  general  interests  of  Agriculture. 
Incidentally  there  was  a strong  ex- 
pression of  opinion  by  many  exhibitors, 
who  spoke  as  Members,  that  the 
Society’s  Charter  needed  alteration  as 
to  the  methods  of  election  to  the 
Council,  so  as  to  secure  a more  direct 
interest  by  Members  in  their  representa- 
tion on  the  Council.  This  was  a feel- 
ing with  which  he  thought  most  of 
them  sympathised  ; but  they  had  had 
no  alternative,  whilst  the  Charter 
remained  as  it  was,  than  to  conduct 
the  elections  in  the  way  which  it 
)>rescribed.  An  amendment  to  the 
Charter  wms  not  to  be  obtained  in  a 
moment,  and  would,  of  course,  involve 
expense ; but  he  thought  it  might 
clear  the  ground  somewhat  if  the 
Council  definitely  expressed  their 
willingness  and  desire  that  this  change 
sliould  be  made  ; and  accordingly  it 
might  be  well  that  they  should  pass  a 
resolution  to  this  effect.  The  Society’s 
Solicitors,  and  no  doubt  Counsel,  would 
have  to  be  consulted  ; and  as  they  would 
need  instructions,  it  would  be  desirable 
for  a Committee  of  the  Council  to  be 
appointed  to  consider  what  had  best 
be  done. 
After  a short  discussion,  the  follow- 
ing motion,  proposed  by  Mr.  Steatton, 
and  seconded  by  Mr.  SANDAY,  was 
carried  unanimously  : — “ That  steps 
be  immediately  taken  to  obtain  such 
alteration  in  the  Charter  as  will  enable 
the  Society  to  re-arrange  its  system  of 
appointing  the  governing  body,  with 
a view  to  its  being  placed  on  a represen- 
tative basis,  and  for  such  other  purposes 
as  may  be  considered  necessai-y.” 
On  the  motion  of  Mr.  Bowen-Jones, 
seconded  by  Mr.  Wheeler,  the 
Committee  was  constituted  as 
follows  : — The  President,  the  Earl  of 
Derby,  Sir  John  Thorold,  Sir  Nigel 
Kingseote,  Sir  Jacob  Wilson,  Mr. 
Crutchley,  Mr.  Harrison,  Mr.  Ralph 
Palmer,  Mr.  Sanday,  and  Mr.  Stratton. 
On  the  general  question  of  the  future 
of  the  Shows,  the  Earl  of  Derby  said 
he  thought  it  would  be  recognised 
that,  whatever  might  be  decided  in 
the  future  as  to  the  location  of  the 
Society’s  Shows,  it  would  be  impossible 
now  for  the  Society  to  arrange  for  a 
Show  to  be  held  next  year  anywhere 
than  at  its  existing  and  ready  pre- 
pared showyard.  If,  therefore,  a 
Show'  were  held  at  all  by  the  Society 
in  1905,  which  must  of  course  depend 
upon  the  amount  of  financial  support 
received,  it  could  only  be  at  Park  Royal. 
They  had  heard  from  the  Presidentthat 
an  outlay  by  the  Society  of  not  less 
than  20,006z.  would  probably  be 
necessary  for  this  purpose ; and  to 
recoup  this  they  had  only  the  entry 
fees  for  stock  and  implements,  and 
the  takings  at  the  gates.  Obviously 
the  Council  could  not,  in  the  present 
state  of  the  Society’s  finances,  sanction 
an}'  such  outla}'  as  this  without  being 
guaranteed  by  their  Members,  ex- 
hibitors, and  others,  against  a loss 
which  the  Society  would  have  no  means 
of  meeting ; and  he  thought,  therefore, 
they  would  all  agree  that  an  appeal 
must  be  maile  to  those  interested  in 
the  Society  for  funds  to  enable  them 
to  go  forward  with  a Show  next  year. 
