Ixx\  i 
Monflih/  Coiinnl,  Decemher  7,  l‘H)4. 
would  hold  a Show  next  year,  which 
he  trusted  would  be  successful,  and 
one  that  would  not  be  too  large  a tax 
upon  the  resources  of  the  Societj'. 
Earl  Cawdor  expressed  the  opinion 
that  the  Council  should  not  tie  their 
hands  that  day  on  the  question  of  hold- 
ing a Show,  and  that  it  would  be  wiser 
policy  not  to  come  to  any  conclusion 
at  all  for  the  present.  With  regard 
to  the  amount  required  for  the  holding 
of  the  Show  next  year,  in  his  opinion 
the  time  should  still  be  extended  in 
order  that  they  might  obtain  the 
requisite  sum.  It  seemed  to  him 
almost  unanswerable  that  the  Council 
should  not  tie  their  hands  that  day. 
If  they  closed  the  subscription  list  at 
once,  they  would  be  in  a position  df 
going  to  the  General  Meeting  of  the 
Members  on  the  following  day  with  a 
suggestion  that  at  that  meeting  of  the 
Council  a decision  had  been  come  to 
not  to  hold  a Show  next  year.  He, 
therefore,  suggested  that  they  shouhl 
leave  the  matter  open  until  next 
January.  He  was  of  the  o]hnion  that 
it  would  be  no  disadvantage  if  it  were 
known  to  their  Members  that  the 
matter  was  still  hanging  in  the  balance. 
Sir  Walter  Gilbby  entirely 
supported  the  opinions  which  had 
been  expressed  by  Lord  Cawdor.  He 
did  not  desire  to  minimise  the  fact 
that  the  Council  had  made  mistakes. 
He  hoped,  however,  that  the  Council 
would  now  exert  themselves  in  the  best 
interests  of  the  Society,  and  that  the 
question  before  the  Council  would  be 
adjourned  until  after  the  General 
Meeting  of  Members,  to  be  held  on  the 
following  day. 
Mr.  Stratton  said  that,  as  the 
original  mover  of  the  resolution  passed 
by  the  Council  on  October  6,  he  should 
like  to  .state  that  it  was  then  his  idea 
that  5,000f.  would  be  sufficient  for  the 
purposes  of  the  Show  ; and,  in  fact,  he 
had  put  that  sum  down  on  the  original 
resolution.  It  had,  however,  been 
suggested  to  him  that  they  shoidd  ask 
for  the  sum  of  10,000/.,  though  he  did 
not  anticipate  that  they  would  get  so 
much.  He  believed  that  it  would  be 
a very  gi'eat  mistake  not  to  hold  the 
Show  next  year,  as  he  did  not  think 
the  Society’s  position  financially  would 
be  improve(l  by  abandoning  the  Show 
for  a year.  On  the  contrary,  he 
tliought  they  would  be  worse  off ; for 
if  they  had  a break  in  their  Shows  it 
was  a great  (piestion  whether  they 
could  re-establish  the  Society  in  a gootl 
position  again.  The  Society  was  not 
in  any  case  in  such  a bankrupt  position 
as  had  been  suggested.  He  should, 
therefore,  like  this  matter  to  stand 
over  for  another  month,  for  he  thought 
that  it  was  pretty  unanimously  agreed 
that  the  Society  ought  to  hold  a Show 
next  year. 
After  some  further  discussion,  Mr. 
Cornwallis  formally  moved  the 
following  resolution 
That  a final  decision  as  to  the  Show  in 
1905  be  postponed  until  a meeting  of  the 
Council  to  be  held  in  the  second  week 
of  January,  1905,  in  the  hope  that  further 
sums  by  way  of  subscriptions  or  guar- 
antees will  meanwhile  be  forthcoming 
from  members,  exhibitors,  and  others, 
which  in  the  opinion  of  the  Council  will 
he  sufficient  to  warrant  the  Society  in 
organising  a Show  for  1905  without 
further  loss  to  its  general  funds. 
The  Earl  of  Coventry,  in  second- 
ing this  resolution,  said  that  they 
found  themselves  in  a serious  dilemma, 
and  he  could  quite  understand  the 
position  which  Lord  Derby  had  taken. 
He  thought  that  if  a Show  were  not 
held  next  year  it  would  be  most 
disastrous  to  the  Society.  He  was 
quite  sure  a very  large  number  of 
Members  would  withdraw,  and  he  di<l 
not  think  the  Society  would  ever 
recover  itself. 
The  Earl  of  Derby  said  he  would 
like  to  say  a few  words  before  any 
vote  was  taken.  He  did  not  intend 
to  make  any  motion,  so  that,  there- 
fore, there  was  nothing  except  the 
original  proposal  before  the  Council  at 
that  moment.  He  wished  to  call 
attention  to  the  circumstances  under 
which  the  matter  had  been  brought 
before  the  Council  on  the  previous 
occasion  in  October.  It  was  then 
decided  to  hold  a Show,  subject  to  a 
Guarantee  Fund  of  10,000/.  being 
raised.  As  that  guarantee  had  not 
been  raised,  it  followed,  on  the  other 
hand,  that  the  Show  should  not  be 
held.  As  to  the  particular  sum  of 
10,000/.,  or  any  other  sum,  he  had 
no  special  view,  provided  it  were 
sufficient  to  cover  all  their  expenses 
which  could  possibly  accrue,  such  as 
the  loss  arising  from  a wet  week,  or 
from  other  possible  difficulties.  So 
