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the passage in front of the seats of the 
Grand Stand 9 ft. wide, instead of 
6 ft. wide, as hitherto. The Com- 
mittee had considered the question 
of the accommodation to be provided 
for the three thoroughbred stallions 
which the Duke of Westminster had 
kindly promised to exhibit at Chester, 
and had instructed the Surveyor to 
construct three special loose-boxes 
for their exhibition. 
Selection. 
Earl Cat nc ART reported his elec- 
tion as Chairman of the year. The 
Committee presented their recommen- 
dation as to the nomination of a mem- 
ber of Council for the county of Kent, 
in the room of Mr. Faunce De Laune, 
deceased ; and also recommended 
that the Hon. Cecil T. Parker be ap- 
pointed Honorary Director of the 
Country Meetings. 
On the motion of Earl Cathcart, 
seconded by Sir Nigel Kingscote, 
the Hon. Cecil T. Parker was formally 
elected Honorary Director of the 
Society’s Country Meetings, to hold 
office for three years. 
Subsequently, the Hon. Cecil T. 
Parker in presenting the report of the 
Dairy Committee, said he would like 
to take the opportunity of saying how 
deeply impressed he was with the 
honour which the Council had done 
him in electing him as Honorary 
Director. He was sensible of the im- 
portance of the duties attached to the 
office, and also of the difficulty of 
following such a man as Sir Jacob 
Wilson. Sir Jacob had kindly pro- 
mised his assistance, and it would be 
his (Mr. Parker’s) endeavour always 
to maintain the prestige to which 
their Country Meetings had attained 
under Sir Jacob’s able management. 
Education. 
Lord Moreton reported his election 
as Chairman of the year, and stated 
that about half of the 5,000 copies of 
the fourth edition of the Society’s 
Text-book had already been sold. 
The Committee presented their re- 
commendations as to the appointment 
of the examiners for the Senior 
Examination to be held next May. 
The question of the provision for 
agricultural education at the proposed 
new Gresham University of London 
had been considered at some length, 
in connection with the following sug- 
gestion made by Dr. Webb at the 
General Meeting held on December 8 
last, viz. : — 
That the Council should use their 
influence with the Royal Commis- 
sioners for the proposed Gresham 
University of London, to secure 
provision for a Degree for students 
in Agriculture. 
After considerable discussion, it 
was decided to submit the following 
resolution for the adoption of the 
Council : — 
(1) That, in the opinion of the 
Royal Agricultural Society of Eng- 
land, it is desirable that provision 
be made in all Universities for the 
granting of a Degree in Science for 
students of Agriculture ; 
(2) That this resolution be con- 
veyed to the Royal Commission now 
sitting on the proposed Gresham 
University. 
An application from the Berks 
County Council, asking permission to 
issue a leaflet compiled from the 
Society’s publications, for the use of 
students attending the Council’s lec- 
tures, had been granted upon the 
usual condition that due acknowledg- 
ment be made of the source whence 
the information was derived. 
Dairy. 
The Hon. Cecil T. Parker re- 
ported his election as Chairman of 
the year. The Committee recom- 
mended the acceptance of an offer 
by the Local Committee of prizes 
amounting to 3GZ. for 2 lb. of fresh 
butter, slightly salted, made from 
milk that had been drawn from cows 
other than Channel Island or cows 
crossed with the Channel Island 
breeds. The arrangements for the 
dairy at Chester had been considered, 
and the Secretary had been autho- 
rised to make the usual arrangements 
for the supply of milk. 
Date of Next Meeting. 
Various letters and other documents 
having been laid upon the table, the 
Council adjourned until Wednesday, 
March 1st, at noon. 
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