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Reports of Committees. 
Pulling, T. L. . .6, Victoria Street, Liverpool. 
Roberts, J.. .Plas Heaton Farm, Trefnaut. 
Roberts, W.. .St. Helen’s, Lancashire. 
Sadler, A... Newton Ho., Tatenliall, Chester. 
Sanctuary, C. F. S...Mangerton, Melplash, 
Dorset. 
Scott, C. T.. .Bosworth Pk., Market Bosworth. 
Sharpe, A. . .The Hollies, Malvern Link. 
Shaw, T.. .Hatton Heath, Chester. 
Sheaf, A. T.. .Cleeve Prior, Evesham. 
Simcock, G. H...Woodhouses, Whitchurch, 
Salop. 
Sowerby, T. G...Putteridge Bury, Luton. 
Starkie, Mrs. E. E. . .Mitchells, Saffron W alden. 
Thomson, W... Douglas, Isle of Man. 
Tinsley, H...High Legh, Knutsford. 
Waits, J. A. . .Postern Heath Farm, Tunbridge. 
Webb, H...Riversleigh, Battenhall, Worcester. 
Whitehead, C. B. . .Barming, Maidstone. 
Williams, Col. R. . . Brideliead, Dorchester. 
Wynne, T. . .Cuckoo's Nest, Pulford, Wrexham. 
Yates, F. H., junr.. .Great Barr, Walsall. 
Young, Rev. H.. .Pulford Hall, Wrexham. 
The reports of the various Standing 
Committees were then presented and 
adopted, as below : — 
Finance. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman) 
reported that the accounts for the 
period ended February 25 last, as cer- 
tified by the Society’s Accountants, 
showed total receipts amounting to 
842/. 4s. 8d., and expenditure to 1 ,131/. 
18s. 6 d. The balance at the bankets’ 
on February 25, 1893, allowing for 
cheques outstanding, was 8,271/. 9s. 
11 d. Accounts amounting in all to 
2,029/. 4s. Id. had been passed, and 
were recommended for payment. 
Copies were laid upon the table of the 
balance-sheet for 1892, which had 
been duly passed by the three Audi- 
tors, Mr. A. H. Johnson, Mr. C. Gay 
Roberts l and Mr. S. B. L. Druce, at an 
audit held on February 20 last. The 
final result of the year was that, after 
writing off the customary percentages 
for depreciation, the Society’s total 
assets on December 31, 1892, amounted 
to 36,858/. 18s. 3d., as against 34,935/. 
at the end of 1891 (see pp. xii. & xiii). 
House. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman) 
reported that the House Committee 
had carefully considered, with the 
assistance of the Society’s Solicitors 
and Counsel, the best method of rais- 
ing funds for the erection of the new 
building for the accommodation of the 
Royal Agricultural Society and kindred 
organisations; and, with the approval 
of his colleagues, he now desired to 
move the following resolution : — 
That steps be forthwith taken to 
invite subscriptions for Stock to be 
issued for an amount not exceeding 
65,000/., to carry interest at the rate 
of 3 per cent, per annum, to be 
denominated Harewood House De- 
benture Stock, and to be secured 
upon the portion of the Harewood 
House premises about to be acquired 
by the Society, but without recourse 
to the Society’s general funds. 
This resolution was seconded by 
Sir Jacob Wilson, and carried 
unanimously. 
The President said that he hoped 
the individual members of Council 
and the members of the Society gene- 
rally would make a generous and 
prompt response to this appeal to take 
up Debenture Stock, in order that the 
House Committee might be able to 
proceed without delay with the neces- 
sary preparations. 
Journal. 
Earl Cathcart (Chairman) re- 
ported that a letter had been read 
from Mr. Bowen-Jones accepting the 
Society’s invitation to act as commis- 
sioner to inspect and report for the 
Journal upon the selected farms in 
the district of the Chester Meeting ; 
and the list of such farms submitted 
by the Local Committee had been 
finally approved. The Secretary had 
submitted a proof of the portrait of 
Arthur Young to be published with 
Mr. Pell’s biography in the next num- 
ber of the Journal. The receipt had 
been reported of a complete set of the 
reports of the American Bureau of 
Animal Industry. The arrangements 
for the next number of the Journal 
had been considered in detail, and 
the necessary directions given to the 
Editor. 
Chemical. 
Mr. Warren presented the report 
of this Committee and of the Woburn 
Sub-Committee, which dealt with 
various matters of detail connected 
with the Chemical Department. 
On the motion of Mr. Warren, the 
Quarterly Report of the Chemical Com- 
mittee was adopted, and ordered to be 
published in the Journal (see p. 142). 
