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Monthly Coumil, May 3 , 1893 . 
of Coventry and Mr. E. W. Stany- 
forth be asked, as members of the 
Council, to receipt the office o£ 
representative Governor upon the 
Hanley Castle and Drax Foundations 
respectively, in accordance with the 
provisions of each scheme. 
Mr. Pell asked to be permitted to 
say a few words with reference to the 
letter which Lord Moreton had just 
read, and which -it was proposed to 
send to the Vice-Chancellor of the 
Cambridge University. He had at- 
tended in the Senate House on the 
second of the two days on which the 
recent Conference on Technical Edu- 
cation was held, when the Cambridge 
Agricultural Education Scheme was 
very clearly explained by Professor 
Liveing, and the greatest possible 
interest was shown in the question by 
the representatives of the different 
counties who were present. Perhaps 
the Council would like to know how 
far they had gone in the matter. A 
very good room had been taken for 
the students, most of whom were not 
merely attending the course, but were 
also going to Downing College. Mr. 
Brook-Hunt, Inspector of the Board 
of Agriculture, attended the confer- 
ence, and spoke of the interest of the 
Board of Agriculture in the scheme. 
He (Mr. Pell) entertained the hope 
that the Board of Agriculture would 
not only give this scheme their 
favourable consideration, but would 
aid them in the coming year with a 
very considerable grant, and so enable 
them to carry on the scheme with 
greater efficiency. 
The proposed letter to the Vice- 
Chancellor of the University of Cam- 
bridge was then approved, and signed 
by the President. 
Dairy. 
The Hon. Cecil T. Parker (Chair- 
man) reported that various details 
in connection witli the dairy at the 
Chester Meeting had been discussed. 
In connection with the Cambridge 
Meeting of 1894, the Committee 
recommended that prizes of til , 31 , 
and 21. be offered for “ One keg or 
other package of butter, not less than 
14 lb. and under 40 lb. in weight, to 
be delivered on or before February 1, 
1894.” It was proposed that the 
butter, when received, should be 
stored at Cambridge. 
Retiring Members of Council. ~ 
In compliance with Bye-Law 23 (c) 
the list of the Members of Council 
retiring by rotation, but eligible for 
re-electio.i at the anniversary General 
Meeting, was laid upon the table (see 
page lvii). 
Railway Charges at Chester Meeting. 
The Secretary reported that the 
following particulars had been re- 
ceived from the railway managers 
of the charges which have now been 
decided upon by the companies for 
dealing with the various descriptions 
oE traffic in connection with the 
Country Meeting of the Society at 
Chester : — 
To be aided to the ordinary rates : — 
General traffic . . . 3s. 0./. per ton. 
Agricultural implements 3s. 0 d. per ton. 
Agricultural implements 
on their own wheels . 2s. C d. per ton. 
(Minimum Is. per consignment) 
Live stock . . . 2s. G d. per wagon 
or horse-box. 
Carriages, two wheels . 2s. 0 d. each. 
Carriages, four wheels . 3s. 0 d. each. 
To be made in aildition to the above, and collected 
at Chester when the Companies are called upon 
to deliver to, or collect from, the Show 
Grounds : — 
Boilers, Machinery, Forgings, 
heavy articles ; — 
Exceeding 5 tons but not 
exceeding 9 tons each . 
Exceerliug 9 tons but not 
exceeding 12 tons each is. G d. 
Exceeding 12 tons but not 
exceeding 1 5 tons each 
Exceeding 15 tons . 
Engines and other machines on 
wheels : — 
Exceeding 5 tons but not 
exceeding 9 tons each . 2s. G d. 
Exceeding 9 tons but not 
exceeding 1 2 tons e >ch 4s. G d. 
Exceedingl2tonsbut not 
exceeding 15 tons each 
Exceeding 15 tons . 
Cattle floats . . . 
Sheep or pigs in large 
crates .... 
Sheep or pigs in small 
crates .... 
Sheep or pigs loose in 
floats (minimum is. per 
Host) .... 
Horses led 
Carriages, 2 or 4 wheels . 
Poultry and produce in 
small packages and 
parcels .... 
and other 
2s. 0 d. per ton. 
per ton. 
7s. 0 d. 
9s. Gd. 
6s. Gd. 
8s. 6 d. 
5s. Od. 
per ton. 
per ton. 
their own 
per ton. 
per ton. 
per ton. 
per ton. 
per float. 
2s. 0 d. per crate. 
Is. 3d. per crate. 
Is. 0 d. 
Is. Od. 
2s. Od. 
Os. 3d. 
each. 
each.; 
each. 
per pack- 
age. 
Fodder (minimum Is. per 
consignment) . . 3s. Od. per load. 
