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of the stock yard was in hand. The 
Committee recommended that, in 
view of the very numerous societies 
that now desire to have meetings in 
the showyard on the early days of the 
Show, the Surveyor be instructed to 
erect a second platform at the end of 
the Members’ Tent, and to arrange 
for a canvas division so as to divide 
the tent in two. The arrangements 
for the ambulance station had been 
approved. The Committee had ar- 
ranged for a special Cloak Koom (for 
the use of Members only) in the Mem- 
bers’ Pavilion, a fee of 2d. per person 
to be paid by Members leaving par- 
cels. The Committee recommended 
that a note respecting this arrange- 
ment be made in the programme for 
the information of Members. 
Selection. 
Upon the motion of Earl Catii- 
cakt, Mr. Crutchley was appointed 
Steward of Implements for the 
Chester Meeting, in the room of Mr. 
D. Pidgeon, who was unable to 
undertake the duties in consequence 
of ill-health. 
Education. 
Mr. Tremayne reported that 
thirty-seven candidates entered, and 
thirty actually competed, at the 
Society’s Senior Examinations, which 
took place from the 9th to the 
13th inst. at the Examination Hall, 
Thames Embankment. The Com- 
mittee had agreed upon a detailed 
Keport (see page 3G7) embodying the 
results of the examination, and the 
various points dealt with by the 
Examiners, from which it appeared 
that fourteen of the thirty candidates 
who competed had gained first-class 
certificates with the Life Membership 
of the Society, and eight others had 
gained second-class certificates. 
In reference to the letter which 
the Council at their last meeting 
addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of 
the University of Cambridge, the 
Committee noted with satisfaction 
that the Council of the Senate had 
recommended the appointment of a 
Special Syndicate “ to consider 
whether it was desirable to establish 
an examination in Agricultural 
Science and to grant a diploma 
connected therewith under the super- 
vision of a Special Managing Syndi- 
cate, and, if desirable, to draw up 
regulations for the examination and 
for the constitution of the Syndicate.” 
The Secretary had been authorised to 
make the usual arrangements for the 
holding of the Society’s Junior Ex- 
amination on November 7 and 8 next. 
Dairy. 
The Hon. C. T. Parker (Chairman) 
reported that in the number of en- 
tries the butter-making competitions 
was: — Class 1., 17 entries; Class II., 
37 entries; Class III., 11 entries; 
Class IV., 20 entries ; total, 85 entries. 
The Committee had settled the 
programme for the demonstrations by 
Miss Maidment, and fixed the times 
for the butter-making competitions as 
under : — 
Class I. Tuesday, June 20, 2 p.m. 
„ II. Wednesday, June 21, 2 p.m. 
„ III. & IY. Thursday, June 22, 2 p.m. 
Champion Class Friday, June 23, 11 a.m. 
They recommended that the classes 
of Cheshire Cheese be judged as 
follows : — Classes 296-297 by Messrs. 
Oubridge and Stone ; Classes 298-300 
by Messrs. Bate and Pedley ; Classes 
301-303 by Messrs. Cawley and 
Thompson. The Committee recom- 
mended that exhibitors sending butter 
from a distance be asked to send their 
packages to the showyard by parcel 
post instead of by rail. In view of the 
very large entries of cheese and other 
produce, the Committee recommended 
that the cheese shed be not open to the 
public until the Tuesday of the Meet- 
ing; a notice to this effect to be 
inserted in the programme and in the 
circulars addressed to exhibitors. 
Cambridge Meeting of 1894. 
Mr. Sanday, in moving, pursuant 
to notice, “ That a sum not exceeding 
5,0007. be placed at the disposal of 
the Stock Prizes Committee for 
providing prizes for live stock, 
poultry, and produce at the Cam- 
bridge Meeting of 1894,” said that 
the whole of the sum asked for 
would not necessarify be offered in 
prizes, and that the Committee 
would do their best to keep the 
amount within limits. They felt 
very strongly that the very large 
increase in the entries necessitated 
some alterations with regard to the 
regulations and entry fees. They 
proposed on a subsequent occasion 
to make some suggestions on the 
