Reports of Committees. 
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Reports from the Finance, Journal, 
Implement, and Showyard Works 
Committees were then received and 
adopted as follows : — 
Finance. 
Mr. SAN DAY presented a formal 
report from the Finance Committee 
recommending the payment of a 
number of accounts in connection 
with the Chester Meeting, and the 
Society’s general administration, 
amounting in all to 1,958Z. 3s. lid. 
Journal. 
Earl Catiicart (Chairman) re- 
ported that various accounts for 
printing, duly examined by t lie 
Printing Auditor, had been passed, 
and referred to the Finance Com- 
mittee for payment. The fourth edi- 
tion of the Text Book having been 
exhausted, the Committee recom- 
mended that a fifth edition of 5,000 
copies be published as soon as pos- 
sible. The Secretary had been in 
communication with the Meteorolo- 
gical Office as to the addition of names 
to the list of free recipients of the 
Hay Harvest Forecasts. As there 
was a considerable area between 
Liverpool and the Thames Valley from 
which reports were not now received, 
the Committee recommended that the 
names of Major Fosbery, of Warwick, 
and Mr. T. H. Thursfield, of Broseley, 
Shropshire, be suggested to the Me- 
teorological Office for addition to the 
list. 
Implement. 
Mr. Frankish (Chairman) reported 
that the arrangements for the forth- 
coming trials of sheaf-binders had 
been discussed, and that Mr. Sanday, 
at the request of the Committee, had 
undertaken to inspect the ground and 
crops to be used for the purposes of 
the competitions. Accounts in con- 
nection with the sheep-shearing com- 
petition had been passed for payment. 
Showyard Works. 
Sir Jacob Wilson (Chairman) an- 
nounced that a report had been re- 
ceived from the Stewards of Imple- 
ments, stating that, in company with 
the Society’s Engineer, they had made 
a thorough inspection of the yard, 
and had done all they possibly could 
to minimise the danger of fire during 
the present Meeting. With regard to 
the fire which occurred at Messrs. 
Hornsby’s stand, after careful investi- 
gation, the Stewards had come to the 
conclusion that the fire was not caused 
in any way by the working of the oil 
engine. A detailed report respecting 
the fire from the officer in charge of 
the fire station in the Showyard had 
also been read and considered. After 
discussion of the arrangements which 
should be adopted at future Meetings, 
the Committee recommended that 
both the above reports be deferred 
until the next Meeting of the Council, 
at 12 Hanover Square, in order that 
the suggestions contained in them 
might be duly considered in full 
Committee. The complaint made by 
Mr. Samuel Kidner at the General 
Meeting, to the effect that exhibitors 
of stock, not being members, were 
admitted before 9 a.m. on Monday, 
whilst members who were exhibi- 
tors were not so admitted, had been 
fully gone into ; and Mr. Sanday had 
reported that one of the officials in 
charge had, in view of the crowd at 
the entrance gates, given permission 
for the admission of exhibitors of 
stock before the advertised hour of 
opening. This was, of course, done 
with the best intentions ; but the 
Committee recognised the incon- 
veniences likely to arise from a de- 
parture from the regulations, and they 
therefore recommended that for the 
future instructions be given that the 
advertised time of opening the Show- 
yard on the judging day (9 A.M.) is to 
be strictly adhered to. 
Chester Meeting. 
The Hon. Cecil T. Parker (Hon. 
Director) read a telegram which he 
had received on Saturday, June 17, 
from Mr. P. A. Muntz, M.P., expressing 
his inability to undertake his duties 
as Steward of Stock. In consequence 
of this he (Mr. Parker) had been 
obliged to make other arrangements 
for the supervision of the pig depart- 
ment of the show. 
After a discussion, in which Earl 
Cathcart, Mr. Dent, and Mr. C. W. 
Wilson took part, it was decided 
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