Reports of Committees. 
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the Committee : — The Mayor, the 
Town Clerk, the Vice-Chancellor of 
Cambridge University, the Rev. E. H. 
Morgan (Jesus College), Mr. Alderman 
Cunnington, Mr. Charles Bidwell, Mr. 
C. F. Cunliffe Foster, Mr. George 
Jonas, Mr. J. O. Vinter, with Mr. R. 
Peters as Local Secretary. After dis- 
cussion, the Committee had agreed 
to recommend that the Cambridge 
Meeting should commence on Mon- 
day, June 25, 189-1, the Implement 
Yard and Dairy being opened on the 
previous Saturday, June 23. The 
dates for the closing of entries for 
Implements and Live Stock had been 
fixed as usual — Saturday, March 31, 
and Tuesday, May 1, respectively. 
The question of giving prizes for Grain 
and Mustard Seed in connection with 
the Cambridge Meeting had been dis- 
cussed at some length, but no definite 
decision had been arrived at, and the 
question had been postponed for 
future consideration. 
After some discussion it was re- 
solved, on the motion of Mr. Martin, 
seconded by Mr. Rawlence, that the 
question as to giving prizes for Grain 
and Mustard Seed should be referred 
to the Seeds and Plants Committee 
for consideration and report. 
Showyard Works. 
Sir Jacob Wilson (Chairman) re- 
ported that the whole of the shedding 
at Chester had been pulled down, and 
that a large portion of the Society's 
plant had been sent to Cambridge, 
where it was being stored. He also 
reported that two sales of materials 
at Chester had been held, and that 
very satisfactory prices had been re- 
alised. The concluding sales would 
take place on August 3 and 4. The 
report of the officer in charge of the 
Fire Station at Chester had been 
read. Letters from Messrs. Shand, 
Mason & Co., offering to provide fire 
appliances at the Cambridge Meeting, 
were considered, and the Committee 
recommended that the offer be ac- 
cepted on certain conditions. A 
letter had been read from the 
Agricultural Exhibitors’ Association 
as to the provision of refreshment 
accommodation in the Showyard a 
week before the opening of the show, 
and the Committee recommended 
that the temperance refreshment 
shed in the implement part of the 
yard be opened on the Monday before 
the opening of the show, a notice to 
this effect being inserted in the form 
of tender, and made a condition on 
the acceptance of the contract. 
Dairy. 
Mr. Ashworth reported the re- 
commendation of the Committee that 
the prizes for butter at the Cambridge 
Meeting, announced on May 3 last, be 
altered from three prizes of 5 Z., 3 Z., 
and 21., to two prizes of 10Z. and 5Z. 
The class will therefore read as fol- 
lows : — “ 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 : 10Z., 5Z.” 
The entries to close January 1, 1894. 
Miscellaneous. 
The Secretary read a communi- 
cation received from the Charity 
Commissioners, forwarding copies of 
the scheme for the future administra- 
tion of the Foundation known as the 
South-Eastern Agricultural School 
and College, Wye, Kent. 
On the motion of Mr. Bowen- 
Jones, seconded by Sir Jacob Wil- 
son, it was unanimously resolved that 
Mr. Charles Whitehead, of Banning 
House, Maidstone, be appointed as 
the Society’s representative upon the 
governing body, as provided by the 
scheme in Clause 7. 
Mr. Whitehead said he accepted 
the office with the greatest pleasure, 
and was much honoured at being 
selected to represent the Society. 
Various letters and other documents 
having been laid upon the table, the 
dates of the remaining meetings of the 
Council for the present year were 
fixed for Wednesday, November 1, and 
Wednesday, December 6, and the 
date of the General Meeting of Go- 
vernors and Members was fixed for 
Thursday, December 7 (the Thursday 
of the Smithfield Show week). The 
Council then adjourned over the recess 
until November 1, 1893. 
