314  Report  to  the  Annual  General  Meeting, 
every  respect.  His  Majesty  the  King  graciously  favoured  the 
Show  with  a visit  on  the  Wednesday,  and  honoured  the  President 
and  Council  by  his  presence  at  Luncheon  in  the  Royal  Pavilion. 
His  Majesty  drove  round  the  Showyard  and  inspected  various 
exhibits  of  live  stock  and  implements,  stopping  to  visit  the 
Horticultural  Exhibition,  which  this  year  was  of  special 
excellence. 
13.  No  effort  was  spared  by  the  Mayor  (Mr.  James  Bruton), 
Corporation,  and  Local  Committee  of  Gloucester  to  make  the 
Show  a success,  and,  taking  into  consideration  the  prevailing 
climatic  conditions  during  the  week,  it  must  be  a source  of  the 
greatest  satisfaction  that  so  many  as  88,396  persons  paid  for 
admissibn.  The  Accounts  for  the  Show,  duly  audited,  will  be 
submitted  at  the  Annual  Meeting.  It  is  not  anticipated  that 
the  loss  will  exceed  330Z. 
14.  For  the  Prize  of  lOOi.  offered  for  the  best  Plant  for 
Drying  Hops  four  firms  entered,  but  one  of  these  withdrew 
before  the  commencement  of  the  Trial.  The  Judges  (Messrs. 
Wallace  R.  Elgar  and  John  Powell),  after  completing  their 
inspection  of  the  three  plants,  which  had  been  kept  under 
observation  for  about  a fortnight,  awarded  the  Prize  to  Mr.  E.  G. 
Shew,  of  Cold  Green,  Bosbury,  Herefordshire.  To  defray 
the  expenses  of  Judging,  &c.,  in  connection  with  the  Trials,  a 
special  fund  was  raised  amongst  persons  interested  in  the 
Hop  industry. 
15.  The  Show  of  1910  will  take  place  in  Liverpool  on  the 
Wavertree  Playground,  from  Tuesday,  June  21st,  to  Saturday, 
June  25th.  The  Members  of  the  Royal  Lancashire  Agricultural 
Society  have  agreed  to  forego  their  Annual  Show  for  the  year  ; 
and,  having  regard  to  the  resolution  expressing  satisfaction  at 
the  Society’s  proposed  visit  unanimously  passed  by  the 
Federation  of  Lancashire  and  Cheshire  Agricultural  Societies, 
and  to  the  great  interest  which  is  being  taken  in  the  City, 
everything  points  towards  a repetition  of  the  success  which 
attended  the  last  Liverpool  Show  in  1877. 
16.  The  Schedule  of  Prizes  for  Live  Stock,  Poultry,  Produce, 
&c.,  at  the  Liverpool  Show,  which  will  be  issued  early  in  the 
New  Year,  will  be  on  a very  liberal  and  comprehensive  scale. 
The  Liverpool  Local  Committee  have  promised  a handsome 
contribution  towards  the  Prizes,  and  the  Royal  Lancashire 
Agricultural  Society  have  very  kindly  placed  at  the  Society’s 
disposal  several  Challenge  Cups  for  Competition  at  the 
Liverpool  Show.  Offers  of  Champion  and  other  Prizes 
have  been  received  from  the  following  Breed  Societies  : — 
Shire  Horse  Society,  Clydesdale  Horse  Society,  Hunters’  Improvement 
Society,  Polo  and  Biding  Pony  Society,  Shorthorn  Society,  Dairy  Short- 
horn (Coates’s  Herd  Book)  Association,  Lincolnshire  Bed  Shorthorn 
