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Monthly Council, November 4, 1908. 
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1908. 
At a Monthly Council, held at 16 Bedford Square, W.C., the Duke of 
Devonshire (President) in the Chair : — 
Present : — Trustees. — Mr. F. S. W. Cornwallis, Lord Middleton, Lord Moreton, 
Sir John H. Thorold, Bart. 
Vice-Presidents . — Mr. J. Bowen-Jones, Mr. Percy Crutchley, Mr. J. 
Marshall Dugdale, the Hon. C. T. Parker. 
Other Members of the Council. — Mr. George Adams, Mr. C. R. W. Adeane, 
Mr. T. L. Aveling, Mr. S. N. Bankart, Mr. H. Dent Brockleburst, Mr. 
T. A. Buttar, Mr. Richardson Carr, Sir H. F. de Trafford, Bart., Mr. Henry 
Dudding, Mr. J. T. C. Eadie, Mr. J. Falconer, Mr. Howard Frank, Mr. R. M. 
Greaves, Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart., Mr. E. A. Hamlyn, Mr. Joseph Harris, 
Mr. J. H. Hine, Mr. R. W. Hobbs, Mr. J. Howard Howard, Mr. W. F. Ingram, 
Mr. Ernest Mathews, Mr. W. A. May, Mr. C. Middleton, Mr. T. H. Miller, 
Mr. C. M. S. Pilkington, Mr. G. G. Rea, Mr. F. Reynard, Mr. C. C. Rogers, 
Mr. J. Rowell, Mr. W. Scoby, Mr. Fred Smith, Mr. H. H. Smith, Mr. E. W. 
Stanyforth, Mr. R. Stratton, Mr. George Taylor, Mr. C. W. Tindall, Mr. A. P. 
Turner, and Mr. E. V. V. Wheeler. 
The Lord Mayor of Newcastle-on -Tyne (Mr. W. J. Sanderson). 
The following Members of the Gloucester Local Committee were also 
present : — Mr. Samuel Aitken, Mr. R. Anderson, Mr. H. W. Bruton, and Lieut.- 
Colonel J. F. Curtis-Hayward. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting of the Council, held at 16 Bedford Square, 
on Wednesday, July 29, 1908, were taken as read and approved. 
The President said that since the last meeting of the Council they would 
all have heard with regret of the death of their old and much esteemed 
colleague, Sir Nigel Kingscote. Although, in consequence of failing health, 
Sir Nigel had felt it necessary two years ago to resign his seat on the 
Council, his interest in the welfare of the Society had been maintained, as was 
evidenced by his frequent attendance — as a Governor — at their meetings since 
his retirement, the last occasion on which he was present being at the Council 
on July 29 last. It was hardly necessary, his Grace said, for him to explain to 
that meeting the extent of Sir Nigel’s work for the Society, which would be so 
well known to all of them. He was sure it would be the wish of the Council 
that he, as President, should convey to Lady Emily Kingscote the expression 
of the Council’s very deep sympathy in the sad bereavement which she had 
sustained. 
The Hon. John H. Ward, of 7 Carlton Gardens, London, S.W., and Mr. 
Robert Christison, of 5 Lawn Road, Haverstock Hill, N.W., were elected as 
Governors, and twenty-six duly nominated candidates were admitted into the 
Society as Members under By-law 2. 
The report of the Finance Committee having been received and adopted, 
Mr. Adeane stated that, subject to audit, the net profit on the Newcastle Show 
amounted to about 10,100Z., exclusive of the sum of 2,500Z. allocated from the 
Ordinary Account to the Show Account. He was sure this result was gratify- 
ing to Members of Council and also to the Lord Mayor of Newcastle and 
all the people of that city who had contributed so much to the satisfactory 
result. The President having added his tribute to the work done in connec- 
tion with the Show, the Lord Mayor of Newcastle assured the meeting 
that it was with great pleasure he learnt the result. It was a matter of intense 
satisfaction, not only to himself, but to all the inhabitants of his city, and he 
expressed his sincere thanks for the great courtesy and kindness which had 
been shown to him by Sir Gilbert Greenall and all the officials during the 
Society’s visit. 
A report from the Sites Committee was presented and adopted, including 
a recommendation that the invitation contained in the following letter from 
the Lord Mayor of Liverpool should be accepted : — 
