Annual General Meeting, December 9, 1908. 
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that Lord Jersey was coming over the border next year to preside over the 
Gloucester Show, and he could assure them that nothing would be left undone 
locally to ensure the Show a bumping success. He hoped that Lord Jersey’s 
year of office would be a real pleasure to him. 
The resolution, having been put to the meeting, was unanimously cariied. 
The Earl of Jersey, in response, said he was deeply grateful to the meet- 
ing for his election as President of the Society. He also desired to thank his 
friend Major Craigie for the kind remarks which he had made, and also Mr. 
Hobbs for the welcome to Gloucester extended in anticipation, not only to 
himself, but to the Society, in the coming year. The duties of President were 
perhaps rather more constant than onerous, but, whatever those duties were, he 
would endeavour to carry them out to the best of his ability. It might be that 
next year they could not look forward to such a record as at Newcastle, but, as 
the President had said, there was work for the “ Royal” to do besides that of 
having a successful Show, and he felt confident that the judgment and delibera- 
tions of the Council, upon whom the President must always rely, would go far 
to further and benefit the great interests of agriculture in every direction. 
They in England firmly believed that they were ahead of every other country 
with regard to agriculture, and he was sure that the Society and the Council 
especially would do everything in their power to maintain the lead now held. 
Election of Trustees. 
The following twelve Trustees were elected by show of hands : — H.R.H. the 
Prince of Wales, K.G., the Duke of Bedford, K.G., Earl Cawdor, Mr. F. S. W. 
Cornwallis, the Earl of Coventry, the Duke of Devonshire, Earl Egerton of 
Tatton, Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart., the Earl of Jersey, G.C.B., Lord Middleton, 
Lord Moreton, and Sir John H. Thorold, Bart. 
Election of Vice-Presidents. 
The Vice-Presidents were then re-elected by show of hands, as follows : — 
H.R.H. Prince Christian, K.G., Mr. J. Bowen-Jones, Mr. Percy Crutchley, the 
Earl of Derby, G.C.V.O., C.B., Mr. J. Marshall Dugdale, the Right Hon. Ailwyn 
E. Fellowes, the Earl of Fevershain, Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart., the Earl of 
Northbrook, the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., the Hon, Cecil T. Parker, and 
the Earl of Yarborough. 
Election of Auditors. 
Mr. R. C. Assheton (Clitheroe) then moved that the best thanks of the 
Society be tendered to Mr. Jonas M. Webb, Mr. Hubert J. Greenwood, and 
Mr. Newell P. Squarey for their services as auditors during the past year, and 
that they be re-elected to hold office until the next ensuing Annual General 
Meeting. The work of the auditors was thoroughly well done, and he was sure 
that the Members were very much indebted to them for their efforts. 
Mr. John Kendrick, in seconding the motion, said the duties of the 
auditors were somewhat onerous, but those duties during the past year must 
have been of a very pleasant character, and he sincerely hoped that there 
would be many years when the results would be as satisfactory as they were 
this year. 
Election of Council. 
The President stated that the necessary steps had been taken to fill the 
vacancies on the Council in the representation of the districts in Group “A,” 
the Members of which retired by rotation ; and he, as President, had to 
formally report to the Annual General Meeting the names and addresses of the 
Ordinary Members of Council who had been elected by the divisions of that 
Group, in order that the meeting might, in accordance with the By-laws, “take 
cognisance” of their election. 
These names and addresses were as follows : — 
Northumberland : Viscount Ridley, Blagdon, Cramlington ; Mr. G. G. Rea, Middleton 
Wooler. 
Yorks, North Riding : Mr. William Scoby, Hobground House, Sinnington. 
