272  Report  to  the  Annual  General  Meeting , 
1 Foundation  Life  Governor  (Mr.  W.  Barrow  Simonds); 
167  Annual  Governors; 
88  Life  Governors  ; 
6,759  Annual  Members; 
2,888  Life  Members ; 
31  Honorary  Members ; 
9,934  Total  number  of  Governors  and  Members,  as  against 
a total  of  9,920  Members  on  the  Register  at  tbe  time  of  the  last 
Annual  Report. 
7.  During  the  year  H.R.H.  Prince  Christian,  K.G.,  has  been 
appointed  a Trustee,  Sir  Richard  Cooper,  Bart.,  a Vice-President, 
and  the  following  Members  of  Council  have  been  elected  to  fill 
vacancies  caused  by  death : Major  H.  G.  Henderson,  M.P. 
(Berkshire),  and  Mr.  D.  T.  Alexander  (Glamor'ganshire). 
8.  The  Members  of  Council  who  retire  by  rotation  at  the 
forthcoming  Annual  Meeting  are  those  representing  the  electoral 
districts  of  Group  B.  The  necessary  measures  have  been  taken 
with  a view  to  the  election  or  re-election  of  representatives  for 
those  electoral  districts.  Elections  are  also  taking  place  in  the 
following  divisions : Staffordshire,  to  fill  the  vacancy  created  by 
the  election  of  Sir  Richard  Cooper,  Bart.,  as  a Vice-President; 
Norfolk,  which  county  is  entitled  by  virtue  of  its  increased  mem- 
bership to  elect  a second  representative,  in  addition  to  filling 
the  vacancy  which  exists  owing  to  the  death  of  Mr.  Herbert 
Tallent ; and  Cheshire,  where  the  number  of  members  is  now 
large  enough  to  entitle  the  Division  to  a second  representative. 
9.  Under  the  By-laws  the  balance-sheet  has  to  be  presented 
for  consideration  at  the  Annual  General  Meeting.  The  Council 
therefore  beg  to  submit  the  balance-sheet  for  the  year  1909,  with 
the  Statement  of  Ordinary  Income  and  Expenditure.  These 
accounts  were  published  in  Volume  70  of  the  Journal  issued  to 
Members  last  March,  having  been  duly  examined  and  certified 
as  correct  by  the  Auditors  appointed  by  the  Members,  and  by 
the  professional  Accountants  employed  by  the  Society. 
10.  After  an  interval  of  thirty-three  years,  the  Show  of  the 
Society  has  for  the  third  time  been  held  at  Liverpool,  in  the 
Wavertree  Playground,  the  use  of  which  splendid  site  was  kindly 
granted  by  the  Donor  and  Trustees  of  the  land.  The  Show  was 
excellent  in  all  the  sections,  and  the  showyard  allowed  of  the  dis- 
position of  the  various  departments  to  the  greatest  advantage, 
not  only  to  the  Executive  and  the  Exhibitors,  but  to  visitors 
also,  who  appreciated  the  facility  with  which  they  could  inspect 
the  exhibits. 
His  Royal  Highness  Prince  Arthur  of  Connaught  visited  the 
Show  as  the  representative  of  His  Majesty  The  King.  On 
arrival  at  Liverpool  on  the  Wednesday  morning  His  Royal 
