Wednesday , December  7,  1910. 
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33.  The  Council,  at  their  Meeting  held  in  February,  had 
before  them  a Special  Appeal  which  was  being  made  in  connec- 
tion with  the  “Jubilee”  of  the  Royal  Agricultural  Benevolent 
Institution,  when,  on  the  motion  of  the  Duke  of  Devonshire,  it 
was  resolved  “That  a sum  of  Twenty  Guineas  be  voted  as  a 
donation  from  the  Society  to  the  funds  of  the  Royal  Agricultural 
Benevolent  Institution.”  In  moving  this  resolution,  his  Grace 
said  it  was  unusual  for  the  Society  to  make  subscriptions,  but 
the  Institution  had  already  done  much  good,  and  had  met  with 
so  much  approval  from  the  Members,  that  he  hoped  that  the 
Society  as  a body  would  approve  of  the  contribution  made  by 
the  Council. 
34.  The  Eleventh  Annual  Examination  for  the  National 
Diploma  in  Agriculture  was  held  at  the  Leeds  University  from 
the  25th  to  the  28th  April,  1910,  when  31  candidates  were 
awarded  the  Diploma,  the  first  candidate  obtaining  honours. 
For  list  of  successful  candidates  see  pp.  282  and  283. 
35.  The  Examinations  for  the  National  Diploma  in  Dairying 
were  held  this  year  for  English  students  from  September  17th 
to  23rd,  at  the  British  Dairy  Institute  and  University  College, 
Reading ; and  for  Scottish  students  from  September  24th  to 
30th,  at  the  Dairy  School  for  Scotland,  Kilmarnock.  Thirty- 
two  candidates  were  examined  at  Reading,  of  whom  twenty- 
two  passed,  and  thirty-three  candidates  at  Kilmarnock,  of  whom 
twenty-three  passed.  The  names  of  the  successful  candidates 
will  be  found  on  pp.  286  and  287. 
By  Order  of  the  Council. 
THOMAS  McROW, 
Secretary 
16,  Bedford  Square, 
London,  W.C. 
