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been  at  the  suggestion  o£  the  local  members  of  the  Royal  English  Arboricultural 
Society.  They  had  also  prepared  a schedule  for  a Plantations  Competition 
in  the  district  of  Lancashire,  Cheshire  and  North  Wal 's. 
Other  business  having  been  transacted,  the  Council  adjourned  until 
Wednesday,  April  6,  1910,  at  11  a.m. 
WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  6,  1910. 
At  a Monthly  Council,  held  at  16  Bedford  Square,  W.C.,  Sir  Gilbert 
Greenall,  Bart.  (President),  in  the  Chair  : — 
Present : — Trustees. — Mr.  J.  Bowen-Jones,  Mr.  F.  S.  W.  Cornwallis,  the  Earl 
of  Coventry,  the  Duke  of  Devonshire,  Lord  Middleton,  Sir  John  H.  Thorold,  Bart. 
Vice- Presidents. — Mr.  C.  U.  W.  Adeane,  Mr.  Percy  Crutehley.  Mr.  J.  Marshall 
Dugdale,  the  Right  Hon.  A.  E.  Fellowes,  the  Earl  of  Northbrook,  the  Hon. 
C.  T.  Parker. 
Other  Members  of  the  Council. — Mr.  D.  T.  Alexander,  Mr.  T.  L.  Aveling, 
Mr,  H.  Dent  Brocklehurst,  Sir  Richard  P.  Cooper,  Bart.,  the  Hon.  John  E. 
Cross,  Mr.  J.  T.  C.  Eadie,  Mr.  James  Falconer  Mr.  Howard  Frank,  Mr.  Janies 
W.  Glover,  Mr.  R.  M.  Greaves,  Mr.  Joseph  Harris,  Sir  A.  G.  Hazlerigg,  Bart., 
Major  H.  G.  Henderson.  M.  P.,  Mr.  Bayntun  Hippisley,  Mr.  John  Howard 
Howard,  Mr.  W.  F.  Ingram,  Mr.  J.  L.  Luddington,  Mr.  Alfred  Mansell,  ,Mr. 
Ernest  Mathews,  Mr.  C.  Middleton,  Mr.  W.  Nocton,  Mr.  R.  G.  Patterson,  Mr. 
C.  M.  S.  Pilkington,  Mr.  H.  F.  Plumptre,  Mr.  W.  A.  Prout,  Mr.  G.  G.  Rea,  Mr. 
F.  Reynard,  the  Duke  of  Richmond  and  Gordon,  K.G.,  Mr.  C.  C.  Rogers, 
Mr.  Fred  Smith,  Mr.  E.  W.  Stany forth,  Mr.  George  Taylor,  and  E.  V.  V. 
Wheeler. 
The  following  members  of  the  Liverpool  Local  Committee  were  also 
present  : — Lord  Shuttleworth,  Mr.  R.  B.  Neilson,  Mr.  Edward  Bohane,  and 
Mr.  Percy  Corkhill. 
The  Minutes  of  the  last  Meeting  of  the  Council  held  on  March  2,  1910, 
were  taken  as  read  and  approved. 
One  hundred  and  fourteen  duly  nominated  candidates  were  admitted  into 
the  Society  as  members  under  By-Law  2 ; and  one  member  was  re-elected 
under  By-Law  14. 
A Report  from  the  Sites  Committee,  the  members  of  which  had  visited 
the  Sites  offered  at  York  and  D mcaster  for  the  Show  of  1912  was  received  and 
adopted,  including  the  following  recommendation  unanimously  agreed  to  by  the 
Committee  :—1-  That  having  considered  the  questions  arising  out  of  the  invita- 
tions received  by  the  Council  from  the  City  of  York  and  Town  of  Doncaster  for 
the  holding  of  the  Show  in  1912,  the  Committee  recommend  that  the  invitation 
from  the  Corporation  of  Doncaster  be  accepted.” 
The  Report  of  the  General  Liverpool  Committee  was  received  and  adopted. 
In  this  report  it  was  stated  that  Their  Royal  Highnesses  the  Prince  and  Princess 
of  Wales  had  graciously  accepted  the  invitation  of  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Corpor- 
ation of  Liverpool  to  be  the  guests  of  the  City  on  the  evening  of  June  21. 
The  Prince  and  Princess  will  arrive  in  Liverpool  on  June  21,  and  will  visit  the 
Show  on  Wednesday,  June  22.  Their  Royal  Highnesses  during  their  stay  in 
Liverpool  will  occupy  Newsham  House,  which  has  been  placed  at  their  disposal 
by  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Corporation.1 
Sir  Richard  Cooper,  in  presenting  this  Report,  said  that  the  members 
of  the  Council  were  very  much  indebted  to  the  Lord  Mayor  and  Corporation  of 
Liverpool  for  the  excellent  arrangements  they  had  made  in  connection  with  the 
visit  of  Their  Royal  Highnesses  the  Prince  and  Princess  of  Wales  to  Liverpool 
to  attend  the  Show  next  June. 
Other  business  having  been  transacted  the  Council  adjourned  until 
Wednesday,  May  4,  1910. 
1 Owing  to  the  lamented  death  of  His  Majesty  King  Edward  VII . this  visit  did  not 
take  place.  His  Majesty  King  George  V.  was.  however,  represented  at  the  Liverpool 
Show  by  H.R.H.  Prince  Arthur  of  Connaught. 
