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Annual  General  Meeting,  December  7,  1910. 
“Brockleburst,  Major-General  J.  F.,  C.V.O.,  C.B.,  Ranksborougb,  Oakham 
(Rutland). 
tBrown,  Davis,  Marham  Hall,  Downliam  Market  (Norfolk). 
(Cooper,  Richard  A.,  M.P.,  Ashlyns  Hall.  Berkhamsted  (Staffordshire). 
*Frank,  Howard,  20  Hanover  Square,  W.  (London). 
"Handy n,  Ernest  A.,  Oakdale,  Ockley  (Surrey). 
“Harlech,  Lord,  Brogyntyn,  Oswestry  (Shropshire). 
“Hazlerigg.  Sir  Arthur  G.,  Bart.,  Noseley  Hall  (Leicestershire). 
“Hine,  John  Henry,  Pomphlett  Farm,  Plymstock,  Plymouth  (Devonshire) 
“Mansell.  Alfred,  College  Hill  Shrewsbury  (Shropshire). 
“Mathews.  Ernest,  Little  Shardeloes,  Amersham  (Buckinghamshire). 
“Mav,  William  A , 3 Wellington  Street,  Strand,  W.C.  (London). 
“Middleton.  Christopher,  Vane  Terrace,  Darlington  (Durham). 
tMidwood,  G.  Norris,  The  Grange,  North  Rode.  Congleton  (Cheshire). 
"Nocton,  William.  Langham  Hall.  Colchester  (Essex). 
(Overman,  Henry,  Weasenham.  Swaffham  (Norfolk). 
“Pilkington.  Claude  M.  S..  Wollaton.  Nottingham  (Nottinghamshire) 
“Prout,  W.  A.,  Sawbridgeworth,  Herts  (London). 
“Rogers,  C.  Coltman,  Stanage  Park,  Brampton  Bryan  (South  Wales). 
“Smith,  Fred,  Woodbridge  (Suffolk). 
“Smith.  Henry  Herbert,  Bowood.  Caine  (Wiltshire). 
“Stanyforth,  E.  Wilfrid,  Kirk  Hammerton  Hall,  York  (Yorks,  W.  Riding). 
“Turner,  Arthur  P.,  The  Leen,  Pembridge  (Herefordshire). 
Members’  Suggestions. 
In  response  to  the  usual  inquiry  from  the  Chair  as  to  whether  any  Governor 
or  Member  had  any  remark  to  make  or  suggestion  to  offer  for  the  consideration 
of  the  Council, 
Sir  Herbert  Chermside  said  he  had  one  or  two  contingent  suggestions 
to  make  for  the  consideration  of  the  Council  as  regards  the  mode  of  future 
election  of  ordinary  Members  of  the  Council.  They  were  contingent  because 
he  might  have  overlooked  the  fact  that  Members  were  in  possession,  or  were 
entitled  to  be  in  possession,  of  the  information.  His  suggestion  was  that  when 
there  was  a vacancy  in  an  electoral  district  of  the  Society  for  the  election  of 
an  ordinary  Member  of  Council,  a list  of  the  names  of  the  Members  of  the 
Society  resident  in  such  a district  should  be  furnished  to  each  of  them.  The 
second  suggestion  was  that,  should  the  above  proposal  be  approved  by  the 
Council,  and  the  By-laws  modified  accordingly,  such  a list  be  now  furnished 
and  amended  lists  on  the  occasion  of  the  next  election.  Those  suggestions 
appeared  to  him  to  be  an  obvious  and  desirable  corollary  of  the  changes 
introduced  in  the  mode  of  election  of  Members  of  Council  by  the  Supple- 
mental Charter  of  1905.  They  appeared  to  him  to  be  in  the  general  interests 
of  the  Society,  as  regards  co-operation  and  communication  between  Members 
resident  in  a district  in  other  matters  than  those  of  the  election  of  Members, 
and  also  to  be  in  accordance  with  the  policy  of  the  Council,  as  indicat  'd  to  the 
Members  from  time  to  time  in  the  periodical  circulars  they  received,  and  as 
again  emphasised  by  the  Chairman  that  day  in  his  appeal  regarding  the 
possibilities  of  extending  their  personal  influence  among  their  neighbours  and 
friends  with  a view  of  increasing  the  number  of  Members. 
The  Chairman  assured  Sir  Herbert  Chermside  that  bis  suggestions  would 
receive  the  careful  considerations  of  the  Council. 
Thanks  to  President. 
Mr.  John  Evens  (Burton)  begged  to  move  a vote  of  thanks  to  the 
President  for  his  services  during  the  past  year.  It  would  be  no  empty  vote 
of  thanks  that  day,  but  would,  he  believed,  come  straight  from  the  heart  of 
every  man  in  the  room.  The  name  of  Sir  Gilbert  Greenall  had  become  a 
watchword  in  British  agriculture.  By  his  genial  courtesy  and  by  his  business 
ability  he  had  endeared  himself  to  every  Member  of  the  Society.  Further 
than  that,  he  had  won  their  confidence  and  esteem.  They  all  knew  the  dire 
condition  in  which  the  Society  found  itself  some  years  ago,  and  he  believed 
that  the  gentlemen  at  the  meeting  would  agree  with  him  that  it  was  largely 
• Members  elected  to  represent  the  several  Divisions  included  in  Group  B 
t Members  elected  under  By-laws  83  and  89. 
