Reports of Committees. 
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as to the exhibition of diggers at work 
during the time of the Warwick 
Meeting were read, andthe Committee 
recommended that intending exhibi- 
tors of diggers be informed that they 
must take space in the ordinary way 
for the exhibition of their implements 
in the Warwick Showyard, and must 
themselves make all necessary ar- 
rangements for showing their imple- 
ments at work on the field which the 
Society had undertaken to provide 
for the purpose. The Committee had 
considered an application for further 
trials of fruit evaporating machines, 
and recommended that no further 
trials should be undertaken by the 
Society this year ; but that everj' 
facility be given to exhibitors of such 
machines. The Committee had further 
considered the question of the trials 
of implements for 1893, and recom- 
mended that prizes of 60^., 30Z., and 
20Z. should be offered for the best 
self-binding harvester (using other 
binding material than wire). 
General Warwick. 
Mr. Dent reported that the follow- 
ing would be the charges for cabs 
and waggonettes between the towns 
of Warwick and Leamington and the 
Showyard during the time of the 
Warwick Meeting : — From the Great 
Western Station, Warwick, to and 
from the Showyard — Cabs 9d. per 
passenger, with a minimum charge 
of 1«. 6d. Waggonettes, Gd. per 
passenger. From the Milverton, 
Avenue, and Great Western stations 
within the Borough of Leamington to 
and from the showyard — Cabs, 1«. 
per passenger, with a minimum charge 
of 2s. Gd . ; waggonettes, 9d. per 
passenger. The Committee recom- 
mended that 16,000 copies of the 
combined catalogue be printed. The 
Local Committee had nominated 
Messrs. Thacker and Christmas, of 
Warwick, and Messrs. Burgess and 
Colborn, of Leamington, as addi- 
tional agents for the sale of dairy 
produce. 
Showyard Works. 
Mr. Clay, in presenting this report, 
said the Council would regret with 
him that the Chairman of the Com- 
mittee (Sir Jacob Wilsen) was not 
able to attend, on account of ill- 
health, to present the report. They 
hoped that he would soon recover and 
take his place amongst them again. 
(Hear, hear.) Mr. Bennison had re- 
ported that the Showyard works at 
Warwick were commenced, and the 
yard partly enclosed with a high 
fence. The entrances and offices 
were nearly completed. The Local 
Committee had nearly finished the 
levelling of the ground, and the lay- 
ing down of sleeper roads to the 
goods entrance. They were also lay- 
ing on the water mains. The Com- 
mittee had considered the various 
tenders received for refreshments, 
but had postponed any final recom- 
mendation until their next meeting. 
Selection. 
Earl Cathcart (Chairman) offici- 
ally announced the death of Sir 
James Caird, an Honorary Member of 
the Society, and said that the time 
had long gone by of the Free Trade 
controversy, when Sir James Caird’s 
political writings first appeared, and 
they remembered nothing but the 
great services he had rendered to his 
country. They were all agreed that 
day in remembering his loss with 
regret. 
On the motion of Earl Cathcart, 
seconded by the Duke of Richmond 
and Gordon, Viscount Emlyn was 
unanimously elected a Vice-President 
of the Society, in the room of the late 
Duke of Devonshire, and a nomina- 
tion was made for filling the vacancy 
thus caused on the Council. 
Education. 
Lord Moreton (Chairman) re- 
ported the issue of the third edition 
of the Society’s Text- Book on Agricul- 
ture, and that the copies were selling 
satisfactorily. Certain of the insect 
diagrams had run out of print, and 
a reprint had been made of them. 
The following time-table for the 
Senior Examination, to be held from 
the 10th to the 14th May next, had 
been arranged : — 
Tuesday, May 10th. 
Land Surveying .... 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Agriculture (written paper) 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
Wednesday, May 11th. 
Agricultural Engineering, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Agriculture {viv& voce) . , 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
Thursday, May 12th. 
Chemistry (General) ... 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Chemistry (Agricultural) . 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
