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Monthly Council, March 2, 1892, 
Friday, May 13tli. 
Book-keeping 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Botany 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
Agricultural Entomology . 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
Saturday, May 14th. 
Geology 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Anatomy 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
Copies of the revised syllabus of 
the Society’s examinations had, since 
the last meeting, been posted to all 
the head masters of provincial gram- 
mar schools. 
Dairy. 
The Hon. Cecil T. Pabkee (Chair- 
man) submitted copies of a revised 
edition of the “ Simple Kules for 
Butter-making,” and of a reprint of 
the pamphlet on “ Cheddar Cheese- 
making,” which had just been issued. 
Mr. Marshall Dugdale had under- 
taken to an'ange for the translation 
into Welsh of the “ Simple Rules for 
Buttermaking,” with a view to the 
circulation of copies in the Principal- 
ity. Various details in connection 
with the dairy at Warwick had been 
settled ; and further consideration 
given to the prizes proposed to be 
offered for cheese at the Chester 
Meeting of 1893. 
Society’s Premium Stallions. 
The Duke of Richmond and 
Gordon, as Chairman of the Thorough- 
bred Stallion Committee, reported 
that in District Class F at the London 
Spring Show the three premiums of 
200Z. each given by the Society, and 
the three gold medals offered by the 
Warwick Local Committee, had been 
awarded to Mr. B. G. Crowhurst’s 
“ Just-in-Time,” Lord Tredegar’s 
“ Lord Molynoo,” and Mr. J. C. Har- 
ford’s “Rameses.” 
Rotation of Districts for Country 
Meetings. 
The Duke of Richmond and 
Gordon said that Sir Jacob Wilson, 
who was unfortunately absent through 
continued ill-health, had asked him 
to move the following motion which 
stood in Sir Jacob’s name : — 
That a Special Committee be 
appointed to inquire into the work- 
ing of the present rotation of dis- 
tricts for the Society’s Country 
Meetings, and to report whether 
any modifications in the existing 
arrangements appear necessary or 
desirable. 
There had been several Committees 
of this kind appointed in the past. In 
all, five Committees — viz. in 1841, 1845, 
1861, 1867, and 1876 — had inquired 
into this matter, and since 1876 the 
country had been divided into seven 
districts. With the Chester Meeting 
of 1893 they would have gone through 
the whole of these districts for the 
second time, and it seemed to Sir 
Jacob Wilson that the present was 
the proper time to consider whether 
any modification of the existing ar- 
rangement should take place. In 
moving this motion, he (the Duke) 
did not think that it should be taken 
as a certainty that the present ar- 
rangement would be upset. On the 
contrary, the Committee, having heard 
all the evidence, might be of opinion 
that the present system had worked 
very well. If the Committee should 
be of opinion that the system worked 
badly, they could take the opportunity 
of making any requisite alteration. 
The inquiry should take place soon, 
because in May next the Council 
would have to declare the district to 
be visited by the Society in tlie year 
1894. 
The Hon. Cecil T. Parker 
seconded the motion, saying it might 
do good and could not do any harm. 
The Earl of Ravensworth was 
rather surprised when he had seen 
this motion on the agenda paper, and 
would like to ask his Grace whether 
from any authoritative source any- 
thing like serious objection had been 
taken to the present system of 
rotation. He (Lord Ravensworth) 
had never heard any complaints him- 
self, and he rather agreed with what 
the noble Duke said that there was, 
apparently, no reason for any altera- 
tion. He conceived there might have 
been objections raised from some 
quarters. Did his Grace know ? 
The Duke of Richmond replied 
that he knew of no such objections. 
He imagined that the Committee 
would be appointed to inquire whether 
there were any objections to the 
present system. 
Lord Ravensworth then’inquired 
the reason for ^the appointment of 
the Committee. 
The President pointed out that 
