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Monthly Council, December 7, 1892. 
be presented to Sir Jacob, together 
with the plate, at the General Meeting 
of governors and members of the 
Society, to be held at noon on Thurs- 
day, December 8 (see page cxcv). 
On Sir Jacob Wilson subsequently 
entering the Council-room, 
The President acquainted him 
with the resolutions which had been 
passed, and said : The Duke of Rich- 
mond has referred to your services as 
Honorary Director during eighteen 
years, but wished at the same time to 
emphasise very strongly that your 
services, rendered not only to the 
Society, but to the whole of the agri- 
cultural community in England, have 
lasted very much longer than that 
time — in fact, much nearer thirty 
than eighteen years. I am quite sure 
it is the feeling of the Council, and 
the feeling of all the members of the 
Society, that our thanks are not limited 
to your tenure of office as Honorary 
Director, but extend over the whole 
period of your association with the 
Society. These resolutions have been 
received by every member of Council 
with acclamation, and as I shall have 
to say a few words on the same 
subject at the general meeting to- 
morrow, I will not now do more than 
acquaint you with the terms of the 
resolutions that have been so cordially 
passed. 
Sir Jacob Wilson, who on rising 
was greeted by loud applause, said ; 
In the announcement which lias just 
been made by your Grace as President 
of the Society, you have done me 
great honour. No distinction, I take 
it, should be more eagerly sought or 
more highly prized than the commen- 
dation of one’s fellow-men for work 
done or duties performed. This I 
have received in the resolutions which 
have been passed to-day, my thanks 
for which 1 find it impossible to express 
in terms satisfactory to myself, or 
expressive of the emotions which I 
feel. But 1 cannot but think that the 
Council in its generosity has very 
much overrated my humble services. 
(“ No, no.”) 1 have done no more 
than any gentleman in this room 
would have done in the same position 
— my duty. If I felt that in resigning 
the position, which by your favour I 
have occupied for eighteen years as 
Honorary Director, my connection 
with this Society were to cease, it 
would indeed have caused me very 
sincere regret. But this, fortunately, 
is not to be. By your kindness in 
electing me a Governor of the Society 
my connection with it and my devo- 
tion to its interests will, as far as 
health permits, still continue. It is, 
therefore, with unalloyed pride and 
pleasure that I receive this generous 
expression of your appreciation of my 
services, because I hope I may with- 
out undue vanity read in the resolu- 
tions not merely a conventional vote 
of thanks, but also an expression of 
j'our friendship and goodwill. My 
Lord Duke, I can say no more at 
present, but once more I thank you 
from the bottom of my heart, (Loud 
cheers.) 
The reports of the various Standing 
Committees were then presented and 
adopted, as below : — 
Finance. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman) 
reported that the accounts for the 
month of November, as certified by 
the Society’s Accountants, showed 
receipts amounting to 4.5H. 18*. 2d., 
and expenditure amounting to 2,710/. 
II*. od. The balance at the bankers’ 
on November 30, 1892, allowing for 
cheques outstanding, was 3,022^ os. 
Sd. Accounts amounting in all to 
2,087/. 12.1. had been passed, and were 
recommended for payment. The 
Committee had considered the ques- 
tion of free tickets to subscribers to 
the local fund, and they recommended 
that for each 10/. contributed to the 
Society’s expenses in the shape of 
subscriptions or local prizes, the Local 
Committee be given for distribution 
two season tickets and two day 
tickets. The Secretary had submitted 
a statement of the arrears of sub- 
scriptions at the present time, and 
had been instructed to press for those 
still outstanding. The Committee 
announced with great regret the 
resignation as a member of the Com- 
mittee of Lord Bridport, who had 
been a member of it since the year 
18.59, and was Chairman from 1861 to 
1875, the year when he became Presi- 
dent of the Society. The Committee 
had met eleven times during the year, 
and made eleven reports. 
