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House. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman) 
presented the recommendations of 
this Committee as to various matters 
connected with the Society’s house. 
The Committee had appealed un- 
successfully against the recent assess- 
ment of the Society’s house for 
Inhabited House Duty, 'rhe Com- 
mittee had met nine times and made 
nine reports. 
Journal. 
Earl Cathcaet (Chairman) re- 
ported that a paper on Cottage Sani- 
tation, which had been prepared 
under the direction of Mr. T. Pridgin 
Teale, F.R.S., to whom the Society 
was much indebted for his services 
in the matter, would be published in 
the next number of the Journal. A 
fourth edition of Mr. Whitehead’s 
Hints on Yegctahle and Fruit Farm- 
ing was in the press, and would be 
issued on January 1, 1893. Various 
presentations to and purchases for the 
Society’s Library were reported. The 
arrangements for the next number 
of the Journal had been considered, 
and directions thereon given to the 
Editor. 
Chemical. 
Viscount Emlyn (Chairman) re- 
ported that the Report of the Woburn 
Sub-Committee had been received 
and adopted. Dr. Voelcker had laid 
on the table the Annual Report for 
1892 of the Consulting Chemist, 
which was recommended for publica- 
tion in the Journal (see p. 784). The 
Quarterly Report had been considered, 
amended, and adopted. The Com- 
mittee had met eight times, and made 
eight reports. 
On the motion of Viscount Emlyn, 
the Quarterly Report of the Chemical 
Committee was ordered to be pub- 
lished in the next number of the 
Journal (see p. 762). 
Lord Emlyn stated that it had 
been decided yesterday by the 
Woburn Sub-Committee that the 
Cambridge and county agricultural 
students should be afforded facilities 
for studying the experiments at the 
Society’s Experimental Farm at 
Woburn. Of course they were 
anxious that every possible use should 
be made of the Woburn experiments. 
Seeds and Plant Diseases. 
Mr. Whitehead (Chairman) re- 
ported that Dr. Voelcker had sub- 
mitted a draft report upon the result 
of the experiments on potatoes with 
houillie hordelaise during the last 
season, which the Committee had 
adopted, and which they recom- 
mended for publication in the next 
number of the Journal (see p. 761). 
The Committee had again given care- 
ful consideration to the question of 
the appointment of a consulting 
naturalist to the Society. They pro- 
posed that the Society should appoint 
a Zoologist, with a scientific know- 
ledge of the animal kingdom, who 
should devote himself to the investi- 
gation of animals, vertebrate and 
invertebrate, which affect the eco- 
nomy of the farm. The Consulting 
Botanist had presented his annual 
report, which the Committee recom- 
mended for publication in the Journal 
as usual (see p. 792). The Committee 
recommended that three prizes of 3^., 
2^., and \l. be offered in connection 
with the Chester Sleeting for the best 
air-tight receptacles for jams, pre- 
served fruits, vegetables, &c., suitable 
for household purposes. The Com- 
mittee had met eight times, and 
made eight reports. 
Mr. Whitehead said that the 
question of an appointment of a con- 
sulting naturalist had received very 
careful and lengthy consideration by 
the Seeds and Plants Committee. 
They had hoped to have been able to 
recommend to the Council the ap- 
pointment of an eminent authority 
conversant with zoology as an hono- 
rary officer of the Society. One 
distinguished gentleman had been 
approached with this object, but he 
had said that he had not sufficient 
time to devote to such an office, 
although he appreciated very highly 
the honour proposed to be conferred 
upon him. Upon further considera- 
tion the Committee came to the con- 
clusion that it would be impossible to 
expect to get the services of any such 
distinguished authority on zoology ; 
and, therefore, they resolved to re- 
commend to the Council to appoint, 
after careful selection, a young man, 
of course highly educated and having 
a distinct bent towards zoological 
