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meeting of the Council the name 
of an Honorary Director to hold 
office for three years. 
5. The Committee are of opinion 
that the Secretary’s duties should 
comprise generally all duties of a 
clerical and financial character, in- 
cluding the control and checking 
of estimates and other financial 
negotiations, except only in the 
case of necessary expenditure b}’ 
the Honorary Director or the 
Stewards, the amounts in such cases 
to appear in the counterfoils of 
their respective order-books; the 
engagement of all lodgings required 
for the officials ; and the hire of all 
carriages required for the Show. 
They are also of opinion that he 
should be responsible for the 
Award Office. 
6. The Committee recommend 
that the office of Superintendent of 
t he Yard be discontinued, and that 
the duties be discharged by a Fore- 
man of the Yard. 
7. They are of opinion that in 
future it is not desirable that the 
Stewards of Finance should in any 
case act for a longer period than 
four years, to be eligible for re- 
election after an interval of two 
years. 
8. A letter was read from Mr. 
Frankish with reference to the 
duration of the Shows, but the 
Committee did not consider that 
this came within the terms of the 
reference to them. The suggestion 
made by him that the Secretary’s 
office should be transferred to the 
middle of the yard had already been 
considered, but was not deemed 
desirable." 
9. The Committee, having now 
concluded their labours, desire to 
express their thanks for the very 
valuable assistance which they have 
received from Sir Jacob Wilson 
and the various officers of the 
Society who have given evidence 
before them. (Signed) 
J. H. Thokold, Chairman. 
December 5, 1892. 
Sir John Thorold, in presenting 
this report, explained that in the first 
instance it had been proposed to 
appoint a Steward of General Ar- 
rangements, but they learned from 
Sir Jacob Wilson that his predeces- 
sor, Sir Brandreth Gibbs, had always 
been called an Honorary Director. 
There was no reason why that name 
should not be retained, especially as 
it was a more convenient title to use 
than Steward of General Arrange- 
ments. They felt the necessity for 
the appointment of such an official, 
whose duty it should be to keep the 
whole Show together, and to keep 
tilings working properly. Their ex- 
perience in the past led them to 
hope for the appointment of a suc- 
cessful manager. 
Country Meeting of 1894. 
The invitations from the Corpora- 
tions of Cambridge and St. Albans for 
tlie holding of the Country Meeting 
of 1894 were furtlier considered, and 
were referred to the Committee of In- 
spection, with instructions to bring up 
a report at the next meeting of the 
Council, to be held on February 1 next. 
Miscellaneous. 
Tlie request of the Agricultural 
Exhibitors’ Association that the 
Society would send two represen- 
tatives to a deputation to the rail-way 
companies on the following day was 
considered, and it was decided that 
the request could not be complied with. 
Tlie rejiort from the Council to the 
General Meeting having been pre- 
pared, and various letters and other 
documeuts having been laid upon the 
table, the Council adjourned over the 
Christmas recess until Wednesday, 
February 1, 1893. 
