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insect depredations. One application had reference to Hessian fly, 
but the attack was so slight as to escape notice until the barley had 
been cut. 
26. As the result of the Examination for the Society’s Senior Prizes 
and Certificates, which took place on May 8-12 last, fifteen of the 
twenty-eight competitors satisfied the Examiners ; and the following 
competitors, placed in order of merit, gained First Class Certificates, 
the first six receiving additional rewards as stated below : — 
1. John Dronsfield Whittaker, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. 
First Prize of 25 1. and Life Membership of the Society. 
2. Alexander Clark Welch, 5 West Newington Place, Edinburgh. 
Second Prize of 15 1. and Life Membership of the Society. 
3. Charles J. R. Tipper, The Agricultural College, Aspatria. Third 
Prize of 1 0/. and Life Membership of the Society. 
4. Herbert Simpson Daine, Woolfall Hall Farm, Huyton, Liverpool. 
Fourth Prize of 51. and Life Membership of the Society. 
5. John Waugh Paterson, 14 Brunstane Road, Portobello, N.B. Life 
Membership of the Society. 
6. Grosvenor Berry, Fairseat, Wrotham, Kent. Life Membership of the 
Society. 
7. Joseph Terrence de La Mothe, The Agricultural College, Aspatria. 
8. Albert A. Dixon, The Agricultural College, Aspatria. 
0. Alfred George Scorer, Abercorn Lodge, Upper Hamilton Terrace, N.W. 
10. George Lloyd Pain, Woodhay, Silverdale, Carnforth. 
The following candidates, having passed in Agriculture and in 
three of the four other compulsory subjects, received Second Class 
Certificates : — 
11. Frederick Victor Dutton, University College of North Wales, 
Bangor. . 
12. Richard Henry Evans, Llecheiddior Mill, Garn, R.S.O., Carnarvon. 
13. Alexander George Gibson, University College of Wales, Aberyst- 
wyth. 
14. William George Rumbold, 22 Great George Street, Westminster, S.W. 
15. Thomas Whiting, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. 
27. Having further considered the question of the rewards to be 
offered to successful candidates at the Society’s Senior Examination, 
the Council have resolved to place annually at the disposal of the 
Education Committee five Life Memberships of the Society, to be 
awarded to the five candidates who stand highest on the list of 
winners of first-class certificates, and who obtain not less than two- 
thirds of the maximum number of marks. In lieu of the money 
prizes heretofore offered, the Council propose to bestow the Gold 
Medal of the Society upon the candidate who stands highest on the 
list of winners of Life Memberships, provided that he has 
obtained not less than three-fourths of the maximum number of 
mai'ks, and Silver Medals upon the other winners of Life Member- 
ships (including the candidate at the head of the list, if he does not 
reach the standard required for a Gold Medal). 
