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Monthly Council , July 25, 1894. 
Finance. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman) 
reported that the accounts for the 
period ended June 30, 1894, as cer- 
tified by the Society’s Accountants, 
showed receipts amounting to 1,6397. 
lfs. 9 d., and expenditure to 6,0937. 3.s. 
6 d. The balance at the bankers’ on 
June 30, allowing for cheques out-' 
standing, was 2,701 7. 12s. 9(7. The 
accounts for the period ended July 
21,1894, showed receipts amounting 
to 10,4277. 14s. Id., and expenditure to 
1,9047. 10s. 3 d., with a balance at the 
bank, allowing for cheques outstand- 
ing, of 11,2247. 16s. 7(7. Accounts 
relating to the Cambridge Meeting, 
amounting in all to 11,0227. 8s., and 
relating to the ordinary business of 
the Society, amounting to 3,7587. 8s. 
10(7., had been passed, and were re- 
commended for payment. The 
quarterly statement of subscriptions 
and arrears, and of the Society’s 
property, as at June 30, 1894, had 
been laid upon the table. 
On the motion of Sir Nigel 
Kingscote, seconded by the Hon. 
Cecil T. Parker, it was resolved : — 
That, ill view of the desirableness of wind- 
ing up as early as possible the accounts for 
the Cambridge Meeting, and also the ac- 
counts connected with the transference of 
the Society’s offices to Harewood House, 
authority he given to the President, the 
Chairman of the Finance Committee, and 
the Secretary to issue during the recess 
orders upon the Society’s bankers for the 
payment of accounts connected with the 
Show and the new offices. 
House. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman) 
reported that the Committee had 
given instructions as to the fittings, 
floor-coverings, electric lighting, and 
other matters connected with Hare- 
wood House, and as to the transfer- 
ence of the Society’s offices to the 
new premises. 
Journal. 
Earl Cathcaet (Chairman) re- 
ported the publication on June 30 of 
Vol. V., Part 2, of the Journal, the 
copies of which had been duly distri- 
buted to the members. Various ac- 
counts in respect of literary contri- 
butions and printing had been passed 
and referred to the Finance Committee 
for payment. Applications for per- 
mission to reprint Professor Yeo’s 
paper on the “ Pathology of Pleuro- 
pneumonia,” in Vol. XIV. of the 
Journal, and the article on anthrax in 
the current number of the Journal, 
had been granted on the usual con- 
ditions. Directions had been given to 
the Editor as to the contents of the 
next number of the Journal, and as to 
a variety of suggestions for articles 
and notes. 
Chemical. 
Viscount Emlyn (Chairman) re- 
ported the receipt of a letter from 
the Permanent Nitrate Committee, 
complaining of a paragraph in the 
quarterly report of the Chemical 
Committee, published in the last 
number of the Journal, on the subject 
of the alleged deterioration of the 
quality of nitrate of soda: as to which 
the Committee had to remark that 
the statement in question was based 
upon the results of analyses made for 
members of the Society during 1893 
and the first five months of 1894. 
During 1893 the percentage of ana- 
lyses which showed less than 95 per 
cent, of nitrate was 1 7‘6, and during 
1894 the percentage of analyses 
showing this deficiency was 53'3. 
The Committee presented their 
usual quarterly report, and the re- 
port of the Woburn Sub-Committee. 
On the motion of Viscount Emlyn, 
the quarterly report of the Chemical 
Committee was adopted, and ordered 
to be published in the next number 
of the Journal (see page 511). 
Botanical. 
Mr. Whitehead (Chairman) re- 
ported that the question of the con- 
tinuance of the offer of prizes for 
jams and preserved fruits had been 
discussed. After careful considera- 
tion, the Committee had unanimously 
agreed to recommend the continuance 
of these prizes at the Darlington 
Meeting, and they proposed, if this 
recommendation were approved by the 
Council, to reconsider the detailed 
regulations after the autumn recess, 
subject to a schedule being submitted 
to the Stock Prizes Committee. The 
