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Monthly Council , November 7, 1894. 
the absence of Lord Granby, who had 
been obliged to leave, expresed the 
great pleasure of the deputation at 
the decision arrived at, and the cer- 
tainty of their being able to make 
the Country Meeting of 1896 a very 
great success. 
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 
period ended October 31, 1894, as cer- 
tified by the Society’s Accountants, 
showed total receipts for that period 
amounting to 6,2 13?. 9s. 8 d., and ex- 
penditure to 16,408Z. 17s. 8 d. The 
balance at the bankers’ on October 31, 
allowing for cheques outstanding, was 
1,029Z. 8s. Id. Accounts amounting 
in all to 2,046Z. 18s. Id. had been 
passed, and were recommended for 
payment. The quarterly statement of 
subscriptions, arrears, and property to 
September 30 had been laid upon the 
table. The Committee recommended 
that Messrs. J. Backhouse & Co. be 
appointed local bankers for the 
Darlington Meeting. 
Financial Result of the Cambridge 
Meeting. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote added that 
the Council would be glad to hear 
that the draft balance-sheet of the 
Cambridge Meeting of this year, 
which had been laid before the 
Committee, and ordered to be sub- 
mitted to the Auditors, showed an 
excess of receipts over expenditure 
of about 1,050Z. (See page clxxxi.) 
House. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman) 
reported that the Committee had 
held six meetings since the last 
meeting of the Council for the purpose 
of settling various details as to the 
Society’s new premises. The furnish- 
ing and decorating of the house were 
now complete, with the exception of 
the members’ reading-room, and the 
Committee proposed that this room 
should be opened at the beginning of 
the Smithfield week. A large number 
of interesting objects having been 
kindly lent by various societies and 
gentlemen for exhibition at the 
conversazione on the 5th inst., the 
Committee recommended that the 
cordial thanks of the Society be given 
to each lender by a letter signed by 
the President. 
Earl Cathcabt said that, as an 
outsider, he might perhaps be allowed 
to say how greatly they were indebted 
to the House Committee for all the 
trouble they had taken and for all 
their exertions. These had been 
crowned with the greatest success, 
and the Committee would doubtless 
feel that this was their best reward. 
On the motion of Sir Nigel 
Kingscote, seconded by Earl 
Cathcart, the Seal of the Society 
was authorised to be affixed to a 
legal form of acknowledgment to the 
Shire Horse Society, in connection 
with the recent transfer of premises. 
Journal. 
Earl Cathcart (Chairman) 
reported that Part III. of Vol. V. of 
the Journal had been published on 
September 29, and copies issued to 
Members of the Society. Several 
accounts for literary contributions, 
printing, ire , were recommended for 
payment. Various presentations to 
the library had been reported, and 
the thanks of the Counci were 
ordered to be sent to the donors. 
Chemical. 
Mr. Warren, in presenting the 
recommendations of the Committee, 
reported the resignation during the 
recess of Mr. A. E. Elliott as Resident 
Manager of the Society’s Experi- 
mental Farm at Woburn. The 
Committee recommended the appoint- 
ment of Mr. C. H. B. Cane, of Dun- 
church, Rugby, as his successor. The 
Consulting Chemist had been in- 
structed to prepare a revised edition 
of the “ Objects, Plan, and Results 
of the Woburn Experiments.” 
Reports from the Woburn Sub- 
Committee had been received and 
adopted. 
Botanical. 
Mr. Whitehead (Chairman) re- 
ported that the experiments of the 
Consulting Botanist had been ren- 
dered abortive this season by the ap- 
pearance of a parasitic f ungus (Pyt Mvm 
