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their wisdom, offered certain prizes to 
be obtained as the result of examina- 
tions. These examinations had been 
eminently successful, and they now 
desired to take away the rewards 
because of that success. Surely that 
must be an inconsistent condition of 
things. Let them fancy the applica- 
tion of this principle in the case of 
the breeding of stock, such, for 
example, as Shropshire sheep, which 
were well represented in that room. 
He could remember the day when 
this breed did not occupy the import- 
ant position in the prize-sheet that it 
did now. Breeders were very much 
encouraged by the prizes given, and 
the result was that the entries for this 
breed of sheep were now something 
enormous. What would the exhibitors 
of the breed say if, because they had 
succeeded so well in consequence of 
the prizes offered, the Council now 
said that they must take away these 
prizes or cut them down 1 His simile 
as to a Shropshire sheep was not alto- 
gether out of place, since they offered 
15 1. for a Shropshire ram and 15Z. 
for an agricultural student. (Laugh- 
ter.) A certain number of their 
friends wanted now to take away the 
money altogether. If ever this were 
a question of importance at all, it 
was now, when young men were being 
looked for to fill appointments in con- 
nection with the County Councils and 
otherwise. Yet they were trying to 
take away from them a great many of 
the privileges which were formerly 
offered. There was no doubt that 
if Life Memberships were given as an 
alternative to money prizes, candi- 
dates would attach much greater 
weight to the Life Membership. He 
would remind them, however, that a 
great many of these men had risen 
from a humble social position, and 
that they could not afford to come 
up to London and risk such large ex- 
pense unless they had some slight 
monetary advantage as well. He 
hoped that the Council would sup- 
port the Committee in their recom- 
mendation, and not be niggardly in 
offering rewards which cost them so 
little. 
The President then put Sir Nigel 
Kingscote’s amendment, which was 
lost by 6 votes to 22. 
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Lord Moreton then moved the 
adoption of the recommendations of 
the Education Committee, subject 
to the alteration proposed by Mr. 
Sutton, viz., that the gold medallist 
should be required to obtain three- 
fourths of the maximum number of 
marks. 
Mr. Whitehead seconded, and the 
motion was carried ncm. dis. 
The ordinary reports of the various 
Standing Committees were then re- 
ceived and adopted as below : — 
Finance. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman) 
reported that the accounts for the 
month ended November 30, 1894, as 
certified by the Society’s accountants, 
showed that the total receipts for 
that period were 2,71 3Z. 1 s. Od , and 
the expenditure was 2,047 1. 9s. 10 d. 
The balance at the bankers’ on No- 
vember 30, allowing for cheques out- 
standing, was 1,635?. 0s. 3d. Accounts 
amounting in all to4,035Z. 16s. 6 d. had 
been passed, and were recommended 
for payment. The balance-sheet for 
the Cambridge Meeting, showing a 
net profit of 1,096Z. Is. 7 d., had been 
laid upon the table. The Committee 
had met ten times, and made ten 
reports during the year. 
House. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman) 
reported that the furnishing and 
fittings of the new premises were 
now practically complete. A new 
valuation of the Society’s belongings 
was about to be made, and the 
revised figure would appear amongst 
the Society’s assets in the balance- 
sheet for 1894. The Committee had 
met seventeen times, and made eight 
reports during the year. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote gave notice 
of a formal motion for the amend- 
ment of Bye-law 19, to bring it into 
strict conformity with the wording of 
Section 1 of the Act 6 and 7 Viet., 
cap. 36. 
Journal. 
Earl Cathcart (Chairman) re- 
ported that in connection with the 
Committee which had been formed 
by the Board of Trade to consider 
the question of Light Railways, on 
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