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Monthly Council, December 12, 1894. 
which Committee the Society was 
represented by himself, the Journal 
Committee recommended that a 
circular letter be sent with the parcel 
containing the next number of the 
Journal, asking for any suggestions 
from members as to the agricul- 
tural requirements of their dis- 
tricts with regard to light railways 
(see page clxxxvi.). 
A reprint had been authorised of 
Professor Brown’s pamphlet on “ Ani- 
mals of the Farm in Health and 
Disease.” Instructions had been 
given to the Editor as to the contents 
of the forthcoming number of the 
Journal, and as to various suggested 
articles and notes. The Committee 
had met eight times, and made eight 
reports. 
Chemical. 
Viscount Emlyn (Chairman) re- 
ported the settlement of a variety of 
details connected with the Society’s 
Chemical Department. The annual 
report for 1894 of the Consulting 
Chemist had been submitted, and ap- 
proved for publication in the forth- 
coming number of the Journal (see 
page 764). As the Woburn Sub- 
Committee was now nearly as large 
as the Chemical Committee itself, it 
did not appear to the Committee 
necessary that a special Sub-Com- 
mittee should, in future, he appointed 
to deal with matters relating to the 
Experimental Farm. They accord- 
ingly recommended that the Com- 
mittee be described in future as the 
“ Chemical and Woburn Committee,” 
and that such Committee report 
direct to the Council on all matters 
connected with the Experimental 
Farm. The Committee had met eight 
times, and made eight reports during 
the year. 
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 748). 
Lord Emlyn said the Chemical 
Committee had received with much 
regret an intimation from Sir Thomas 
Acland that, owing to advancing 
years, he desired his name to be with- 
drawn from the Committee. The 
Committee had felt bound to comply 
with this request, but, at the same 
time, they hoped they might have the 
advantage of Sir Thomas’s presence 
as an ex-officio member if he should 
be able to attend any of their meetings. 
Botanical and Zoological. 
Mr. Whitehead (Chairman) re- 
ported that the Society’s Botanist and 
Zoologist had submitted their annual 
reports for 1894, which the Com- 
mittee recommended should be pub- 
lished in the next number of the 
Journal (see pp. 773 and 774). A 
letter had been received from the 
Colonial Office inclosing copies of 
despatches from the Governor of 
Malta, reporting that the importation 
into that colony of potatoes from the 
United Kingdom had been prohibited 
in consequence of potato disease, 
partly on information furnished by 
the “ British Agricultural Society,” 
and (on the presumption that the 
Royal Agricultural Society was the 
Society referred to by the Governor) 
asking to be furnished with any 
information which might have been 
sent to Malta by the Society as to the 
existence of potato disease in Ireland. 
The Committee recommended that 
publicity be given to the fact that no 
information on the subject had been 
directly furnished by the Royal 
Agricultural Society of England to 
authorities or correspondents in Malta. 
The Committee had met eight 
times, and made eight reports. 
Veterinary. 
Mr. Ashwohth (Chairman) re- 
ported the Committee’s recommenda- 
tion that a horse-shoeing competition 
be held in connection with the Dar- 
lington Meeting, and that prizes be 
offered in two classes : (1) for the 
shoeing of cart horses, and (2) for the 
shoeing of hunters. They recom- 
mended that a total amount of 16Z. 
be offered in each class, and that its 
distribution be left to the discretion 
of the Judges, provided that no prize 
of a less amount than \l. be given, 
and that not more than six prizes be 
given in each class. This change was 
proposed in view of the difficulty 
experienced by the judges when they 
had before them a number of candi- 
dates whose merits were practically 
