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difficulty in guaranteeing the Society 
against any loss, but he did not 
understand that that amounted to a 
definite proposal on the part of Lincoln 
or Lincolnshire. 
The Mayor of Lincoln, in reply, 
said he did not know that they could 
go so far as to give an absolute guaran- 
tee, but he thought that his friends 
would bear him out in saying that 
any loss would be borne by the city 
and county. 
The President thanked the depu- 
tation for attending the meeting, and 
congratulated the Mayor of Lincoln on 
the fact that the city was now in a 
position to offer the Society an invita- 
tion. He had reason to know what a 
visitation it was for a town to have 
such an epidemic as was experienced 
by Lincoln. 
The deputation then withdrew. 
Mr. Adeane moved, and Mr. Rich- 
ardson Carr seconded, a resolution 
to the effect that the Society should 
hold its Show of 1907 at Ipswich. 
Mr. Harrison moved, and Sir 
Gilbert Greenall seconded, an 
amendment to the effect that the 
Society should hold its Show of 1907 
at Lincoln. 
After discussion, the President 
put the question, when, on a show of 
hands, the amendment in favour of 
Lincoln was carried by twenty-seven 
votes to eleven. It was then formally 
decided to hold the Show of 1907 at 
Lincoln from June 25-29. 
Disposal of Harewood House. 
Sir Nigel Kingscote (Chairman 
of the House Committee) reported 
that a meeting of the holders of 
Harewood House debenture stock 
had been held on Friday, July 20 
last, when the following resolutions 
were passed, in each case nem. con . : — 
I. That this meeting of holders of 
debenture stock of the Royal Agricul- 
tural Society of England, constituted by 
trust deed dated the 2nd day of August, 
1893, and made between the said Society 
of the one part and Hugh Lupus Duke 
of Westminster, Sir Walter Gilbey, 
Baronet, and Sir Robert Nigel Fitz- 
hardinge Kingscote, as trustees of the 
other part (which meeting has been 
duly convened pursuant to the provi- 
sions contained in the third schedule to 
the said trust deed), hereby assents to 
certain proposed modifications of the 
rights of the said holders against the 
Society and its property and certain 
modifications of the trust deed which 
have been proposed by the Society and 
are recommended by the present trus- 
tees of the said trust deed, and doth 
hereby authorise such trustees, with a 
view to effectuating such modifications, 
to concur with the Society in executing 
a supplemental trust deed in the terms 
of the draft which has been submitted 
to this meeting, and has for the purpose 
of identification been subscribed by the 
Chairman thereof. 
II. That this meeting expresses its 
opinion that until the repayment of the 
stock, interest should be paid thereon 
as from the 1st August next at the rate 
of 4 per cent, per annum instead of 
per cent, as at present, and that the 
debenture holders should be paid off as 
soon as practicable, either by sale or 
mortgages of the ground rent. 
HI. That this meeting of holders of 
debenture stock of the Royal Agricul- 
tural Society of England, having heard 
the proposal to let the site of Harewood 
House, No. 13 Hanover Square, on build- 
ing lease, with an option to the lessees 
to acquire the freehold within a limited 
period, hereby approves of such pro- 
posal, and requests the trustees of the 
trust deed to concur in the letting with 
or without such modifications as the 
Society may propose and the trustees 
may approve. 
The arrangements for carrying out 
the transactions connected with the 
disposal of Harewood House, as ap- 
proved by the Council, could now be 
proceeded with. With regard to Reso- 
lution II. the Committee regretted 
that they could not recommend the 
Council to adopt the suggestion to 
alter the interest payable to the de- 
benture stockholders from 2\ per 
cent, to 4 per cent. The Joint Com- 
mittee had recommended that the 
Finance Committee be requested to 
make the necessary arrangements for 
defraying the cost of the purchase of 
the lease of 16 Bedford Square, and 
the incidental expenses connected with 
the transference of the offices. They 
further recommended that the Presi- 
dent be authorised to sign on behalf 
of the Society the agreement for 
taking the lease of 16 Bedford Square 
on the terms arranged. 
Chemical and Woburn Committee. 
Mr. Bowen - Jones (Chairman) 
reported that further consideration 
had been given by the Committee to 
the scheme for the formation of the 
proposed Council for Agricultural 
Research, and the following resolution 
had been unanimously agreed to : — 
The Chemical and W oburn Committee 
after taking into consideration the 
scheme submitted to them for the 
