XXII 
Monthly Council , April 2, 1913. 
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1913 
At a Monthly Council held at 16 Bedford Square, London, W.C., the Right Hon 
Sir Ailwyn E. Fellowes, K.C.V.O. (Vice-President) in the Chair 
Present Trustees — Sir J. B. Bo wen- Jones, Bart., Sir John H. Thorold, Bart 
Vice-Pre^ents.-m. Percy Cnztchley, Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart., C.V 0 
, Members ° f . the Council.- Mr. T. L. Aveling, Mr. Henry Dent 
locklehurst, Mr Davis Brown, Mr. Richardson Carr, the Hon. J. E Cross 
M ’ u 1 ' - H °r ard Frank ’ Ma i° r H - G - Henderson, M.P., Mr. R. w! 
J °?? Howard Howard, Mr. Ernest Mathews, Mr. W. A May Mr 
C. Middleton, Mr. T. H. Miller, Mr. John Myatt, Mr. W Nocton Mr R G 
Patterson, Mr C M. g. Pilkington, Mr. G. G. Bea, Mr. F. Bey nard the Duke of 
lchmond and Gordon, K.G., Mr. C. Coltman Rogers Mr. John Rowell Mr 
Wd“d Mr. LTs' L ° rd Mr - W - 6. W 
Governor . — Mr. W. W. Chapman. 
The T T OH U M Wing M f e “ ber " o f the Bristol Local Committee were also present 
The Loid Mayor of Bristol, Sir Frank Wills, Mr. Samuel Kidner, Mr H L 
Riseley and Mr. George Nichols (Hon. Local Secretary). 
a the unavoidable absence of the President (the Earl of Northbrook) Sir 
Ailwytst E. Fellowes was called to the Chair. ’ 
The Chairman said that before commencing the proceedings that morninn 
he was sure Members of Council would desire him to refer to the sad bereave ’ 
?emU o a fV had befa T? ^ R ° y , al Fami1 ^ the deatb His M Ljesty K^ng 
g Gieece The King of Greece was uncle to His Majesty the Kino- 
sure the Sndl™S bl '°V r ° f Her Ma i est y Q ueea Alexandra, and he was 
for the death o7T T plaC A on reCOrd the sense of their dee P sorrow 
. King Geoige of Greece, and to express their respectful 
(Cm A 3 ! a The ' r Z 3 ® 34 ' 68 the Kin g and Queen, and with Her Majesty 
univeZZiTOw™’ “ meIanchol y circumstances which had caused such 
The minutes of the last meeting of the Council, held on March 5 1913 
weie taken as read and approved. ’ ’ 
Sixty-one duly nominated candidates were elected Members 
In presenting the Report of the Chemical and Woburn Committee Sir J B 
Bowen- Jones referred to a matter in the Keport that had gCn a gieat deai of 
satisfaction to the Committee. This was that the work of the Woburn Experi- 
mental 1 arm had been so far recognised by the Board of Agriculture that they 
had given a grant of 300Z. for the financial year just concluded in respect of the 
Zt oTSol Z £ the f arm - C^dLn, the BoaZhZmadet 
interim grant of 2001. for the past year m respect of the general experimental 
rL° the Woburn farm. He trusted that this was but an indication of 
yc h assistance coming in the future, and that the work of the Woburn 
to aZ that fZrZ “ 0t be matatatoed “ i«» P^ent efZTcy! 
. o Id be possible to extend its activity in much-needed 
directions. Another matter he would allude to was the calf rearing experiment 
conducted at the Woburn farm in 1912. It had been decided toZue tapaZh- 
SocieZ a There hiS 1 heen eipenmen A for di8tri bntion to the MembersCf the 
bodety. > Iheie had been very great interest taken in this experiment and it 
dwte. the mtentl0n ° f the Comm ittee to institute further experiments at’a later 
Sir . f ILWYN Fellowes, in presenting the Report of the Veterinary 
Committee, made reference to the deputation sent by their Society the 
mfd 'The ‘NatZZpTZ S ’ ^ SSO , d A ation - the National Sheep Breeders’ Association, 
and the .National Pig Breeders Association, to interview Mr Runciman as to thp 
regulations regarding the importation of cattle, sheep , aZ pigT by forfto 
ountiies. Oil behalf of the Society’s representatives he desired to report that 
a most sympathetic reply from Mr. Runciman, and they fully 
lealised that he was quite cognisant of the importance of the subject, aid that 
