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consenting to act, especially at so 
critical a period in the Society’s 
history. He was sure, however, that 
as in the case of all his predecessors 
in the Chair, he might count upon the 
indulgence and help of the Council, 
and he hoped that with their kind 
co-operation they might see the 
Society established on a sound and 
satisfactory footing on the conclusion 
of his period of office as President. 
Election of Trustees. 
The following twelve Trustees were 
then elected by show of hands : H.R.H. 
the Prince of Wales, the Duke of 
Bedford, Earl Cawdor, the Earl of 
Coventry, the Earl of Derby, Earl 
Egerton of Tatton, Sir Walter Gilbey, 
Bart., Sir Nigel Kingscote, Lord 
Middleton, Lord Moreton, Earl 
Spencer, and Sir John H. Thorold, 
Bart. 
Election of Vice-Presidents. 
The Chairman said that the last 
public occasion on which he had 
performed any duty in connection 
with the Society was at the recent 
show at Park Royal, when he had the 
pleasure of proposing a vote of thanks 
to their old and esteemed friend and 
colleague, Sir Jacob Wilson, for having 
undertaken the honorary direction of 
the Show of 1905. And now it was 
his mournful duty to draw attention 
to the gap — and a very serious gap it 
was — in their panel of Vice-Presidents 
caused by his lamented death on July 
11, not much more than a fortnight 
after the Show for whose success he 
strove so gallantly with, he feared, 
serious results to his own health. 
With the exception of their friend 
Sir Nigel Kingscote, Sir Jacob Wilson 
was the senior member of the govern- 
ing body of the Society, which he had 
served with unexampled assiduity for 
the long period of forty years. He 
placed unstintedly at the service of 
the Society the best of his talents ; 
and those talents were, as every one 
present recognised, of a very remark- 
able and unusual type of excellence. 
They would all miss most grievously 
the benefit of his great experience and 
wise counsels, and he was sure it would 
be their wish that on their behalf he 
should communicate to his sorrowing 
widow and family the deep sympathy 
of that assembly at their irreparable 
loss. 
In view of Sir Jacob Wilson’s death 
it would only be possible for them on 
that occasion to elect eleven of the 
twelve Vice-Presidents who had, under 
Bye-law 75. been recommended by the 
Council for that post. At the meeting 
of the new Council, to b'e held that 
afternoon, the vacancy would be for- 
mally declared under Bye-law 76, and 
it would be for the new Council to 
decide whether, as customary in the 
past, they would refer the matter to a 
Committee of Selection for considera- 
tion and report as to the filling up of 
the vacant Vice- Presidency. 
The Vice - Presidents were then 
elected by show of hands as follows : 
H.R.H. Prince Christian, Mr. J. 
Bowen- Jones, Mr. Victor C. W. 
Cavendish, M.P., the Rt. Hon. Henry 
Chaplin, M.P., Mr. Percy Crutchlev, 
Mr. J. Marshall Dugdale, the Rt. Hon. 
Ailwyn E. Fellowes, M.P., the Earl of 
Feversham, the Earl of Jersey, the 
Hon. Cecil T. Parker, and Mr. Charles 
Whitehead. 
Election of Auditors. 
The Chairman said that heretofore 
the election of the three Auditors of 
the Society’s Accounts representing 
the Members had taken place at the 
December meeting of Members held 
in the Smithfield week. It had been 
decided, under Bye-law 57, that the 
Annual General Meeting of 1906 and 
future years should be held in the 
Smithfield week, and it had been laid 
down in another bye-law that the 
Auditors of the Society should be 
elected at the same time as the Presi- 
dent, Trustees, and Vice-Presidents. 
They were extremely fortunate in 
having the promise of the continued 
assistance, if so desired by the meeting, 
of Auditors so capable and zealous 
as Mr. Jonas M. Webb, Mr. Hubert 
J. Greenwood, and Mr. Newell P. 
Squarey, who had rendered valuable 
services to the Members in the past. 
On the motion of Surg.-Lt.-Col. 
Ince, seconded by Mr. T. Stirton, 
Mr. Jonas M. Webb, Mr. Hubert J. 
Greenwood, and Mr. Newell P. Squarey 
were then unanimously elected as 
Auditors to hold office until the next 
ensuing Annual General Meeting. 
