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PROCEEDINGS OP THE EOYAE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
L. A. Killick, Langley, Maidstone, for a very fine collection of 
Apples. 
February 12, 1878. 
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 
The Bight Hon. Lord Aberdare, President, in the Chair. 
The Members of the Council present were Lord Alfred S. 
Churchill, Major B. Trevor Clarke, Major Mason, Dr. 
Denny, Mr. W. B. Kellock, Mr. William Haughton, Mr. Henry 
Webb (Treasurer), and Dr. Hogg (Secretary). Amongst the Fellows 
present were Mr. A. Grote, Mr. G. F. Wilson, F.B.S., Mr. Wills, 
Mr. Guedalla, Mr. Bateman, F.B.S., Sir Trevor Lawrence, &c. 
Mr. S. Jennings, the Assistant Secretary, read the minutes of 
the last Annual General Meeting, which, upon_the proposition of the 
President, were confirmed. 
The President said the next business before the meeting was 
the nomination of the Expenses Committeemen and of the Auditors. 
The names were in the list which was in the hands of the Fellows. 
The Expenses Committeemen proposed were Mr. F. Campion, Mr. 
Henry Webb, and Mr. William Haughton ; but, unfortunately, 
Mr. Campion had sent in his resignation, and was therefore dis¬ 
qualified from filling the office, and the Council asked that the 
name of Lord Alfred S. Churchill should be substituted. One of 
the Auditors, Mr. Charles Edmonds, had removed into the country, 
and was consequently unable to perform the duties of an auditor, 
and hence the Council proposed the name of Mr. B. A. Aspinall, 
who had kindly consented to undertake the duties of an auditor. 
This was agreed to. 
The President said the next business was to appoint scrutineers 
for the ballot, and he had to submit the names of Messrs. Lee and 
Bull. This was also agreed to. 
The President.—-The next duty I have to discharge is to pro¬ 
pose that the report of the Council should be read ; but probably 
