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The anniversary meeting, was hilj,aes
in the Council-chamber, South .Kensington,
Ducie in the chair, and among those present were
Lord Llanover' the Bishop of Winchester, Colonel
Higgins, Mr. H. M. Hope, arid the Hon. T. F.
Kennedy. The report stated that, as the comple-
tion of the works connected with the new garden
was not contemplated at so early a date as the
present anniversary, the Council believed that the
interests of the society had „not suffered at their
hands. • In'the ,report last year the 'Council said
that " that they hoped and believed that, in the
absence of unforeseen obstacles, -the garden would
be for the most part completed by Midsummer in
next year;" and-the present Council trusted that
they would be able to fulfil theentieipation
out, notwithstanding. that they had had ,
tc),.con-
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con-
tend with formidable obstacles arising Ain= cir-
cumstances wholly beyond their, contrel,or antici-
pation. Notwithstanding, the Council. felt bound
to open the gardens on the stli:df June. It would
b©a matter for consideration whether after the
formal-and ceremonial opening and ,great show on
the sth - and 6th alum) the gardens should not lie
again closed for a short period for the finishing
of
the -works. The expenses had been; to
complete the Nvorks,as
must be, great,: and the Conn-
' cil found it necessary tteiai;PL 1 for authority to
raise by debentnrel3-11 BM2I of Oh • 'OOO, in addition
to that of £40,000; ivhi
Lehi was already sanctioned
by the society. Thl4,authority'w
agreement with her
granted by, the
Fellows at a special, meeting held on the 19th of
April, and such was the feeling entertained of 'the
prospects of the society, thAt_
ices than a fort-
night
thano d
ei underouble thethe
sumresnired was
offered,
although the loan was never, advertisedfor. T
Majesty's CommisSioners for the' Exhibition of
1851, and the other arrangements of the society,
cunfound it necessary to apply for a new charter.
This had been- Mr' some time in preparatiOn.
and it was expected to pass theSirea_Seal. within
a few days. The ordinary working of the society
had been going on satisfactorily &Ong the last
12 months. Several ballots for seeds and plants
had taken place. The confining the ordinary dis-
tribution of flower and vegetable seeds to those who
apply for them was acknowledged to be a proper
regulation. By devoting the large conservatory at
Chiswick to the cultivation of vines an admirable
collection of the best kinds had been secured, from
which the inferior sorts were being by degrees eli-
minated, and a very large number of cuttings of the
now recognised best sorts, and of other fruit trees,
had been distributed. It was intended to send- a
collection to an interesting district in South Brazil,
and they had already made an arrangement with
a collector, who was in South Africa, to collect and
transmit seeds and plants to this country. In con-
clusion, the Council expressed their gratitude to the
Queen and to the Prince Consort for the interest
they had taken in the society. The balance-sheet
showed that the total receipts on the Kensington
Gore account had been £40,666 6s. 3d. ; the expen-
diture (including £22,068 ss. 2d. invested), less that
sum by £3,519 15s. 3d. The Chiswick general
account showed receipts £4,974 13s. 3d., and ex-
penditure £4,585 17s. 6d., leaving a balance of £3BB
15s. 9d. The chairman having congratulated the
meeting upon the present satisfactory position of
the society, said he had no doubt but that the
flower show would be held in the great'conserva-
tory on the sth of June. Rapid progress was being
made in that building, but if it was not completed
by the time, there would be plenty of room in the
colonnade. A series of flower shows would be held
during the year. Her Majesty would be unable to
open the grounds on the sth of June, but Prince
Albert and other members of the Royal family
would be there. On the motion of Lord Grey,
the report was adopted, the Council were elected,
and the proceedings terminated with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.

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