are very grateful to Mr. Russell and Miss Thompson for a very enjoyable afternoon. The other meeting was the annual general meeting called to elect next year's Committee and to discuss next year's programme. The three retiring members of the Committee, Wroe, Brocklebank, and Taylor were replaced by T. M. Jenkinson, R. W. Peacock, and W. I. Macdonald. Next year we hope to invite speakers to talk about farm mechanisation, farm management, the business side of dairy farming, sheep farming, and root crops and to arrange visits to illustrate these subjects. Although, because of cancellations, there were no further meetings this term, there have been in all twelve meetings during the year, and most of these have been well attended. The programme for next year promises to be a fuller one, and it is hoped that all members will endeavour to support the Club to the full. C.B.M.G.
THE BRITISH SHIP ADOPTION SOCIETY In the last issue we recorded that the "Clan Stewart" was proceeding to Sydney and Brisbane on Voyage 5. The outward cargo is now known in detail, as Capt. Graham has kindly sent us a cargo plan. It includes the usual wide range of articles—carbon black, cars, tractors, tiles, chemicals, stout, machinery, girders, newsprint, perspex, rock salt, wire, glass, washing machines, cookers, lamps, linoleum, nails a transformer, copper plates, fencing, dyes, and various others, all of which suggests how much Britain owes to the type of export that rarely finds its way into text books and summaries. After over two months (28th February-5th May) at Sydney and Brisbane, with delays caused by strikes and one of the wettest Australian summers for years, the "Clan Stewart" left for Fremantle to complete loading, and then set off on the homeward passage, Capt. Graham's account of which is printed below. The cargo consisted chiefly of wool, sheepskins, canned fruit, and wheat products—flour, bran, and pollard. But there were also some items whose significance required a little research : rutile sand, zircon sand, and panicum seed. One would like to know, too, what lies behind our import of bundles of oars and cartons of empty spools. The homeward passage from Fremantle : "We sailed for Aden on 14th May. A gale was blowing when we sailed and by the time we were clear of the port and away from the shelter of Rottnest Island it was really piping. We had to heaveto till the weather moderated, but were able to resume our full speed after 14 hours. We set a course to a position 10°S. and 70°E., which is to the south of the Chagos Archipelago. From that position the course was set to pass 10 miles east of Guardafui, and thence to 46
