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general treatment of woods and plantations. The Society has contributed largely as a 

 body and by its members to the introduction of many valuable forest trees suitable to 

 the climate and wants of the country. In 1871 the Society instituted a system of 

 examination in forestry, and grants certificates to candidates of merit, as exhibited in 

 their syllabus. The Society would therefore hail with pleasure the organisation of a 

 system of forest education in Great Britain as a matter of the greatest importance for 

 the instruction of forest officers, as they deem it a question of vast importance to this 

 country as well as her various colonies. 



General Meetings. — The half-yearly general meeting of the Society for the 

 election of members and for other business was fixed to be held on Wednesday, 20th 

 June. 



Inverness Show. — Letters were submitted from the Town Clerk of Inverness, 

 sending the names of the gentlemen appointed to act on the Local Committee of the 

 General Show to be held at Inverness in July next ; and from Mr Walter Mundell, 

 Moy, intimating a subscription of £20, by the Northern Pastoral Club in aid of the 

 Show. 



Edinburgh Show, 1884.— The Secretary intimated that the Commissioners of 

 Supply for the counties of Edinburgh and Linlithgow had imposed a voluntary assess- 

 ment of 30s. per £1000 of valuation to raise a contribution towards the expenses of the 

 Show in 1884 ; and that the Commissioners of Haddington had voted an assessment of 

 ^. in the pound towards the same object. 



Agricultural Statistics. — A letter was read from Major P. G. Craigie, sending 

 copy of his work on Statistics of Agricultural Production. The pamphlet was ac- 

 cepted with thanks. 



MEETING OF DIRECTORS, 6th JUNE 1883. 



Present— 'S,\v James H. Gibson-Craig, Bart. ; Mr Cunningham, Tarbreoch ; Mr 

 Dingwall, Ramornie ; Mr Drew, Merrytou ; Mr Dudgeon, Easter Dalmeny ; Mr Scott 

 Duilgeon, Longnewton ; Mr Easson, Scones Lethendy ; Mr Elliot, Blacknaugh ; Mr 

 Farquharsou of Haughton ; Mr Henderson of Stomster ; Mr Hope, East Bams ; Mr 

 Irvine of Drum ; Mr Eliott Lockhart of Borthwickbrae ; Mr Mylne, Niddrie Mains : 

 Mr NicoU, Littleton ; Mr Paterson, Plean Farm ; Mr Pott of Dod ; Mr Scott, Glen- 

 dronach ; Mr Shaw, Skaithmuir ; Mr Smith, Stevenson Mains; Mr John Turnbull 

 Smith, C.A. : xMr Wilson, Wolfstar ; Mr Walker, Portlethen ; and Dr Aitken.— Mr 

 Cunningham in the chair. 



Mr F. N. Mknzfes reported apologies for the absence of Sir George Macpherson 

 Grant, Bart., M.P. ; Mr Johnstone Douglas of Lockerbie ; the Rev. John Gillespie ; 

 Colonel Gillon of Wallhouse ; Mr M'Queen of Crofts ; Mr Martin of Aucbeudennan ; 

 Mr Mollisou, Dochgarroch Lodge ; Mr Villiers, Closebuni Hall ; Mr Walker of Bow- 

 land, C. B. ; and Professor Wilson. 



Deceased Members. — Before proceeding with the business on the programme, the 

 Boani entered on their minutes resolutions expressive of their deep regret at the death 

 of the Rig'it Hon. Sir John M'Neill, G.C.B., and Mr Harry Maxwell Inglis of Logan 

 Bank, and tlieir .sense of the assistance which the Society had on many occasions 

 received from them. 



International Forestry Exhibition.— The following are the names of the noble- 

 men and gentlemen apjiointed by the Directors to act on the Executive Committee of 

 the International Forestry Exhiljitiin; :— The Earl of Seafield ; Lord Lovat ; Sir 

 Robert Menzies of MenzieS; Bart. ; Sir Herbert E. Maxwell of Monreith, Bart. ; Sir 

 James II. Gil)son-Craig of Riccarton, Bart. ; Dr Cleghorn, Stravithie ; Mr Irvine of 

 Drum; Mr John M'Gregor, Dunkeld ; Mr Mackenzie of Portiuore ; and Mr F. N. 

 ^!euzies, Secretary of the Society, 



Inverness 'riUi)\\—J/utel AccammodatLoyi.—Tha headquarters of the Society were 

 fixed to be at the Caledonian Hotel, and an agreement with Mr Macfarlane was sub- 

 mitted an<l accei)ted Ity the Board. Closiny of the Entries. — The Secretary stated 

 that the iniploment entries closed on the 1st inst., and that as Friday the 15th current 

 was the last day for hxlging certificates of stock, he would attend at the Caledonian 

 Hotel, Inverness, on that day to receive entries and to ^:\o1>^i the list. 



Chemical Uki'aht.ment. — The Secretary rejjortetl that, in tenus of the recommenda- 

 tions of the Committee on Publications approved by the Directors, he had arraugeil for 

 tlie publication in separate form of the reports by Dr Aitken as containeil in this year's 

 Volume of the Transuctions. The pamphlet extends to about tJO pages, juid contains 

 also the whole regulations and instructions issued by the Cheniiciil Department. 



Knsilacje KxrKKiMKNT.s. — Dr AiTKKN reported that, in the absence of Mr .Mackenzie 

 of PortUKjre, .Mr .Mylne and he had recently inspected the .silo being constructed for 

 the Society at Portmore, and gave a descriutiou of the experiment. The silo, which 

 U now nearly completed, is a rectangular cnauiber 30 feet long, 13 feet deep, and 12 



