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THE AccIDENT To Lirut,-CoLoneL Barney at NEWTONMORE. 
Dr Ciecnorn of Stravithie, having drawn the attention of the 
Meeting to the severe nature of the accident which Lieut.-Colonel 
Bailey, R.E., Lecturer on Forestry, Edinburgh University, had 
met with a few days previously, in the collision on the Highland 
Railway at Newtonmore, it was unanimously resolved to send him a 
telegram, expressing the deepest sympathy in his grievous injuries. 
The following telegram, signed by the Chairman cn behalf of 
the Meeting, was thereupon dispatched to Colonel Bailey :— 
Telegram to Lieut.-Col. Batney, The Hotel, Newtonmore, Kingussie. 
“The Members of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society, in 
General Meeting assembled, desire to express their deepest sympathy 
in your severe accident, and sincerely hope that you may have a 
speedy and thorough recovery. 
‘‘JoHN METHVEN, Chairman,” 
EDINBURGH, 6th August 1894. 
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CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS. 
Mr Joun Meruven, Senior Vice-President, in the absence of the 
President, Mr Munro Frreusoy, then delivered an Address,! for 
which, on the motion of Mr Dunn, Dalkeith, he was heartily 
thanked. 
Tue TREASURER’s Report. 
The TREASURER reported having received during year 1893 the 
following amounts :— ; 
Arrears of Subscription, . ‘ ‘ Hi BS00 2 G 
Current Year’s Subscription, 101 3 0 
Subscriptions paid in advance, . ; 4 0 6 
Do. Life Members, . : ‘ Qni2da @ 
Donations to Illustrations Fund, 8°16 0 
Advertisements and Sale of 7ransactions, ae | 
Sum over from Incidental Expenses at 
Excursion to Windsor, etc., : : o} 76, 53 
Total Receipts, £165 11 10 
1 A verbatim report of the Address appears in the Transactions, 
