Tue Excursion or 1895. 
Professor SOMERVILLE was called upon to explain the proposed 
arrangements in connection with the excursion to the Forests of 
North Germany. This he did by reading three letters received 
by him from Professor Scuwappacu of Eberswalde, in which three 
tours were outlined. The Professor recommended that the last 
of these tours, which would occupy about eight days from 
Hamburg, should be adopted. On the motion of Mr Dunn, 
Professor SoMERVILLE was thanked for the trouble he had 
taken, and the matter was remitted to the Council, with powers 
to make the necessary arrangements. 
Proressorn SoMERVILLE’s ADDRESS. 
Professor SoMERVILLE afterwards delivered an Address? on the 
formation of a Company to acquire an estate for Sylviculture. 
Mr Starter, Haystoun, asked the meeting to award a vote of 
thanks to Professor SOMERVILLE for his Address, which was very 
heartily done. 
ELEcTION OF OFFICE-BEARERS. 
The election of Office-Bearers was next proceeded with. On 
the motion of Mr Meruven, the President was re-elected. 
Mr Dunn then said that as the Vice-Presidents and Members 
of Council had only been in office since August last, the Council 
recommended that they should be re-elected en bloc, and he 
accordingly moved their re-election. 
Mr A. D. Ricuarpson moved, that the Vice-Presidents and 
members of Council be not re-elected. The motion was duly 
seconded. Thereupon Mr Meruven moved, that the Standing 
Orders be suspended, which was carried. 
No other nominations having been made, Mr Dunn’s motion 
was subsequently agreed to. 
It was intimated that as Mr W. J. Morrat, the Secretary and 
Treasurer, had resigned, a Committee of the Council had reported 
upon the oftices of Secretary and Treasurer, and had recommended 
that the offices should be combined as hitherto, and the salary 
1 A verbatim report of the Address appears in the Transactions, 
