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ELECTION OF A VICE-PRESIDENT AND A COUNCILLOR. 
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the recommendation of the 
Council that Dr SomERVILLE be elected a Vice-President, in room 
of the late Dr CLEGHORN, was unanimously agreed to, It was 
also unanimously agreed that Mr James Kay, Bute, be elected to 
the vacancy on the Council caused by the promotion of Dr 
Somerville. 
ELECTION OF A ForeIGN Honorary MEMBER. 
Dr SomeRvILLE moved that, as recommended by the Council, 
Dr Apam Scuawappacu, Professor of Forestry, Eberswalde, 
Prussia, in consideration of his distinguished position as a 
Teacher of Forestry, his brilliant achievements as an investigator 
in Sylvicultural science, his valuable contributions to Forestal 
literature, and his great kindness in undertaking the necessary 
arrangements for the Society’s Excursion to the Forests of North 
Germany, be elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the Society. 
The motion was cordially agreed to. 
Essays AND AWARDS. 
Mr ALEXANDER Mune, Convener of the Judges, then read the 
Report on the Essays, and the following Awards were made in 
accordance therewith,—the sealed envelope accompanying each 
Essay being opened by the Secretary, and the author's name 
announced to the Meeting. 
JuDGES Report. 
The Judges appointed by the Council of the Royal Scottish 
Arboricultural Society have had under their consideration the 
merits of the several Essays sent in for competition by Members 
in 1895. They regret to say that only six Papers have been 
received this year. This is probably accounted for by the change 
of the date for receiving Essays, the date fixed this year having 
been much earlier than formerly, They beg to report as 
follows :— 
Cuass I. 
I. On the Pine Saw-Fly. (Motto, ‘‘Donside.”) By Francis Berry, 
Forester, Colquoich, Inverkindie, Aberdeenshire. 
The writer describes the ravages of this pest, and suggests a 
remedy, Award, No. 2 Srtver MepAt. 
