was agreed that the published Accounts should in future be 

 divided into Capital and Revenue. 



On the motion of Mr W. M. Welsh, Convener of the Finance 

 Committee, the Accounts were approved of. 



Excursion Fund 



The Secretary read Abstracts of the Accounts in connection 

 with the Excursions to Ireland and Dolphinton in 1897, and to 

 the Forest of Dean and Haystoun in 1898, which showed that 

 there was a balance in hand of <£22, 12s. lid., subject to the 

 payment of the cost of presentation copies of the Excursion 

 Report and a fee to the Auditor for last year. 



The Accounts were approved of. 



President's Address. 



Colonel Bailey, the retiring President, then delivered his 

 Address, a full report of which will be found in the Transactions. 

 In closing, Cjlonel Bailey proposed that the Earl of Mansfield 

 be elected his successor, which was unanimously agreed to, and 

 his Lordship accordingly took the Chair. 



Election of Office-Bearers. 



The election of other Office-Bearers was then proceeded with. 

 Colonel Bailey, Malcolm Dunn, and Alexander Milne were 

 elected Vice-Presidents. Mr Milne, Edinburgh, moved that the 

 following Members, recommended by the Council in terms of the 

 Laws, be elected Councillors, viz. — Charles Buchanan, Over- 

 seer, Penicuik ; Wm. Gilchrist, Forester, Leuchars, Elgin ; 

 Wm. Mackinnon, Nurseryman, Edinburgh; John T. M'Laren, 

 Factor, Polmaise ; and John Methven, Nurseryman, Edinburgh. 

 The motion was duly seconded. Mr Alexander Pitcaithley, 

 Forester, Scone, moved that the name of John Boyd, Forester, 

 Pollok, be substituted for that of Mr M'Laren. The amendment 

 was seconded, and, on a vote being taken, was carried. The 

 Honorary Secretary, the Secretary and Treasurer, the Auditor, 

 the Honorary Scientists, the Photographic Artist, and the Local 

 Secretaries were re-elected. Mr Robert Lindsay, Corstorphine, 

 was elected a Member of the Judges and Transactions Committee 



