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Motions Disposed Of. 



The following motions, standing in name of the Council, were 

 submitted and unanimously adopted : — 



Amendment of Law III. 



1. That an additional order of Members be established, to 



be called " Honorary Associate Members," who shall 

 receive the publications of the Society gratis, and 

 shall not be called upon to pay any subscription. 



2. That, on the recommendation of the University Lecturer, 



the Senior Student of the University Class in Forestry 

 shall be made an Honorary Associate Member. This 

 Resolution to have effect for five years from 1st 

 January 1899, when it will be reconsidered. 



The following motion, standing in name of Mr George Fraser, 

 Factor, Dalzell, was submitted by him to the meeting, and was 

 seconded by Mr John Davidson : — 



That at all General Meetings of the Society the Members 

 shall be entitled to vote by proxy. 



Mr D. F. Mackenzie moved the previous question, which was 

 duly seconded. On a vote being taken, a majority voted for the 

 previous question, and the motion was accordingly rejected. 



Dr Nisbet's Address. 



At the close of the business, Mr John Nisbet, D.CEc, F.S.I., 

 addressed the Meeting on " The Present Condition and the Future 

 Prospects of Forestry in Britain." A full report of the address 

 will be found in the Transactions. 



Mr Kay's Paper. 



Mr James Kay, Bute, followed Dr Nisbet with a short paper 

 on the " Afforestation of "Waste Lands," in which he advocated 

 the employment of soldiers in connection with the work. 



Votes of Thanks. 



Votes of thanks were accorded to Dr Nisbet and Mr Kay for 

 their Addresses, and to the President for presiding. This closed 

 the Meeting. 



