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Mr Methven's suggestion, which was accordingly remitted to the 

 Council. 



Judges' Report. 



In the absence of Colonel Bailey, Convener of the Judges, 

 the Secretary read their Report on the Essays received in 

 competition, and the Meeting gave effect to their awards, as 

 follows : — 



Class I. 



Description and Sketches of a Lever Appliance useful in general 

 Forestry Work. By " Pull Tight." 



No. 2 Silver Medal, awarded to James Rodger, Forester, 

 Morton Hall Estate, Norwich. 



Class II. 



The Pruning of Forest Trees. By "Nil Desperandum." 



£1 awarded to Gilbert Brown, Moss-side Cottage, 

 Lynedoch, Almond Bank, Perth. 

 The Thinning of Plantations. By " Sylviculture." 



Bronze Medal awarded to William B. Leys, Novar, 

 Evanton, Ross-shire. 



Raith Bursary. 



The Secretary also read the following Report for 1899-1900, 

 which he had received from Colonel Bailey, Lecturer on Forestry 

 in Edinburgh University : — 



The Bursary for 1899-1900 was awarded to Mr Alexander T. 

 CROMBIE, a student at the Royal Botanic Gardens. 



Before entering the Gardens he had received a good education, which 

 included the study of two books of Euclid and some Algebra. While 

 at the Gardens he followed courses in Botany, Entomology, Meteorology, 

 Land-surveying, Mensuration, and Chemistry, and passed the examina- 

 tions creditably. 



On joining the University, he attended the course in Forestry, gaining 

 a First-Class Certificate, with 82 per cent, of full marks. Acting on my 

 advice, he joined evening classes at the Heriot-Watt College, where 

 he obtained marks as follows : — Agricultural Chemistry, 80 per cent. ; 

 Geology, 73 per cent. ; Land-surveying, 55 per cent. He also joined 

 an extra-mural drawing-class, but he had to leave Edinburgh before the 

 completion of the course. 



I formed a high opinion of Mr Crombie's character and attainments. 

 He has already had considerable experience in practical work, and the 

 studies he has now undergone will, I feel sure, prove very useful to him. 

 Since quitting the University, he has received an appointment as forester 

 to Sir Herbert Maxwell, at Monreith, Fred. Bailey. 



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