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It was explained that this intimation was made in order that 

 Members might be prepared to take part in the discussion which 

 would follow the reading of the paper. 



Vote of Thanks. 



On the motion of Mr Milne a hearty vote of thanks was 

 accorded to the Chairman for presiding, which concluded the 

 business. 



THE GENERAL MEETING 



A General Meeting of the Society was held in The King's 

 Arms Hotel, Ayr, on Tuesday, 6th August 1901, immediately 

 after the Annual Excursion Dinner. The Right Hon. the Earl 

 op Mansfield, President, in the chair. 



Minutes. 



Minutes of the Forty-eighth Annual Meeting, held on 

 31st January 1901, were held as read and approved of. 



Death of the Queen. 



The Secretary reported that the following reply had been 

 received to the Society's Address to the King : — 



Scottish Office, 

 Whitehall. 27$ March 1901. 



My Lord, — I am commanded by the King to convey to 

 the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society His Majesty's thanks 

 for the expressions of sympathy with His Majesty and the Royal 

 Family on the occasion of the lamented death of Her late 

 Majesty Queen Victoria, and also for the loyal and dutiful 

 assurances on the occasion of His Majesty's accession to the 

 throne contained in their Address, which I have had the honour 

 to lay before His Majesty. — I am, your obedient servant, 



Balfour of Burleigh. 

 The Kh.jii Hon. 



The Eaul of Mansfield, 



President of the Royal Scottish 



Arboricultural Society, Edinburgh. 



