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and obtained a Certificate that he had " proved a most satisfactory 

 employe both in work and conduct." 



On obtaining the Bursary, he attended the Forestry Class regularly 

 and passed with credit, obtaining 62 per cent, of full marks. He also 

 joined evening classes at the Heriot-Watt College, with the following 

 results: — Agricultural Chemistry, 86 per cent., with the Class Medal, 

 and passed the Laboratory Course " with much distinction." Geology, 

 First-Class Certificate. Surveying, he attended the classes, but, owing to 

 indisposition, was unable to present himself for examination. He also 

 underwent private instruction in Plan-Drawing and in Trigonometry, 

 with Logarithms. 



Mr Feaks has proved himself to be a painstaking and satisfactory 

 student, whose previous experience in practical work, added to the 

 instruction he has now received, should render him well qualified to act 

 as Forester. Since he concluded his course of instruction, he has been 

 appointed Forester to Lady Chermside, Newstead Abbey, Nottingham- 

 shire. Fred. Bailey. 



\Mh May 1901. 



Forestry Exhibition at Highland and Agricultural 

 Society's Show. 



Mr D. P. Laird reported that the Forestry Section at 

 Inverness had been a great success, and had proved a great 

 source of interest to crowds of people who had inspected it at 

 the Show. The thanks of the Society were due to Mr J. A. 

 Gossip, the Local Secretary, for the trouble he had taken in 

 connection with the Exhibition. He said that a Report on the 

 Exhibits would be prepared and printed in the Transactions. 



The College of Agriculture, Edinburgh. 



Mr Buchanan, Penicuik, reported anent the New College of 

 Agriculture, Edinburgh, that Forestry was to be one of the 

 subjects taught by the staff of that College. One of the co-optive 

 members of the governing body had still to be elected, and he 

 had hopes that someone prominently identified with Forestry 

 would be appointed. He suggested that a letter be sent from 

 the Society to the Interim-Secretary, Mr James Macdonald, 

 pointing out that it was desirable that someone prominently 

 identified with Forestry should be elected to the vacant seat as 

 a governor. This suggestion was agreed to. 



