official of one of the Railway Companies has invented an appliance, 

 which is expected to not only effectually prevent the emission of sparks 

 from engines, but also to effect a considerable saving in fuel. 



Malcolm Dunn Memorial. 



The Joint Committee which was re-appointed to report on the 

 complaint that too little money had been expended on the memorial 

 erected in Dalkeith Cemeterj', having inspected the monument, and 

 considered the whole circumstances, decided that it would be injudi- 

 cious to expend more money in endeavouring to add to or improve 

 the present monument. They accordingly recommended that it be 

 allowed to remain as it is, each, of the Societies interested paying 

 their proportion of the expense of its cost, and being thereafter 

 at liberty to apply the balance of funds in their possession to the 

 creation of such other memorials as they might severally decide on. 

 The Council have accordingly authorised payment of this Society's share 

 of the cost of the monument, amounting to ^19, Is. lOd. When this 

 payment has been made, a balance of £94, 3s. 2d. will remain to be 

 dealt with in some other way. 



Jubilee. 



At the General Meeting in Ayr, a Committee of the Society was 

 apf)ointed to consider the advisability of holding an Industrial Exhibi- 

 tion, in which Forestry would hold an important place, or of adopting 

 some other means of celebrating the Society's Jubilee, which will take 

 place on 16th February 1904. This Committee will report at a later 

 stage of the proceedings. The Council desire to point out, however, that 

 in the event of its being decided to hold the Annual Meeting, in 1904, 

 on the anniversary of the Jubilee, it will be necessary to alter the 

 present rule which provides that the Annual Meeting shall be held in 

 the month of January. 



The present rule is as follows : — 



The Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be held in the 

 month of January, for the election of OfRce-Bearers, and the 

 hearing of the Secretary, Treasurer, and Auditor's reports, 

 and the transaction of all other appropriate business. 



It is proposed that the words "in the month of January" should be 

 deleted, and that the following words should be substituted for them, 

 viz. : " at such time and place as the Council of the Society may 

 determine." 



An Irish Arbor icultural Society. 



The Secretary having received a circular, intimating the institution 

 of an Irish Arboricultural Society, the Council instructed him to convey 



