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Mr James Wilson, B.Sc, late Lecturer on Agriculture, Aber- 

 deen University, one of the Local Secretaries, explained the 

 means which he and Mr Clark, Haddo, the other Local Secretary, 

 had taken to obtain a number of the exhibits. Besides sending 

 out a large number of the Society's Schedules, they had called 

 upon local manufacturers of wood products and others, and 

 were thereby enabled to more than double the number of 

 entries that had been sent in to the Secretary in Edinburgh. 

 He also said the Local Secretaries had endeavoured to develop 

 the Exhibition in an educative direction, and had tried to get 

 foreign wood and articles manufactured from foreign - grown 

 wood, in order to show what ought to be attempted at home. 

 With regard to the classification of the Exhibits, he explained 

 that this had not been done because of the shortness of time, 

 and also because of the difficulty that would have been 

 experienced in returning the various exhibits to their several 

 owners. They had therefore decided to keep the exhibits of each 

 exhibitor separate as far as possible. He suggested that in future 

 an effort should be made to get more space, especially more 

 covered space, as on account of the large crowds who attended the 

 Exhibition, the Exhibits were not seen to advantage. 



Mr Eraser Story proposed a vote of thanks to the Local 

 Secretaries for the trouble they had taken, and suggested that 

 in future several Members of the Society should be asked to 

 attend and explain the Exhibits to visitors. 



Mr Samuel Margerison, Calverley, Leeds, seconded Mr Eraser 

 Story's motion, and said he thought that the Society might en- 

 deavour to establish a Central Museum, to which foresters and 

 others could apply for information and advice. 



Mr Wilson and Mr Clark replied. Mr "Wilson defended the 

 Exhibition of freaks, as he said this brought hundreds of people 

 to the Section who might otherwise have passed it by. Mr Clark 

 said the Exhibition had been to him a most interesting and enjoy- 

 able one, and that he and Mr Wilson had been kept fully occupied 

 in describing the Exhibits. In this work they had got valuable 

 assistance from Mr Story, Mr Macpherson from Novar, and others. 



On the motion of Mr Wilson a vote of thanks was accorded to 

 the Local Exhibitors of Industrial products. 



Mr Frederick Moon proposed that the Society should make a 

 collection of insects, so that Members might have samples sent 

 round to them, in addition to having inquiries answered by the 

 Society's Scientists as at present. 



