Membership. 



The losses sustained, by deaths, resignations, and lapsing have 

 been much heavier than during the preceding year. The deaths of two 

 Honorary Members — Sir Eichard Temple and the Hon. E. Southey — 

 have been intimated, and amongst others whose names have been 

 removed from the Eoll by death in the course of the year, the following 

 may be mentioned : — Colonel Trotter, Mr C. Bates, Sir Thomas Dyke 

 Acland, Mr John Christie of Cowden, Mr J. Spender Clay, Mr J. 

 Gilchrist Clark of Spedoch, Mr Alexander Campbell of Auchindarroch, 

 and Mr J. 0. Mackenzie of Dolphinton. The latter for many years 

 held the position of one of the Trustees of the Society. 



At last Annual Meeting the Membership was 917, and in the course 

 of the year there has been a net gain of 38 members, giving a total at 

 this date of 955, made up as follows : — 



Honorary Members, ... 14 

 Honorary Associates, ... 6 



Life Members, .... 243 

 Ordinary Members, . . . 692 



955 

 Prizes. 



Last year's Syllabus included 29 subjects, for which Prizes and 

 Medals were offered. Five Essays were received and reported on 

 by the Judges, and, in accordance with their recommendation, one 

 of the writers received a No. 1 Silver Medal, while the other four 

 obtained No. 2 Silver Medals. Two of the Essayists preferred to take 

 the converted value of their medals in cash. 



The Council also offered two prizes of £\Q and £b for the best 

 Essays on the Excursion to Sweden, and apjiointed the President, 

 Col. Bailey, and Mr Elis Nilson, Sweden, Judges of the Essays. Two 

 Essays were received, which the Judges decided were of equal merit, 

 and the prize money of £\b was accordingly divided ecpxally between 

 the writers, who were Mr Eraser Story, The Glen, Innerleithen, and 

 Mr Geo, U. Macdonald, Forester, Eaith. The Essays will appear in 

 the Transactions. 



The Transactions. 



The Transactions are being rapidly prepared for the Press, but it is 

 not expected that they will be ready for publication for a few weeks. 

 The coming Part should prove of exceptional interest to the Members of 

 the Society, for it will contain the Eeport of the Departmental Committee 

 on Forestry, and several important papers on the subject of the Larch 

 Disease, besides other articles of general interest, reviews of books, 

 notes, and official matter. Members are invited to send contributions, 

 which, if found suitable, will be printed in the next Part. 



