Council cordially accepted the offer of these prizes, and decided to 

 add a number of Medals to the List of them. The prize list of 12 

 items, and also the usual circular inviting oflfers of articles for Ex- 

 hibition only, have been issued to all Members. The Local Secretaries 

 this year are Mr John ISTewbiggixg, Nurseryman, Dumfries, Mr John 

 Hates, Dormont Estate Office, Lockerbie, and Mr David Crabbe, 

 Forester, Byreburnfoot, Canonbie. 



Informal Meeting at Aberdeen. 



The Minutes of this Meeting are printed in the Proceedings of last 

 year. 



Excursion to Sweden. 



As soon as it had been definitely decided that the Society should 

 visit Scandinavia, the Council, through the Foreign Office, asked the 

 Scandinavian Government for advice as to a suitable programme, and 

 for guidance in carrying it out. In course of time two programmes 

 were received, one for Xorway and one for Sweden, each of which 

 would have occupied all the time available. It was found impos- 

 sible, however, to get a special steamer for the fortnight necessary 

 to carry out the Norwegian tour, and it was therefore decided to 

 confine the tour to Sweden. Count "Wachmeister, Director-General 

 of the Royal Domains, Stockholm, interested himself in the arrange- 

 ments, and kindly appointed Mr Elis Nilson, Member of the Siate 

 Forest Service, to act as Guide and Interpreter to the party throughout 

 the tour. Over 70 Members of the Society took part in the Excursion, 

 and they were received wherever they went with the greatest kindness 

 and hospitality. The tour, which extended over 18 days, was a most 

 interesting and enjoyable one. 



Malcolm Dunn Memorial. 



The Subscription List having been closed, and the payments in 

 connection with the monument in Dalkeith Cemetery having been 

 made, there remained a balance of £\()0, 12s. 8d., whereof £99, 2s. 6d. 

 was absorbed by the purchase of £100 of the Edinburgh Corporation 

 3 per cent, redeemable stock, leaving a balance of £\, 10s. 2d. in hand. 



The Council have not yet decided how this balance, and the future 

 income, are to be disposed of. 



New Trustee. 

 Owing to the death of Mr J. O. Mackenzie of Dolphinton, it was 

 necessary to appoint a new Trustee, and Mr Steuart Fothringham 

 of Murthly was duly elected at the General Meeting held in July. 

 The Society's securities have now been transferred, by the surviving 

 Trustees, to themselves and the new Trustee. 



