do what he could to urge that the science of Forestry, for it was 

 no less, should be encouraged and maintained in Scotland as long 

 as there were Scotsmen left in the world. 



Election of Office-Bearees. 



On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Alexander 

 Milne, Edinburgh, Office-Bearers in room of those who retired 

 by rotation were elected as follows : — Mr W. Steuart Foth- 

 KINGHAM of Murthly was unanimously appointed President ; and 

 the Earl of Mansfield and Mr Alexander Pitcaithley, 

 Scone, were elected Vice-Presidents. The following gentlemen 

 were elected to the Council : — Messrs John Annand, Overseer, 

 Haystoun Estate, Peebles ; Colin Chisholm, Forester, Lundin 

 and Montrave Estates, Hattonlaw, Lundin Links ; James Crabbe, 

 Forester, Glamis, Forfarshire ; Robert Forbes, Estate Office, 

 Kennet, Alloa; A. T. Gillanders, F.E.S., Forester, Park Cottage, 

 Alnwick, Northumberland ; John W. M'Hattie, Superintendent 

 of the City Parks, Edinburgh; D. F. Mackenzie, F.S.I. , Estate 

 Office, Mortonhall, Midlothian ; and W. H. Massie, Nurseryman, 

 Edinburgh. 



The Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Editor, the Secretary 

 and Treasurer, the Auditor, the Judges and Transactions Com- 

 mittee, the Local Secretaries, and the Consulting Scientists were 

 re-elected. 



Mr A. D. Richardson, Edinburgh, was elected Photographer 

 in succession to Mr George Paxton, resigned. 



(For a full list of Office-Bearers and Officials for 1903 see 

 Appendix E.) 



Forestry Exhibition at the Highland and Agricultural 

 Society's Show at Aberdeen. 



The Chairman (Mr Cook) called the attention of the Members 

 to the Schedules which had been issued along with the notice 

 calling the Meeting. 



Mr Pitcaithley criticised the Prize Schedule, and suggested 

 various alterations upon it. He thought ordinary estate saw- 

 mills could not produce boards of the required width. 



Mr Forbes said there should be no difficulty about the width 

 of the boards, but he thought it would be impossible to keep the 

 pith in a board 7 feet long. 



