12 TRANSACTIONS OF ROVAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



1880. Charter and Education Reports approved and remitted. 



Hornsby's Hedge-cutting Machine exhibited in opera- 

 tion. J. Ord Mackenzie and Robert Hutchison elected 

 Trustees. Presentation to WiUiam M'Corquodale. 

 Excursions in Peeblesshire, Linlithgowshire, and Mid- 

 lothian. 



1 88 1. Special Prizes for Essays offered to Assistant Foresters 



on the suggestion of the President. Question of 

 Forestry Education remitted to the Council. Sir 

 Richard Temple, Bart, delivered an Address on 

 Forestry; elected an Honorary Member. Marquis of 

 Lothian elected a Trustee in place of W. P. Adam, 

 deceased. Excursions in Morayshire and East Lothian. 



1882. Professor Alex. Dickson, M.D., of Hartree, elected President. 



The Council recommended the creation of a School of 

 Forestry in Scotland. Proposal to hold International 

 Forestry Exhibition in Edinburgh. Excursions in Fife 

 and Dumbartonshire. 



1883. Hugh Cleghorn, ALD., of Stravithie, elected President for 



second time. Preparation for International Forestry 

 Exhibition absorbed whole attention of Society; ;^ioo 

 voted to Guarantee Fund. Excursions in Perthshire 

 and Selkirkshire. 



1884. International Forestry Exhibition held at Edinburgh. 



Numerous Exhibits by the Society and individual 

 Members. Excursions in Midlothian and Perthshire. 



1885. Select Committee of House of Commons on Forestry sat. 



Evidence given by Presidejit and other Members of 

 the Society. Mr Hutchison suggested Lectureship on 

 Forestry might be started at once at Edinburgh 

 University. Forest Area also suggested. Mutual 

 Benefit Society suggested. Subscription List revised, 

 and Scale at present (1904) in force adopted. Marquis 

 of Lothian, Dr Cleghorn, Sir John Lubbock, Sir James 

 Campbell, General Michael, Hon. Robert Southey, 

 Sir Joseph D. Hooker, Professor Dickson, Hon. Wm. 

 Russell, Maharajah of Johore, Edward Jack, and 

 Morimasa Tokei, elected Honorary Members. Presen- 

 tation to Secretary. Excursion in Cumberland and 

 Westmoreland. 



