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setting forth Society's views on Forestry Education, State 

 Model Forests, and Sparks Bill. Mr Munro Ferguson 

 also suggested to Mr Hanbury the appointment of a 

 Departmental Committee on Forestry. International 

 Congress on Sylviculture held at Paris. Digest of in- 

 formation re Fires caused by Railway Engines circulated 

 amongst Members of Parliament, etc. Raith Bursary 

 for 1 901-1902 awarded to Frank Scott. Forestry 

 Exhibition held at Inverness in connection with 

 Highland and Agricultural Society's Show. Forestry 

 to be one of the subjects taught in the recently founded 

 College of Agriculture at Edinburgh. Jubilee Com- 

 mittee appointed. Proposal to increase number of 

 Council from 15 to 21. J. S. Gamble, CLE., and Sir 

 Robert Menzies, Bart., admitted Honorary Members. 

 Eraser Story, T. A. Crombie, Wm. Bruce, and Thos. 

 Usher admitted Honorary Associate Members. Discus- 

 sion on Larch Disease at General Meeting at Ayr. Stat- 

 istics of Prices of Home-grown Timber for 1 901 collected 

 by Committee of Council. Excursion in Ayrshire. 



1902. Departmental Committee on Forestry (R. C. Munro 

 Ferguson, M.P., Chairman) appointed by Mr Hanbury; 

 D. Robertson, Dunrobin, appointed as Representative 

 of the Society to give evidence before Committee. 

 Committee visited Edinburgh in September, and 

 were met by a Deputation of the Council. Report 

 of Departmental Committee published in autumn. 

 W. Steuart Fothringham of Murthly elected a Trustee 

 in place of J. Ord Mackenzie, deceased. Colonel 

 Bailey appointed Honorary Editor of Transactiofis, 

 Raith Bursary suspended. Jubilee Committee proposed 

 Excursion to France in 1904. Proposal to elect six 

 additional Councillors adopted. Motion, submitted by 

 D. F. Mackenzie, to appoint Committee to inquire into 

 Larch Disease remitted to Council. Wm. Matthews 

 Gilbert and Fred Smith elected Honorary Associate 

 Members. Discussion on Damage done to Wood- 

 lands by Squirrels. Forestry Exhibition at Highland 

 and Agricultural Society's Show at Aberdeen. Ex- 

 cursion in Sweden. 



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