Minutes. 

 The Minutes of the General Meeting held on 27th July last^ 

 which had been printed and circulated amongst the Members, 

 were held as read and approved of. 



Reception of Delegates. 

 The President then welcomed, on behalf of the Society, the 

 following delegates from other Societies and Institutions,, 

 namely: — Dr Wm. Somerville, from the Board of Agriculture 

 and Fisheries : Bailie Murray and Bailie M'Michael, from the 

 Corporation of Edinburgh : Treasurer Anderson, from the Edin- 

 burgh and District Water Trust ; Colonel Bailey, from the 

 University of Edinburgh; Sir Ralph Anstruther, Bart., from 

 the Highland and Agricultural Society ; P. Murray Thomson, 

 S.S.C., Secretary Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society; Charles 

 Comfort, Broomfield, Davidson's Mains, from the Scottish Horti- 

 cultural Association ; Councillor Macpherson, from the Edin- 

 burgh and East of Scotland College of Agriculture ; John 

 Davidson, Haydon Bridge on Tyne, Secretary English Arbori- 

 cultural Society; I. Scott Kerr, from the Irish Forestry Society; 

 Wm. Carruthers, F.R.S., from the Royal Agricultural Society of 

 England ; A. D. Webster, from the Royal Horticultural Society 

 of England. 



Election of Honorary Members. 

 After the reception of the delegates, the President moved 

 that the following be elected Honorary Members of the Society, 

 in consideration of their services to Forestry in Scotland, and 

 in honour of the Society's Jubilee, viz. : — 



The Right Hon. The Earl of Mansfield. 



Colonel F. Bailey, F.R.S.E., Lecturer on Forestry, University 



of Edinburgh. 

 Wm. Somerville, M.A., D.Sc, D.CEc, F.R.S.E., Assistant 



Secretary, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. 

 John Grant Thomson, Wood Manager to the Countess of 



Seafield, Strathspey. 

 James Kay, Wood Manager to the Marquess of Bute, Isle 



of Bute. 

 Donald F. Mackenzie, F.ST., Factor, Mortonhall, Midlothian. 



Mr Alexander Milne, Edinburgh, seconded the motion, 

 which was unanimously adopted. 



