Prizes for Essays, etc. 



The Syllabus of Subjects for Essays in 1903, which was issued 

 in January of that year, included 25 subjects. Five Essays were 

 received in competition, each of which was awarded a Medal. 

 The Medals awarded were — one No. i Silver Medal, one No. 2 

 Silver Medal, and three Bronze Medals. A model of a Shear 

 Fence was also submitted to the Society, and, in accordance with 

 the Report of Special Judges appointed to examine it, the Council 

 awarded a Bronze Medal to the maker, Mr Frederick Moon, 

 Mount Trenchard, Foynes, Co. Limerick, in respect of the 

 w'orkmanship of the model. 



Donors. 



The thanks of the Society are due to Messrs W. H. Massie, 

 William Mackinnon, and D. P. Laird, for prizes offered by 

 them for Essays on Subjects which will be found in the Syllabus 

 printed at the end of last year's Transactions. 



Transactions. 



The Transactions for last year have now been in the hands of 

 the Members for some time. In the course of the summer, the 

 Council had to accept with much regret the resignation, owing to 

 ill-health, of Colonel Bailey, the Honorary Editor, and Convener 

 of the Transactions Committee. Previous to his resignation. 

 Colonel Bailey had made some progress with the preparation of 

 materials for the Transactions, but the bulk of the work had, 

 unfortunately, to be carried out by the Secretary, without the 

 benefit of his guidance. A Committee is now considering as to 

 the arrangements to be made for editing the Transactions in 

 future. 



Until this Report has been received, the Council have arranged 

 that the Secretary will carry on the work, and, meantime, com- 

 munications offered for the Transactions should be sent to him. 

 A special part of the Transactions will be prepared in connection 

 with the Jubilee, which it is hoped will prove a suitable memorial 

 of the occasion. 



Departmental Committee's Report. 



The Report of the Departmental Committee on Forestry was 

 printed in last years Transactions, and since then the Minutes of 

 Evidence have been published by the Government. The work 

 of the Committee has already produced some results. 



The Council understand that the authorities of Edinburgh 

 University are considering how effect may best be given to the 

 recommendations of the Forestry Committee in regard to the 

 teaching of Forestry, and that the granting of a degree in this 

 subject is contemplated. The Edinburgh and East of Scotland 



