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Confirmation of Election of Councillors. 



On the motion of the President, the election by the Council of 

 Colonel Bailey and Dr Borthwick to the seats on the Council, 

 rendered vacant by the non-acceptance of Sir Robert Moncreiffe 

 and the resignation of Mr A. D. Richardson on his appointment 

 by the Council as Assistant Editor, was duly confirmed. 



Chairman's Remarks. 



In the course of his remarks, the Chairman referred to the 

 satisfactory condition of the Society as regards finance and 

 membership. He expressed the hope that the membership 

 would still increase, so that they might be able to do more 

 towards furthering the objects of the Society, He referred also 

 to the Exhibition held in the Highland and Agricultural Society's 

 Show, and said that he thought it would encourage those in the 

 south and farther north of Scotland, when the Exhibition visited 

 them in turn, to have a better Exhibition each year than the 

 present one, and to see if they could vie with them in Perth in 

 having a real good Exhibition in the Highland and Agricultural 

 Society's Show. 



Report by the Judges on Essays. 



The Report of the Judges on the Essays received in competition 

 was submitted, and the following awards were made, in terms of 

 their recommendations : — 



Class I. 

 (i) " Output of an Acre of Nursery Ciround." 



Award — Bronze }kledal, to Gilbert Brown, Beaufort 

 Cottage, Kiltarlity, by Beauly. 



(2) "The Utilisation of Forest Produce."' By "March Wind." 



No Award. 



(3) "The Sylvicultural Advantages of Underplanting," with 



specified examples. 



Award — No. 2 Silver Medal, to Archibald E. 

 Moeran, Palmerston, Portumna, Co. Galway. 



