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Competition N'o. X. 



Examples showing the Best Methods of Utilising Small Wood 

 in the manufacture of Fancy Wood Articles, Turnery, Woodwool, 

 etc. 



Gold Medal, . . James Forgan, Forester, Bonskeid. 

 Silver Medal (No. 2), John Smith, Coachbuilder, Peebles. 

 Highly Commended, Alex. Pollock, Rustic Builder, Tar- 



bolton. 



Competitions Nos. XII. and XIII. 



For a Scientific Instrument for expeditiously obtaining the 

 Diameter of Trees at a given height, and for any other useful 

 Invention or marked Improvement on any of the Implements 

 used in Forestry. (2 Entries.) 



Not Judged. See Report. 



Competition No. XIV. 

 For a Water-Gate suitable for crossing a stream 30 feet wide. 

 Silver Medal (No. 2), . . Earl of Mansfield. 



Competition N'o. XV. 



For Timber preserved by any process that is practical and 

 economical, with Report, etc. 



Earl of Mansfield and George Leven, Forester, Auchen- 

 cruive, Ayr, equal. See Report. 



(Signed) John Boyd. 



,, Colin Chisholm, 

 ,, Adam Spiers. 



Note. — On appeal, the Award in Competition No. XV. was altered by the 

 Committee, Mr Leven being placed first and the Earl of Mansfield second. 



St Louis Exhibition in 1904. 



The Secretary read the following list of photographs of 

 American Conifers grown in this country, which had been sent 

 to the Exhibition. He explained that at the close of the Exhibi- 

 tion the Royal Commission would return the photographs to the 

 Society, or the Society might dispose of them m America if they 

 so desired, provided this is notified to the Commission. 



