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Oak Leaf-Roller jMoth. 



Colonel Smyth of jMethven said he had asked leave of the 

 President to call the attention of the Society to the destruction 

 caused by this moth, and to suggest that the Society should 

 make an inquiry into the matter. Dr Nisbet said a great deal 

 had been written on the subject already, and suggested that the 

 literature might be collected and a precis made of it for the 

 Tra?isactions. He thought the Hon. Entomologist might do this 

 for the Society. Mr Pitcaithley suggested that the Perthshire 

 Society of Natural Science should be asked to co-operate 

 with them. Mr Willl-\m Forbes supported Colonel Smyth's 

 suggestion. On the motion of the Chairman, the matter was 

 remitted to the Council, with powers to take what steps they 

 should consider advisable. 



Excursion to Dunkeld. 

 It was reported that there had been a large turn out of members 

 at the Excursion to Dunkeld, Kincairney, Murthly, and Scone, 

 which had been held during the previous two days. The thanks 

 of the Society were awarded to the Duke of Atholl, Lord 

 Kincairney, W. Steuart Fothringham, Esq., and the Earl of 

 Mansfield, for their kindness in allowing their woods to be visited, 

 and for their hospitality to the Members on that occasion. 



Excursion to France. 

 The Secretary reported that a large company had intimated 

 their intention to take part in the Excursion to France, which 

 was to set out on the following day. He said that by the 

 time Nancy was reached, the company would number seventy 

 members. The thanks of the Society were due to Colonel 

 Bailey for the very great trouble he had taken in connection 

 with the programme and the details of the arrangements, 

 and also to Professor Fisher for the assistance rendered by 

 him in the same way, and for the notes on the forests 

 to be visited in the neighbourhood of Paris, which had been 

 prepared by him. The Secretary reported that he had con- 

 veyed to the French Government the thanks of the Society for 

 granting permission to visit the State Forests in France, and for 

 the notes on the forests near Nancy and in the Vosges which they 

 had been good enough to supply. The Secretary then read a 

 message which had been received, through Colonel Bailey, from 



