to the Membership durhig the year. Among those whose death 

 the Council have had to record are — Dr Aitken, Hon. Chemist 

 to the Society; Mr George Paxton, formerly Photographic Artist 

 to the Society ; Mr A. Sclater, Seedsman, Edinburgh ; Mr A. D. 

 Forbes of Millearne ; the Hon. George Waldegrave Leslie ; 

 Mr Walter Shoolbred of Wy vis ; Mr W. Borthwick, Dunnichen ; 

 Mr C. H. Dundas of Dunira ; and the Viscount Melville. 



At the Jubilee Meeting it was reported that the Membership 

 stood at 1016. One hundred and fifteen Members have been 

 admitted in the course of the year, but 58 have been removed, 

 owing to the causes mentioned above. There has therefore 

 been a net gain of 57 Members, and the total Membership is 

 now 1073, made up as follows : — 



1073 



Prizes for Essays, etc. 



The Syllabus of Subjects for Essays in 1904 was issued along 

 with last year's Transactions. Twenty-five subjects were set 

 for Essays, but only six Essays were received. Three of these 

 received awards, and three obtained no award. The Medals 

 awarded were: — Two No. i Silver Medals and one Bronze Medal. 



Donors. 



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

 D. W. Thomson, D. P. Laird, John Methven, and William 

 MacKinnon, for prizes offered by them for Essays on Subjects 

 which will be found in the Syllabus ; to the President for his 

 prize in connection with the Excursion to France ; and to the 

 Highland and Agricultural Society for their vote for prizes in 

 connection with the Exhibition in their Showyard. 



Presentation to Colonel Bailey. 



As reported at last Meeting, Colonel Bailey, owing to the 

 then state of his health, resigned his position as Honorary Editor 

 and Convener of the Transactions Committee, and the resigna- 

 tion was accepted with much reluctance. The Council desired 

 to make some presentation to Colonel Bailey in recognition of 

 his valuable services to the Society for many years, and he 

 having expressed his willingness to accept a gift for the benefit 

 of his Forestry Class at the University, the Council sent him 



