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the Conditions be allowed to remain as at present in the 

 Schedule. Sir Kenneth Mackenzie seconded, and on a vote 

 being taken, Mr Gillanders' motion was carried, 



Mr Alex. Pitcaithley complained that no notice had been 

 taken in the Council's Report of Appeals and Protests against 

 the Exhibition Committee's decisions which he had lodged with 

 the Council, and he moved that a reference to these Appeals and 

 Protests be made in the Report. Mr James Forgan, Bonskeid, 

 seconded. The President explained that, according to the Con- 

 ditions of the Exhibition, the Committee's decision in all matters 

 must be accepted as final, and the Council accordingly held 

 that these Appeals and Protests were incompetent. Mr D. F. 

 Mackenzie then moved the previous question, and Mr John 

 Methven seconded. On a vote being taken, the previous 

 question was carried by a large majority, only six Members 

 voting for Mr Pitcaithley's motion. The President thereupon 

 moved, and Mr Munro Ferguson seconded, the adoption of the 

 Report, which was agreed to. 



Finances. 



Mr John Methven, Convener of the Finance Committee, 

 submitted the printed Abstract of Accounts, which had been 

 circulated amongst the Members previous to the Meeting. In 

 moving the adoption of the Accounts, he commented upon the 

 gratifying result of the year's operations, and mentioned that a 

 remit had been made to the General Purposes Committee to 

 consider the various Schemes for developing Forestry Education 

 in Scotland, and to report whether they considered it expedient 

 that the Society should give any assistance. The matter would, 

 no doubt, come before the Finance Committee also, and he was 

 perfectly certain that they would give it their favourable con- 

 sideration. The Accounts were approved of. (The Abstract of 

 the Accounts will be found in Appendix A.) 



