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Election of Office-Bearers. 



On the motion of Mr J. W. M'Hati'ie, the following Office- 

 bearers, recommended by the Council, were unanimously elected 

 in room of those who retire by rotation : — President — W. Steuart 

 FoTHRiNGHAM, Esq., of Murthly. Vice-Presidents — The Right 

 Hon. The Earl of Mansfield and Sir John Stirling Maxwell, 

 Bart, of PoUok. Council — John Annand, Overseer, Haystoun 

 Estate, Woodbine Cottage, Peebles ; Dr A. W. Borthwick, 

 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh; James Johnstone, F.S.I., 

 Factor, Alloway Cottage, Ayr ; George Leven, Forester, Auch- 

 encruive, St Quivox, Ayr; John Methven, Nurseryman, 15 

 Princes Street, Edinburgh ; John Scrimgeour, Overseer, Doune 

 Lodge, Doune; and David W. Thomson, Nurseryman, 113 George 

 Street, Edinburgh. The Honorary Secretary, the Secretary and 

 Treasurer, the Honorary Editor, the Assistant Editor, the 

 Auditor, the Photographer, and the Local Secretaries, were 

 re-elected. Mr Alexander Lauder, B.Sc, F.C.S., Chemist to 

 the Edinburgh and East of Scotland College of Agriculture, was 

 elected Honorary Chemist to the Society. The other Honorary 

 Scientists were re-elected. The Judges and Transactions Com- 

 mittee were re-elected. 



The President, on his own behalf, and on behalf of the other 

 Office-Bearers, returned thanks to the Meeting for their election, 

 and this concluded the business. (For a list of the Council, 

 Office-Bearers, etc., for 1905, see Appendix B.) 



Mr H, J. Elwes's Lecture. 



At the close of the Business Meeting, H. J. Elwes, Esq., 

 of Colesborne, delivered a lecture on "Japanese and North 

 American Larch, and other trees from these countries likely 

 to be useful as British Forest Trees." The lecture was illustrated 

 with lantern views. 



The President having invited questions, several Members put 

 questions to Mr Elwes, to which he replied. It is proposed 

 to print a full report of the Lecture and discussion in next 

 year's Transactions. 



On the motion of the President, a hearty vote of thanks was 

 accorded to Mr Elwes for his Lecture, and on the motion of 

 Mr M'Hattie, the President was also thanked for presiding at the 

 Meeting. 



