Excursions. 



By the courtesy of the Home-grown Timber Committee, the 

 Director of the Canadian Forestry Corps and the proprietors of 

 the lands, members had an opportunity of visiting the Canadian 

 Lumber Camps at Kirkconnel in Dumfriesshire, and at 

 Broadshaw, near Nairn, and of seeing the Canadian methods of 

 lumbering. The members were most cordially received by those 

 in charge of the operations, and given all explanations as to the 

 methods employed. The Council had hoped that the meeting 

 to-day would have been honoured by the presence of Colonel 

 MacDougall, Director of the Timber Operations of the Canadian 

 Overseas Forestry Corps, but, unfortunately, as you have heard, 

 he has been prevented from attending owing to urgent business 

 elsewhere. 



Essays. 



Six essays were received in competition and were remitted to 

 the Judges for consideration. One of these received a No. 2 

 Silver Medal, one a No. 3, and two Bronze medals; — the remain- 

 ing two receiving no award. Members are again reminded that 

 they may write on any subject connected with forestry, but that 

 a list of suggested subjects may be obtained from the Secretary. 



Development of Afforestation. 



A special meeting of the Council was held on the 8th of March 

 at which the following subjects were discussed, namely (i) The 

 Utilisation of our present Home Timber Supplies; (2) The Re- 

 stocking of Felled Areas ; and (3) The Establishment of State 

 Forests. A report of this discussion was printed on page 91 of 

 Vol. XXX. of the Transactions, which was issued in July last. 

 The Resolution, printed on page 100 of the July Transactions, 

 on the subject of the creation of a Department of Forestry with 

 an adequate annual grant, to prepare schemes of afforestation 

 combined with small holdings and other home industries, was 

 adopted by the Ctmncil at a meeting on 8th April. This 

 Resolution, having appended a statement of facts regarding the 

 present situation, was sent, along with an article by the eminent 

 Scottish architect. Sir Robert Lorimer, on the neglect of Home 

 Timber, to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 

 the Secretary for War, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the 

 Secretary for Scotland, President of the Local Government 

 Board, President of the Board of Trade, the Treasury, 

 the Board of Agriculture for Scotland, the Development 

 Commissioners, and to each of the Scottish Members of 

 Parliament. Subsequently a deputation of the Council was 

 received by the Scottish Members of Parliament in the House of 

 Commons when the question of afforestation was fully discussed. 

 At that meeting the President was able to announce that the 

 Secretary for Scotland had informed him that the Government 



