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ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT, AUGUST 5, 1884. 
energies of many, and not a few of our members have been fully 
occupied in preparing and maturing plans for it ; and I myself 
must crave your indulgence on this head. 
The ground on which the Exhibition Galleries are erected is 
about 5 acres in extent. The main building is 650 feet long by 55 
feet broad, with three transepts, each 150 feet long by 55 feet broad, 
with a high central dome in each transept. The design of the build- 
ings is similar to the main galleries in the Health Exhibition, Ken- 
sington. Additional annexes, 500 feet long and 25 feet broad, 
similar in design to the main buildings, were erected at a later 
stage in consequence of the large demands for space by the 
Japanese Government and others; the exhibiting area thus be- 
came one-third larger than originally planned. The building is 
entirely of wood, and is of a handsome light design, which produces 
a very agreeable effect on entrance, and is generally admired.* 
The electric railway runs along one side of the building, and is 
about 650 yards in length. On the west side of Donaldson’s 
Hospital grounds a field about 7 acres in extent was inclosed for the 
purpose of exhibiting wood-working machinery in motion, nursery- 
men’s exhibits, greenhouses, iron houses, wire fencing, gates, and 
articles of a like nature. Here will also be found various chalets, 
including one constructed entirely of Scots fir from Balmoral, and 
another of the Californian redwood ; also the Manitoba Settler’s 
Farm, and many varieties of models of gates and fences, with 
fencing materials and implements, exhibited by the Commissioners 
of Her Majesty’s Woods and Forests, all having a connection 
with the wide subject of forestry. 
It is to be regretted that some countries, particularly France, 
Germany, and the United States, which yield a large amount of 
timber and forest produce, did not respond to the circular invita- 
tion of the Executive Committee, France at the time was much 
occupied with troubles in China and Madagascar; and other 
Governments, such as Persia, Chili, Venezuela, and Honduras, were 
prevented by various causes from sending contributions. Where 
direct participation, in so far as exhibits are concerned, has been 
impossible, official maps and publications bearing on the forest 
service or literature of the country have been forwarded, or a 
representative has been commissioned officially to attend, or the 
* Sce Plan of the Buildings and Grounds ; and also Plates I. to ITV. Plate 
J.—Front View of the Exhibition Building: Plates II., III., and 1V.— 
Views illustrating the sections of the Scottish Arboricultural Society’s Court. 
