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of the damage done to them, but if the trees are to be in the 

 hands of the school children, and looked upon as a national 

 possession, so that everyone will have an interest in them, I 

 think there may be a very considerable future for the movement. 

 We all know there are many places where it has been a great 

 success in the past. I quite agree with Colonel Sutherland's 

 suggestion about the tree I am to plant after this meeting is 

 over." 



The motion was carried unanimously. 



Proposed Imperial Forestry Conference. 



The Chairman. — "There is a proposal to have an Imperial 

 Forestry Conference in the autumn, but I am afraid I cannot 

 give any definite information about it. Last week, before I 

 came to Scotland, I had a telephone message asking if I could 

 attend a meeting in London last Friday, but I was unable to do 

 so. We tried to get some other member of the Society, but 

 neither Sir John Stirling-Maxwell nor Colonel Balfour were able 

 to attend. I have not yet heard what happened at that Con- 

 ference, but I took it upon myself to inform them, because it 

 had already been up before the Council, that any such 

 Conference to be held in this country would have the cordial 

 support of our Society. I feel confident I was interpreting your 

 wishes in saying that, but I would be obliged to you if you 

 would confirm it." 



Lord Lovat. — "A preliminary meeting of the Committee, 

 appointed by the Interim Authority, to consider this question, 

 was held last week, and a further meeting will be held on the 

 15th, at which it is hoped your Society will be represented." 



The Forestry Bill. 



The Chairman. — "The next item is the Forestry Bill. As you 

 are probably all aware the Forestry Bill was introduced in the 

 House of Lords, and the second reading took place on Monday. 

 Unfortunately it was quite impossible for me to be there. This 

 Society has on many occasions passed resolutions in favour of 

 such a Central Authority being constituted. I do not wish to 

 go into the details of the Bill because others can perhaps deal 

 with it better than I could, but I would like to move 'That this 

 Society cordially welcomes the introduction of the Forestry Bill, 



