122 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Mr Galloway in reply said : — " My Lord Duke and fellow 

 members of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society, I really 

 do not know how to thank you all for your kindness to me 

 to-day. It has always been a great pleasure to me to work for 

 this Society, and although the work has not been always easy, 

 it has upon the whole been exceedingly pleasant. If it had not 

 been so, and if I had not been associated with so many excellent 

 friends, I doubt if I could have carried on so long as I have 

 done. I am glad to day that I have been able to hold on, 

 because we have come to a period in the history of our Society 

 which sees the commencement of what we hope will be great 

 developments in forestry. To-day we are able for the first time 

 to welcome in our midst representatives of the new Forestry 

 Commission. I am sure that we all hope the Commission will 

 be successful in the work they have undertaken, and I think we 

 can assure the Commission that the members of this Society 

 will give all the assistance they can. 



" With regard to these gifts I should like to convey to those 

 who are absent, as well as to those who are present, my most 

 sincere thanks for these tokens of esteem, and of appreciation 

 of my work. I feel honoured and gratified to know that 

 contributions have come from all parts where our Society is 

 known. 



" I find on looking up the figures that at the time of my 

 appointment, the actual date of which was 23rd January 1895, 

 the membership of the Society was about 500, the funds 

 amounted to ^70, and the annual income was something like 

 ^200. There had been a deficit of ^12 in the previous year. 

 The surplus in the following year was ;£8o, and from that 

 it has grown to those substantial balance sheets we present 

 from year to year. I have now begun my second twenty-five 

 years, and I have no intention of giving up so long as you 

 are satisfied with me. I thank you all most warmly." 



The Secretary then read the report of the Council. 



Mr A. D. Richardson. — "There is no reference in the report 

 to a matter which I brought before the Council in connection 

 with the payment for contributions to the Transactions." 



The Secretary said that the matter had been before the 

 Council but had not yet been disposed of. 



Professor Robert Wallace. — "There is one point which I 

 think should be noticed, it refers to the diploma in forestry, and 



