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that the President be re-elected. He said that no one had 

 conducted the affairs of the Society with more ability and 

 success. It was due to the President's initiative that so large 

 an increase had taken place in the Life membership of the 

 Society, and they were all very grateful to the President for 

 the work he had done in the past. 



Mr Massie said he had the very greatest pleasure in seconding 

 this nomination for the Presidency. The members had had 

 two such successful years with our President that they were 

 delighted to look forward to another. 



The motion was unanimously approved. 



The President in accepting re-election said :— " It is very kind 

 of you to ask me to occupy the chair for another year. I believe 

 it has been customary for the President to occupy the post for 

 three years; I am not quite certain if two years is not long 

 enough. I have been fortunate in seeing considerable develop- 

 ments in forestry during my period of office, and I can only 

 say that the work has been exceedingly agreeable, because 

 the Council have not only been very business-like, but they 

 have been so pleasant to deal with, and, like the Secretary, have 

 always helped me on every possible occasion. I have much 

 pleasure in accepting your invitation." 



Mr Robert Allan reported on the arrangements which were 

 being made for the Forestry exhibit at the Highland Society's 

 Show at Aberdeen. He was able to state that the Nursery and 

 Plantations Competitions would be revived in the Aberdeen 

 Show district. 



Mr Charles Buchanan, Convener of the Excursion Committee, 

 was able to report that the Council had decided that the 

 excursions be resumed. He said that travelling facilities and 

 hotel accommodation in their present abnormal state made it 

 necessary to avoid any great distance. France had been 

 mentioned, but on further consideration it was finally suggested 

 that the excursion should be held in Wales, where many 

 interesting places and phases of forestry were to be seen. He 

 also reported that an endeavour would be made to arrange, if 

 possible, that the time would be adjusted so that members 

 who so desired could proceed to London to see the Imperial 

 Forestry Exhibition which was to be held there. 



The President said:— "The Excursion Committee thought a 

 favourable time would be early in July, so that members could, 



