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if they so desired, visit the Timber Exhibition in London, but 

 the Committee always liked to have the views of the members. 

 Perhaps no one has any objection to having the excursion 

 somewhat earlier than in the past. If so, is it your pleasure 

 that the excursions be resumed, and that we instruct the Council 

 and its Sub-Committee to make the necessary arrangements?" 



This proposal was agreed to. 



The President then moved the following resolution on behalf 

 of the Council : — 



"The Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society, in Annual Meet- 

 ing assembled, desires to put on record its appreciation of, and 

 warmest thanks for, the great services to Forestry rendered 

 by the following in connection with the passing of the Forestry 

 Act, 1919, viz.: — 



1. The Right Hon. F. D. Acland, M.P., Chairman of the Sub- 



Committee on Forestry of the Reconstruction Committee, 

 Chairman of the Interim Forestry Authority, and Member 

 of the Forestry Commission. 



2. The Right Hon. Lord Lovat, K.T., D.S.O., etc., Member 



of the Sub-Committee on Forestry of the Reconstruction 

 Committee, Director of Forestry with the Forces in 

 France, Member of the Interim Forestry Authority, and 

 first Chairman of the Forestry Commission. 



3. Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, Bart., Hon. Secretary and Ex- 



President of the Society, Assistant Controller (Scotland), 

 Timber Supply Department, Member of the Sub-Com- 

 mittee on Forestry of the Reconstruction Committee, and 

 Representative of Scotland on the Forestry Commission. 



4. Colonel W. Steuart Fothringham of Murthly, etc., Ex- 



President of the Society, Assistant to Assistant Con- 

 troller (Scotland), Timber Supply Department, Member 

 of the Interim Forestry Authority, and Representative of 

 Scotland on the Forestry Commission. 



5. Mr John D. Sutherland, C.B.E., formerly Member of the 



Board of Agriculture for Scotland, having charge of the 

 Forestry Department of the Board, Director of the Home 

 Timber Committee, Assistant Director of Forestry with 

 the Forces in France, Member of the Sub-Committee 

 on Forestry of the Reconstruction Committee, and 

 Assistant Commissioner for Scotland under the Forestry 

 Act. 



