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Minutes. 

 The Minutes of the Annual Meeting, which was held on 14th 

 February last, were held as read and approved. 



Essay Competition. 

 The Secretary reported that only one Essay had been received, 

 and that it was at present in circulation amongst the Judges. 

 He asked the meeting to remit to the Council to receive the 

 Judges' report with powers. 



Judges' Awards on Exhibits in the Forestry 

 Exhibition at Aberdeen. 



The Secretary read the awards of the Judges (see p. 15), 

 which were as follows : — 



Articles for Competition. 



Planks of Scots pine, Norway spruce, larch, oak, and ash : 

 1st Prize ^5 — The Earl of Mansfield. 



Specimens demonstrating the effects of good and bad 

 pruning : No. 1 Silver Medal — Mr H. R. Munro, Estate 

 Office, Charborough Park, Wareham, Dorset ; No. 3 

 Silver Medal — James M'Hardy, Forester, Montrave. 



Collection of fungi injurious to forest trees and shrubs : 

 No. 1 Silver Medal — Mr H. R. Munro. 



Articles for Exhibition Only. 



Gold Medal to Messrs A. & G. Paterson, Ltd., Banchory, 

 for their splendid series of exhibits of home-grown woods 

 and their products embracing trees of splendid growth 

 and dimensions, graded pit-woods, railway timbers, 

 scantlings, and various manufactured articles including a 

 completely equipped sectional cottage. 



No. 3 Silver Medal to Messrs John Bisset & Sons, Ltd., 

 Timber Merchants, Aberdeen, for furnished hut of special 

 design. 



No. 2 Silver Medal to Messrs Smith & Son, Nurserymen, 

 Aberdeen, for model of improved seed kiln, designed by 

 Wm. Bell, Forester, Seafield Estate, Rothes. 



No. 3 Silver Medal to Mr John Maughan, Estate Office, 

 Middleham, Yorkshire, for arbormeter. 



