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shire was very much more fortunately situated than many of 

 the districts in the south. He moved votes of thanks to the 

 Highland and Agricultural Society for granting space for the 

 Exhibition and contributing to the prize fund ; to Sir John 

 Fleming, Mr Gilbert Brown, and Mr Frank Scott, Judges of 

 the Exhibits; to Dr Borthwick and Mr Annand, Judges of the 

 Nurseries and Plantations ; to Mr Geo. D. Massie, Advocate. 

 Secretary of the Aberdeen Branch, and his Local Committee, 

 of which Mr C. S. France was Convener. He said they all 

 recognised the great amount of work Mr France had done for 

 the cause of forestry. 



Mr France, in acknowledging, also paid tribute to the 

 quality of the exhibits. Referring to the Balmoral forests, he 

 said they were greatly pleased that his Majesty the King took 

 such a deep interest in the development of forestry. 



Excursion in 192 i. 



The Chairman invited suggestions of localities for next 

 year's Excursion, but none being made the matter was left 

 to the Council. 



Notice of Motion. 



The following notice of motion was given by Mr Richardson, 

 viz. : — 



"That the word 'Tenant-Farmer' in Class 3, in Laws III. 

 and VI., be transferred to Class 2." 



Re-Planting Inducements. 



Mr Alexander Campbell, Strathmartine, Dundee, said he 

 wished to know what encouragement or inducement would be 

 given by the Forestry Commissioners to proprietors who wanted 

 to plant their land. Meantime proprietors could scarcely get 

 plants except at excessive prices, while labour was dear, and 

 matters seemed to be held up. 



The Secretary said the Forestry Commission had been 

 appointed and had begun its work, and Advisory Committees 

 had been appointed for various parts of the kingdom. These 

 Committees were supposed to give their advice on matters 

 that might be submitted to them by the Commission. The 

 one in Scotland had seen certain proposals in print as to the 

 kind of encouragement that might be given to landowners, but 



