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he was not aware that these had yet been made public. The 

 Commission were evidently feeling their way on the subject, 

 and endeavouring to find out through the Advisory Committees 

 and in other ways what would be the most acceptable way 

 in which help might be given. It was recognised that some 

 help would have to be given, and the question was what, and 

 how much ? There would be some difficulty, perhaps, in 

 arriving at a figure. In the report of the Committee which 

 preceded the Commission certain sums were mentioned, but 

 these were pre-war figures, and he did not think, if these were 

 adequate then, that they would be adequate to-day. The 

 difficulty of the Commission would be that it would have to 

 deal with ante-war conditions, and would have only pre-war 

 money with which to deal with them. 



The Chairman said members of the Society must note with in- 

 tense satisfaction the fact that forestry was coming into its own, 

 and that it was now universally acknowledged to be an industry 

 of tremendous national importance. The Society might well be 

 proud of the part it had taken in bringing this about, but they 

 were not to rest on their laurels. They heard a good deal about 

 the Forestry Commission, and no doubt the Commission would 

 always receive their sympathy and assistance if it could be given, 

 but it was right it should know that part of the function of the 

 Society would be to keep a critical and keen eye on what the 

 Commission was doing. 



Mr A. F. Irvine of Drum said they were all sorry their 

 President, the Duke of Buccleuch, was not able to be there, but 

 they had an extremely able substitute in Mr Massie, to whom 

 he moved a vote of thanks. On behalf of the Aberdeen Branch 

 he extended a hearty welcome to that General Meeting of the 

 Parent Society. They were very pleased in Aberdeen to see so 

 many gentlemen connected with forestry among them. In 

 that connection he mentioned that the Aberdeen Branch were 

 holding, on 26th August this year, an excursion to Darnaway. 

 If any gentlemen from the south communicated with Mr 

 Galloway, or direct to the secretary of the Aberdeen Branch, 

 Mr G. D. Massie, they would be welcome to the excursion. 

 This concluded the business. 



