1352. The following amongst others died during the year, 

 viz.: — Lord Kincairney ; Sir Donald Currie; Sir Alexander Muir 

 Mackenzie; Sir Robert Dundas; Mr H. T. M. Hamilton- 

 Ogilvy of Biel; Mr Lewis Miller, Crieff; Mr John Smith, 

 Factor, Grantoun; Mr John Brydon, Forester, Rothes; and 

 Mr W. Harrower, Forester, Garth. 



Syllabus a fid Prizes. 



The Syllabus for 1909 included 23 subjects for Essays. 

 Thirteen Essays were received and submitted to the Judges, and 

 II awards were made, as follows: — One No. i Silver Medal, 

 three No. 2 Silver Medals, and seven Bronze Medals. Several 

 of the Essayists, as usual, preferred the converted value of their 

 medals either in books or cash. The Syllabus of Competitions 

 for the current year was issued along with the Transactions 

 in January. 



Do7iors. 



The Directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society have 

 voted their usual grant of ^^20 for prizes to be awarded for home- 

 grown timber exhibited in the Forestry Exhibition in their Show- 

 yard at Dumfries, and Messrs W. H. Massie, David W. 

 Thomson, and John Methven have renewed their offer of prizes 

 in the Syllabus of Competitions, to all of whom the hearty 

 thanks of the Society are due. 



Transactions. 



The Transactions continue to appear punctually in the 

 beginning of January and July- It is to be regretted, however, 

 that on each occasion a number of copies have to be kept back 

 owing to Members omitting to forward their subscriptions at 

 the proper time. 



Local Branchfs. 



The Annual Reports from the Aberdeen and Northern 

 Branches will be submitted in the course of the Meeting, from 

 which it will be seen that they are maintaining a lively interest 

 in forestry in their districts. 



Forestry Exhibition. 



The Annual Exhibition of Forestry in the Highland and 

 Agricultural Society's Showyard was held last year at Stirling. 

 The Judges were — Mr W. Dawson, Lecturer on Forestry, 

 Marischal College, Aberdeen ; Mr George Leven, Forester, 

 Auchincruive, Ayr; and Mr John Broom, Wood Merchant, 

 Bathgate. Their report has, as usual, been included in the 



