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Secretary, accompanied by Dr Borthwick, took him to Dalkeith, 

 Newbattle, Arniston and Penicuik as the guest of the Society. 

 He subsequently, accompanied by Dr Borthwick, visited other 

 parts of Scotland, including Balmoral. 



The Council decided that, in future, the Secretary, with consent 

 of the Convener of the Excursion Committee or the Convener of 

 the Finance Committee, should have power to make arrangements 

 to entertain such distinguished visitors. 



Honorary Membership. 



By the death of Mr D. F. Mackenzie, a vacancy was caused 

 on the Home list of Honorary Members, and the Council 

 unanimously recommended the election of Mr A. T. Gillanders, 

 F.E.S., Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, to the vacancy, and 

 this recommendation has since been confirmed by the Society. 

 The death of Professor Mayr causes a vacancy on the Foreign 

 list of Honorary Members. 



Council. 



The death of Mr Mackenzie and the resignation of Mr Fred 

 Moon caused two vacancies on the Council in the course of the 

 year. The Council filled up the first vacancy by appointing 

 Mr William Davidson, Forester, Panmure, Carnoustie, and the 

 second by the appointment of Lord Lovat, and, in terms of the 

 Rules, these appointments will hold good until the time when Mr 

 Mackenzie and Mr Moon would have retired in ordinary course. 



Scottish National Exhibition, Edinburgh, igo8. 



The Council has pleasure in reporting that the Society's 

 application to the Scottish National Exhibition for repayment, 

 out of the surplus, of the outlays in connection with the 

 Exhibition held in Edinburgh two years ago, has been success- 

 ful, and that the Secretary has received payment of the ;^i5o 

 asked for. The Council recorded in its Minutes its thanks to 

 the Liquidator and the Advisory Committee for recognising the 

 Society's claim. 



Scottish National Exhibition, Glasgow, 1911. 



A suggestion was made by Dr Nisbet that the Society should 

 have a Forestry section in the Glasgow Exhibition similar to 

 that held in Edinburgh in 1908, and the Committee appointed 

 for the purpose having reported in favour of the proposal, it has 

 been agreed that such a section is to be organised. A special 

 Committee has accordingly been appointed, and the necessary 

 Schedules inviting exhibits have been issued to Members. It is 

 hoped that there will be a generous response to this invitation. 



