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^150 expended on the Forestry exhibits there. I think we 

 owe them our grateful thanks for awarding us this sum out of 

 the surplus. One other interesting point is that the actual 

 surplus of income during the past year was ^^129, and also that 

 the total sum at the credit of the Society now amounts to more 

 than ;^2 2oo. I think that is exceedingly satisfactory. I have 

 much pleasure in moving the adoption of this report. 



Mr A. D. Richardson suggested that the cost of the Medals 

 awarded for Essays and for Exhibits should be shown separately, 

 and pointed out the omission from the Transactions of any notice 

 of the work that had been done by Dr Henry in connection with 

 plant-breeding, which he said was of the very greatest importance 

 from both an arboricultural and horticultural point of view. 

 He thought the Transactions would be much improved by taking 

 notice of such work as Dr Henry's. 



The President said he sympathised with what Mr Richardson 

 had said. The Transactions ought to afford the Members the 

 means of keeping pace with what has been doing in other parts 

 of the world, and the point raised was one which he would 

 look into, and which he hoped would be dealt with satisfactorily. 



Dunn Memorial Fund and Excursion Fund Accounts. 



The Secretary submitted the report by the Auditor and 

 Treasurer on the Dunn Memorial Fund and the Excursion 

 Fund. The Dunn Memorial Fund, he said, showed a credit 

 balance of ^24, 5s. 6d. The Excursion Fund balance last year 

 was /^37, OS. I id., and there was now a balance of ;^54, us. 

 in hand. (See Appendices B and D.) 



Aberdeen and Northern Branches. 



With regard to the reports from Aberdeen and Northern 

 Branches, the Secretary said that they would be printed as 

 usual, and as there was a good deal of very important business 

 to follow, they might be held as read. This was agreed to. 

 (See Appendices E, F, G, and H.) 



Chairman's Remarks. 



The Chairman said, I should like to make a few remarks 



about the reports. Looking back to last year, I think, on 



the whole, the record is one of steady advance and fairly 



productive work. When you did me the honour of putting 



