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Cowieson & Co., Glasgow, for the hire of a paviUon some 60 feet 

 by 30 feet, a Uttle larger than the Edinburgh one. The arrange- 

 ments regarding the bringing forward of the material had been 

 published. The Committee hoped there would be a hearty- 

 response to its appeal for exhibits. 



Exhibits at Inverness. 



With reference to the Forestry Exhibition in the Highland 

 and Agricultural Society's Show at Inverness, Sir Andrew Agnew 

 said that, in addition to the usual Competitions, there was a 

 question as to whether a prize should be given for the best 

 kept Estate Nursery, but the Council had not decided the point 

 until they should receive the opinion of the Northern branch 

 as to whether such a Competition would likely be taken 

 advantage of. 



The President said he thought it was a good plan to mention 

 the matter here, so that Members might communicate anything 

 they thought about it. 



The Sample Survey. 



Lord Lovat, reporting with reference to the Sample Survey, 

 said : — We started work in October, and we have had a great 

 many people employed since. We discovered that in the Loch 

 Ness valley some 60,000 acres were capable of bearing trees. 

 The Survey has been undertaken with the object of going into 

 the whole of the economic necessities of the district as well as 

 its silvicultural possibilities. We have consulted the best 

 authorities locally. We have been very well supported by the 

 local landowners, who have given us every assistance in their 

 power. We have gone thoroughly into the question of the 

 amount of employment that can be given in the district, the 

 number of new- settlements that can be made on the soil, and 

 generally all the details which come up in connection \vith the 

 establishment of an enterprise of such magnitude. Mr Dawson, 

 Mr Nisbet, Mr Stebbing and a great many foresters in this part 

 of the country have all associated themselves with the w^ork. 

 The Report will be submitted to the Council of the Society, 

 probably about the end of March. I think when one argues 

 the point for some time one clears one's mind as to what form 

 a Survey should take. On the subject of this particular Survey, 



