the Society. It has to be borne in mind that the grant can only 

 be given for extra employment provided, and cannot be given for 

 ordinary estate work which would have been done in the ordinary 

 course without such help. 



The Commission will be represented at this meeting, and no 

 doubt further explanations with regard to that and other matters 

 will be given. 



B ft fish Association. 



The meetings of this Association were held in Edinburgh in 

 the autumn. The Secretary was a member of the Local 

 Committee. 



Forestry formed a sub-section of the Botanical Section, and 

 valuable papers were read by Mr Sutherland, Dr Borthwick, 

 Dr Henry and other well-known experts, which were followed 

 by interesting discussions. 



Board of Agriculture for Scotland. 



Mr Finlayson represented the Council at a conference on the 

 Draft Regulations prepared under the Seed Control Act, 1920. 



Empire Forestry Association. 



The draft Constitution of this Association was submitted by 

 Lord Novar to the Council for consideration, and he suggested 

 that the Society should affiliate with the Association. A good 

 deal of correspondence ensued and ultimately, at the General 

 Meeting held in Stirling, Lord Novar explained the whole 

 position at length and formally moved that the Society should 

 affiliate. The motion was seconded by Mr Massie and unani- 

 mously adopted. It was subsequently arranged that the Society 

 should pay a sum of ;^25, which would cover affiliation fees for 

 the next twelve years. A copy of the completed Constitution of 

 the Association has now been received. 



Taxation. 



The Society concurred with other Societies in submitting 

 objections to the findings of the Royal Commission on Income 

 Tax. They also authorised Mr Milne Home to represent the 

 Society before Lord Dunedin's Commission on local taxation. 



Railway Rates. 



Forestry, as well as other industries, is greatly hampered by 

 the high railway rates, but there is a prospect that there may be 

 a reduction in these rates before lon^. 



