Editor, was continued to the Honorary Editor, to enable him 

 to receive assistance, and as this arrangement has worked 

 satisfactorily, the Council propose to maintain it. 



An annual grant of ^lo has also been placed at the disposal 

 of the Honorary Editor, to be used, when necessary, to obtain 

 the "Continental Notes," formerly contributed gratuitously by 

 Dr Nisbet, who, the Council regret to report, has found it 

 impossible to continue this work for the Society. 



Local Branches. 



The Aberdeen Branch, recently established, continues to carry 

 on its work in an efficient manner, and it will this year have to 

 undertake most of the responsibility connected with the Society's 

 Exhibition at Aberdeen. A Report from the Branch will be 

 submitted in the course of these proceedings. 



As was reported at the General Meeting in July, a Branch 

 of the Society was established at Inverness on 4th May last. 

 This Branch is to be known as the Northern Branch, and its 

 laws have been submitted to and approved by the Council. 

 A Report from this Branch will also be submitted later, from 

 which it will be seen that it is in a very active and flourishing 

 condition. 



The question of the representation of these Branches upon 

 the Council of the Society was raised at last Annual Meeting, 

 and the Council, after carefully considering the matter, decided 

 that at the close of each year the Branches should be asked to 

 send in names to the Secretary, which, with the names submitted 

 by individual members of the Council, would be considered by 

 the Council in making their recommendations of eligible 

 Members to fill the vacancies for the ensuing year. This 

 procedure was followed on the present occasion, and it is 

 hoped that it will work satisfactorily. 



Forestry Exhibition. 



The Annual Forestry Exhibition was last year held in 

 Edinburgh, and was visited by His Royal Highness the Prince 

 of Wales, and by a large number of the general public. The 

 Judges' Report, as usual, was printed in full in the proceedings 

 of the General Meeting held at Edinburgh in the course of the 

 Show week, and a Report of the Exhibition will be found on page 

 90 of Vol. XXI. of the Transactions. All the money prizes 

 offered by the Highland Society were awarded, with the exception 

 of the third prize of ;^i in Competition No. II. In addition 

 to the money prizes, the following Medals were awarded, viz. : — 

 one Gold Medal, seven No. i Silver Medals, eight No. 2 Silver 



