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they had opened a Guarantee Fund, to which they might all be 

 subscribers, to ensure a speedy end to their financial troubles. 



This concluded the business part of the proceedings, and 

 on the motion of Mr John Methven, a hearty vote of thanks 

 was accorded to Sir Kenneth Maclcenzie for presiding. 



Mr Balfour's Address. 



An address was then delivered by Mr F. R. S. Balfour, 

 Dawyck, Peeblesshire, on the " Trees of Western America," with 

 lantern illustrations, in the course of which he described and 

 showed views of a large number of trees seen by him during 

 an expedition to Alberta and the States of Washington and 

 Oregon last year. 



At the close of the lecture, the President said that they 

 had listened to an exceedingly interesting and valuable address, 

 which he had no doubt would be reported in the Transactions. 

 On his motion a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Balfour. 



