Hogal Scottish ^rbortcultural Society, 



Instituted 16th February 1854. 



PATRON. 



HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY THE KING. 



PROCEEDINGS IN 19 OS-Continued. 



THE GENERAL MEETING. 



The General Meeting of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural 

 Society was held in the Concert Hall of the Scottish National 

 Exhibition, Saughton Park, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, 5th 

 August 190.8, at 2 P.M. There was a good attendance of 

 Members. The Chairman at the beginning of the proceedings 

 was Sir Kenneth J. Mackenzie, Bart, of Gairloch, President 

 of the Society, and afterwards Mr John Methven, Vice- 

 President. 



Minutes. 



The Chairman intimated that the Minutes of last Annual 

 Meeting had been printed and circulated amongst the Members, 

 and asked that they should be held as read, which was 

 agreed to. 



Access to Mountains Bill. 



The ChairiMan explained that the Council had sent a repre- 

 sentation to the Secretary for Scotland in connection with this 

 Bill, and had forwarded certain information with regard to 

 Forest Fires. The Bill had now been withdrawn, but the 



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