Access to Mountains Bill. 



A representation was sent by the Council to the Secretary 

 for Scotland in connection with this Bill, and certain information 

 as to forest fires, kindly supplied by Members, was sent to 

 Members of Parliament who were on the Committee dealing 

 with the Bill. The Bill was ultimately withdrawn, but the 

 Council thought it advisable to continue their Committee in 

 view of the possibility of other proposals, dangerous to forestry, 

 being brought forward. 



Probatiotiers for Indian Forest Sennce. 



On the suggestion of Dr Nisbet, the Council forwarded a 

 letter to the Indian Office urging that probationers for this 

 service should be chosen from young men of liberal education, 

 such as can only be obtained after two or three years of 

 collegiate study, and who hold either the B.Sc. degree or a 

 University diploma. 



Correspondents. 



The Council have delegated to the Transactions Committee 

 power to appoint correspondents of the Society for one year, 

 who will be entitled to receive the Transactions free of charge. 

 Such appointments require to be confirmed by the Society, in 

 terms of the laws. So far no appointments have yet been made. 



Resolution. 



The Resolution which was reported at last Annual Meeting 

 was sent to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the 

 Exchequer, the Secretary for Scotland, the President of the 

 Board of Agriculture, the Lord Advocate, and the Commissioners 

 of Woods and Forests, and duly acknowledged by them. At 

 their meeting, on 5th December last, the Council revised and 

 amended the Resolution, which now reads as follows: — "The 

 Council of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society would 

 again urge the Government to give effect to the Report of the 

 Departmental Committee on Forestry, so far as regards 

 Scotland, by providing suitable Demonstration Areas, Example 

 Plots, and other Educational facilities. They would also again 

 specially press for the creation of a Board of Forestry for 

 Scotland, or a Commission under the Board of Agriculture, 

 with an adequate annual grant, for the purpose of fostering 

 and promoting State and private afforestation throughout the 

 country, by surveying and indicating all land suitable for 

 afforestation ; by purchasing and afforesting from time to time 

 suitable areas of such land as may become available ; by giving 

 advice and financial assistance on suitable terms to landowners 



