to enable them to afforest their lands ; and by such other means 

 as are consistent with sound silvicultural principles." This 

 Resolution has also been sent to the Prime Minister, the 

 Chancellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of 

 Agriculture, and the Secretary for Scotland. The Council also 

 resolved to suggest to the Annual Meeting that a deputation 

 should be appointed to press this Resolution upon the attention 

 of the Government. In view, however, of altered circumstances, 

 caused by the publication of the Report of the Royal 

 Commission on Coast Erosion, the Council felt that a deputation 

 should be appointed to press a further motion, which will be 

 submitted in place of the Resolution of 5th December. 



Luncheo7i. 



A Luncheon has been again held this year, instead of a 

 dinner, and has been well attended. 

 The Report was approved. 



Finances. 



Mr John Methven, Convener of the Finance Committee, 

 submitted the financial Reports on the Society's General Accounts, 

 the Dunn Memorial Fund and the Excursion Fund. (See 

 Appendices A, B, and C.) He pointed out that in spite of the 

 heavy expenditure, the funds had been increased by ^^272, which 

 he thought was very satisfactory. The amount of revenue at 

 the credit of the Dunn Memorial Fund was now ;j{,i8, 12s. 6d. 

 and of the Excursion Fund Account ^35, i8s. iid. The 

 Accounts were adopted. 



Aberdeen and Northern Branches. 



The Reports and Financial Statements received from these 

 Branches were also read by the Secretary, and on the motion of 

 Mr J. W. M'Hattie were adopted. (See Appendices D-G.) 



Chairman's Remarks. 



The Chairman, in the course of his remarks, referred to the 

 Report of the Royal Commission on Coast Erosion, which was 

 published about the middle of January. He said there were 

 some points in the Report with which they might not agree ; but 

 the Society could heartily endorse the main objects and 

 suggestions of the Commission, which were that a national 

 system of State Forestry should be entered upon. The Society 



