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 APPENDIX F. 



Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society (Northern Branch). 



Report by the Committee of the Proceedmgs of the Branch to 

 2,1st December 1908. 



The Branch has now completed at least one year of its 

 existence, having been inaugurated on 4th May 1907, and in 

 terms of the Constitution, the Committee now have the honour 

 to submit their Report for the year 1908. 



During the year the Branch had two meetings. At one of 

 these, on 20th June 1908, Mr Wm. Dawson, Lecturer on 

 Forestry in Marischal College, Aberdeen, delivered an interesting 

 and instructive address on " Forestry in Continental Countries," 

 which formed the basis of an interesting discussion. 



The second meeting was held at Brahan, on the kind invitation 

 of Colonel Stewart-Mackenzie of Seaforth, when the Members 

 attending went through the Brahan woods and policies, and 

 spent a delightful day under the leadership of Colonel Stewart- 

 Mackenzie, who most hospitably entertained the Members. 

 The Committee desire to record their thanks to Seaforth for 

 his kindness. 



In consequence of the very wide area from which the Member- 

 ship of the Branch is recruited it is not easy to have many 

 meetings, and it is therefore always attempted to make the 

 meetings which are held as instructive as possible. 



The Membership of the Branch at the date of this report is 

 73, less three who have died during the currency of the year. 

 They are Sir George Macpherson Grant of Ballindalloch, Bart.; 

 Captain Alex. Brodie of Lethen, Nairn ; and Major Robert 

 Chadwick, Findhorn House, Forres; leaving a Membership of 

 70, or two more than at this time last year. 



The income of the Branch to the date of this Report is 

 ;^"i6, 5s., of which ;^io sterling has been received from the 

 parent Society, and ^6, 5s. from the Members in subscription*;. 

 From the Statement of Accounts appended to this Report, it will 

 be seen that there is a sum of ^7, 17s. 6d. at the credit of the 

 Branch, which sum is lodged in Bank in name of the Treasurer 

 for the Branch. 



On behalf of the Committee of the Northern Branch of the 

 Society, Alex. Fraser, 



Secretary and Treasurer. 



