REPORT BY THE COUNCIL. 
The Report by the Council was then read by the Secretary, as 
follows :— 
Membership. 
In the course of the past year the Society has sustained 
considerable loss through the deaths of several prominent 
Members and the resignations and lapses of others. Amongst 
the deaths recorded are those of Mr Alexander Pitcaithley, 
Forester, Scone, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Society; Mr 
David P. Laird, Nurseryman, Pinkhill, a former Vice-President, 
and Convener of the Excursion Committee; Mr Robert Baxter, 
Forester, Dalkeith, and Mr Patrick Neill Fraser, Murrayfield, both 
former Councillors ; Sir Henry Trotter of Mortonhall; Sir James 
Miller of Manderston; Mr J. Windsor Stuart, Factor, Bute; Mr 
John Newbigging, Nurseryman, Dumfries; and Mr Archibald 
Henderson, Forester, Tullamore, one of the oldest Members of 
the Society. 
At last Annual Meeting the number on the Roll was reported 
to be 1072. Seventy-three have been added to the Membership 
in the course of the year, but 63 have been removed owing to the 
causes mentioned. The Membership at this date is therefore 
1082, made up as follows :— 
Honorary Members, . : 20 
Honorary Associate Members, : 7 
Life Members, . : 1.) ee 
Ordinary Members, . ; on ge ae 
Total, . 1082 
Prizes. 
The Syllabus, containing 27 subjects for Essays, was issued in 
January 1905 along with the notice calling the Annual Meeting. 
Seven Essays were received and submitted to the judges, and six 
of these obtained awards. The Medals awarded were—One 
No. 1 Silver Medal, four No. 2 Silver Medals, and one Bronze 
Medal. In addition to these Medals, the Council, on the recom- 
mendation of the Zvransactions Committee, awarded a No. 1 
Silver Medal to Mr Fred Moon for his article on “A Chafer 
Infestation,” which was published in last year’s Zransactions. 
Donors. 
The thanks of the Society are again due to Messrs W. H. 
Massiz, Davin W. THomson, and JoHN METHVEN, for prizes 
