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to Glasgow in connection with the Highland Society’s show 
there would be available for members of this Society, the matter 
did not require to be dealt with then, but they promised that, 
if brought up again, it would be carefully considered. The 
Council accordingly propose to repeat the application this 
year. 
The Council’s Vistt to Talla. 
Through the courtesy of the Edinburgh and District Water 
Trust, the members of Council and officials of the Society visited 
the Talla Waterworks and catchment area on Saturday, roth 
June last. They were met and shown over the works and area 
by Mr Wood, Convener of the Finance Committee of the Water 
Trust, Treasurer Anderson, and Mr Black, Superintendent. A 
memorandum, prepared by Mr Tait, the engineer, regarding the 
works and estate, had been handed to each member of the 
party. After the inspection, the party were entertained to tea 
by the Water Trust in the Victoria Lodge. Mr Wood welcomed 
the party, and said that the Trust were considering the 
advisability of planting some of the area. The President 
thanked the Water Trust for their kindness in permitting the 
Council to visit their estate, and for their generous hospitality, 
and expressed the hope that the bare hillsides they had seen 
would soon be clad with trees. Treasurer Anderson returned 
thanks on behalf of the Trust, and said that they would be glad 
if the Society could visit the works on some other occasion. 
He mentioned that the Trust had an open mind as to planting, 
he thought they would do something, and he expressed his 
belief that planting there would be a paying concern. He was 
sure the Trust would give sympathetic attention to any further 
representations the Society might make on the subject. The 
visit, though short, proved a most interesting and instructive 
one. 
In connection with this matter, the Council are gratified to 
be able to report that the Corporations of Liverpool and Leeds 
have already made some progress in the afforestation of catch- 
ment areas belonging to them, and they hope that the Edinburgh 
and District Water Trust may be in a position before long to 
carry out the President’s suggestion. 
Forestry Education. 
Early last year the Council appointed a committee to obtain 
information from the Universities and Colleges in Scotland as 
to the various schemes in operation or in contemplation for 
providing Forestry Education. All the Universities and Colleges 
were communicated with, and replies have been received, but 
the Committee have thought it unnecessary to issue a formal 
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