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were now seeing the necessity of improving forestry, not only 
in this country but all over the world, to keep up the supply 
of timber. 
With regard to the Zransactions, it was hoped in future to 
print notes of the observations of individual foresters which 
might be considered of sufficient merit by the Editing Committee. 
Many foresters, who did not feel equal to writing an ordinary 
paper, might send them short notes of their own observations, . 
and he was certain such notes would add to the interest of the 
Transactions. That day it had also been decided to publish 
the Zransactions once in six months instead of once a year as 
formerly. That decision had been partly brought about by a 
letter received from a member of the Royal English Arboricul- 
tural Society. He was not sure how far the letter emanated 
from the Society or from individuals, but it stated that the 
English Society contemplated starting a Journal of Forestry, and 
expressed the view that the Scottish Society should take a 
prominent part in the venture. The Council were not inclined 
to commit the Society to the publication of anything like a 
monthly or weekly journal; but they thought there should be 
more literature on the subject, and the outcome of their delibera- 
tions was to try publication of the Zyransactions twice a year, 
probably in January and July. That, at anyrate, would keep 
the Society more before the public, and he hoped they would 
approve of what had been done. 
The Report was unanimously adopted. 
ACCOUNTS. 
Mr Joun MeEtTHVEN, Convener of the Finance Committee, 
submitted for approval the printed Abstract of Accounts for the 
year ending 31st December, which had been sent to the Members 
previous to the meeting. The Accounts showed that the Capital 
funds at the close of the year amounted to £1287, 15s. 8d., and 
that the balance of Revenue carried forward was £344, 4S. 
The Accounts were approved of. (The Abstract is printed as 
Appendix A.) 
DuNN MEMORIAL Funp. 
Mr METHVEN also submitted the audited Accounts of the 
Dunn Memorial Fund for the past year, which showed a balance 
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