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The Syllabus for 1907 was thoroughly revised by the 
Transactions Committee in the course of the year, and was 
issued at the close of the year along with the last part of the 
Transactions. Copies had previously been forwarded to those 
Members who had sent their names to the Secretary for that 
purpose, 
Donors. 
Messrs W. H. Massig, David W. THomson, and JoHN 
METHVEN have been kind enough to renew their offers of prizes — 
for subjects contained in the present year’s Syllabus, and the 
Directors of the Highland and Agricultural Society have renewed 
the grant of £20 for prizes for home-grown timber to be exhibited 
in the Forestry Exhibition in their Showyard at Edinburgh. The 
best thanks of the Society are due to these donors for their 
generosity. : 
Honorary Editor. 
Immediately after the last Annual Meeting, Dr NisBer inti- 
mated that, owing to his enforced residence in France, he was 
unable to continue as Honorary Editor of the Zvansactions, 
and asked to be relieved of the duties. He, however, said 
that he would be glad to contribute as usual the Continental 
and Indian Notes to the Zransactions, which have been so much 
appreciated by Members. The Council accepted Dr Nisbet’s 
resignation with much regret, and Colonel BaiLey, whose health 
has fortunately been restored, has, on the invitation of the 
Council, resumed the duties of Honorary Editor. 
Transactions. 
It was intimated at last meeting that the Council had decided 
to issue the Zransactions half-yearly in future, on rst January and 
1st July. Since last Annual Meeting, therefore, three parts of 
the Transactions have been issued—one, applicable to 1905, in 
March, the first of the half-yearly parts as on 1st July, and the 
second of the half-yearly parts at the end of the year. It should 
be kept in mind that the Zyansactions are only issued to those 
Members who are not in arrear with their subscriptions. ‘The 
Honorary Editor reports that he has already a large amount of 
material on hand for the next half-yearly part, and that he antici- 
pates no difficulty in finding sufficient material to carry on the 
present arrangement successfully. On the suggestion of the 
Honorary Editor, the Council has approved of the appointment 
