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of a number of additional Members of the Transactions Com- 
mittee, who would not be expected to attend any meetings, but 
would submit suggestions and would render assistance from time 
to time by writing articles or notes, reviewing books, reports, 
or articles, and by endeavouring to induce others to send 
contributions. 
Proposed Journal of Forestry. 
Immediately after last Annual Meeting further particulars 
were received regarding the proposed journal of forestry referred 
to in last Annual Report, but, after considering the matter care- 
fully, the Council decided to follow up the suggestion submitted 
at last Annual Meeting, viz., that instead of joining with the 
other societies in promoting a journal of forestry, this Society 
should issue its own Zransactions half-yearly, with the view of 
ultimately developing the publication into a quarterly if 
required. 
Local Branches. 
As was reported at the General Meeting held at Peebles, a 
Branch of the Society was inaugurated at Aberdeen in May 
last. The rules of the Branch have been submitted to and 
approved by the Council, and have been signed by the President 
and the Secretary. A report from the Aberdeen Branch has been 
received, and will be submitted to the meeting. A requisition 
has also been received from a number of Members residing in 
the Inverness district, and the Council has decided to hold a 
meeting in Inverness on an early date, when a Branch will be 
formed there. 
Deputation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. 
It will be remembered that at last Annual Meeting a sugges- 
tion was made by Mr Munro Ferguson that a deputation from 
the Society should be sent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
and the matter was remitted to the President and Mr Ferguson 
to carry out. They accordingly arranged a meeting with Mr 
Asquith in London on Friday, 30th March. Sir Herbert 
Maxwell introduced the deputation, and the speakers on behalf of 
the Society were Mr Ferguson, Lord Lovat, and the President. 
On this occasion the English Society took part in the deputation, 
and was represented by the President (Professor Fisher), Mr 
Elwes, and others. On his return the President reported to the 
Council that although the Chancellor pleaded want of funds, he 
