found it very inconvenient, and that the list ought to be printed 

 now. Professor Wallace pointed out that the excessive cost 

 of printing at present made it impossible at this stage to print 

 such a lengthy document as a list of members. The Secretary 

 said that the matter had not been overlooked, and that a correct 

 list was always kept in the office which could be seen by 

 members. 



Accounts (See Appendix B). 



Mr W. H. Massie, Convener of the Finance Committee, 

 presented the annual Accounts and referred with gratification 

 to the increase in the value of railway stocks regarding which 

 some members had been apprehensive last year. He also 

 reminded the members of the desirability of increasing the 

 membership so as to enable the Society to carry on its work 

 usefully. 



Dunn Memorial Fund (See Appendix A). 



The Secretary submitted the Dunn Memorial Account for 

 the past year showing a balance at the credit of ;^24, os. 9d. 



Branches. 



The Secretary read the Reports and Financial Statements 

 that had been received from the Aberdeen and Northern 

 Branches. 



An amendment on the Constitution of the Northern Branch 

 permitting the Committee to vary the months in which to hold 

 their meetings was approved. 



Chairman's Remarks. 



The Chairman, in moving the formal adoption of the various 

 Reports, said : — 



" The next item is ' Chairman's remarks.' I can assure you 

 there are going to be none. This is a business meeting, and 

 my views on the subject of forestry are quite well known. I 

 would only say, simply, * thank you for the way you have 

 supported your chairman during the past year.' And I would 

 like to say what a real pleasure it was that so many of you were 

 able to come up to the excursion in my part of the world. It 

 was a very good thing to have you up, because even Mr Keir 



