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At the October meeting, which was held in Marischal College, 

 an address was given by Mr Ian A. Clarke, M.A., B.Sc.(Agr.), 

 one of the officers of the Forestry Commission, Aberdeen, the 

 subject chosen by Mr Clarke being " State Forests in Germany ' 

 as he saw them when studying in that country before the war. 

 Mr Clarke dealt particularly with the cultivation of oak and beech 

 An interesting discussion on the paper afterwards took place. 



On this occasion, prior to the formal meeting of the Branch, 

 members had the privilege, on the invitation of Messrs John 

 Bisset & Son, of inspecting and seeing in operation their sawmills 

 and boxmaking factory at the Esplanade, Aberdeen. The 

 machinery is very up to date, and includes the Bisset Patent 

 Automatic Saw-feed, in which considerable interest was taken. 

 The company were hospitably entertained by Messrs Bisset 

 before leaving. 



Increased representation of the Branches of the Society on 

 the Council of the Parent Society has now been obtained, in 

 the terms of the following resolution of this Branch, which was 

 adopted by the Parent Society, namely : — "That Law 14 (a) of 

 the Laws and Bye-Laws of the Society be rescinded, and the 

 following substituted: — (i) That the President of each recognised 

 Branch shall, ex officio^ be an extra Member of the Council : 

 (2) That each Branch shall, in addition, be entitled to elect an 

 extra Member or Members, to the Council of the Society annually, 

 in the following proportion to Membership of such Branch : — 

 For 50 and under 150, i Member : for 150 and under 300, 

 2 Members : such elected Members to hold office for one year, 

 but to be eligible for re-election." 



The Library Committee regret that more advantage is not 

 being taken of the Branch Library, which is now well equipped 

 with up-to-date literature on forestry and arboriculture. They 

 wish to thank the President, Sir John R. Gladstone, for his 

 kindness in presenting to the Library two volumes entitled Trees 

 and Shrubs Hardy in the B7'itish Isles, by W. J. Bean, Esq., 

 Assistant Curator, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 



The Committee beg again to record their thanks to Professor 

 Craib, and to the University authorities for the use of the 

 Botanical Class-room for their meetings. 



John R. Gladstone, President. 

 George D. Massie, Secretary 



