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The presentation was made by Mr S. J. Gammell of Countess- 

 wells, and appreciative remarks were made by Mr John Michie, 

 M.V.O., and others. 



The following day the party, having been joined by the main 

 body from Inverness, motored to Cawdor and Kilravock, on the 

 invitation of Lord Cawdor and Colonel Rose, respectively. The 

 forenoon was spent in the woods of Cawdor, where some of the 

 finest timber in the North, including Scots pine, larch, and 

 spruce was seen growing profusely to great dimensions; and 

 afterwards the party had the privilege of being shown over the 

 historic Castle, where the simple beauty of oak and fir panel- 

 lings, recently executed from timber grown on the estate, was 

 greatly admired. In the afternoon the party was personally 

 conducted over th€ woods and Castle of Kilravock by Colonel 

 Rose. Many fine trees of great age and size were seen in the 

 woods and policies, and the party were afterwards hospitably 

 entertained to tea by Colonel and Mrs Rose, served in a room 

 of the Castle which preserved the features of its construction in 

 1416. Altogether the Excursion was a most enjoyable experi- 

 ence, the day being crowded with varied interests. 



The occasion of the September Meeting was an Excursion to 

 Blelack, on the invitation of Major Coltman, who met and con- 

 ducted the party over his extensively wooded estate, where 

 many fine specimens of well-grown, clean timber were seen, and 

 were much admired by the practical woodmen present. In the 

 afternoon the party was hospitably entertained to tea by Major 

 and Mrs Coltman. 



At the October Meeting, a discussion on "The Culture, 

 Growth, and Commercial Value of the Larch (Common and 

 Japanese), Douglas, Sitka, and Corsican Pine" took place. 

 The discussion was taken part in by practical foresters and 

 timber merchants, and the information and experience laid 

 before the meeting was of a very useful and practical nature, 

 the Chairman (Sir John R. Gladstone) having characterised the 

 discussion as one of the most useful which had taken place. 



John R. Gladstone, President. 

 George D. Massie, Secretary. 



