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showing some hope of bearing fruit. Since the last meeting, the 

 Survey made by Lord Lovat and Captain Stirhng for part of 

 Inverness-shire had been pubHshed. From what he had heard, he 

 thought that the Society had no reason to regret having embarked 

 on that enterprise. It had shown for itself that it was a piece of 

 work which ought to have been done by some authority many 

 years ago. He thought it was very well done, and that it probably 

 would be the basis and the book of reference for any Survey in 

 this country by the Government. 



Judges' Report on the Essays. 



The Secretary gave in the Report of the Judges on the 

 Essays as follows : — 



Class I. 



1. Suitability of any Exotic Conifer for Cultivation as a 



Forest Crop, and nature of the Locality found, in the 

 experience of the Writer, to be most suitable for it — 

 "The Douglas Fir"; with two illustrations. By 

 " Pseudotsuga Mucranata." No Award. 



2. The Raising and Management of Thorn Hedges, and 



the Comparative Merits of various Local Methods. 

 By W. H. Whellens, Comlongon Nursery, 

 Ruthwell. Award — No. i Silver Medal. 



Do. do. By William Hall, Church Cottages, 



Bilton, York. Award — Bronze Medal, 



3. Successful Raising, by the Writer, or on the Estate with 



which he is connected, of a young Forest Crop in a 

 Frosty Locality, with details as to Soil Covering, 

 Species and Measures of Protection adopted. By 

 J. Ferguson, Gregynog Lodge, Tregynon, Newtown. 

 Award — Bronze Medal. 



4. Soils. By " Scots Pine." No Award. 



5. The best Method of Planting at High Altitudes and in 



Exposed Situations, together with the best Species 

 of Trees to plant there with the object of procuring 

 (a) Shelter for Stock, and {^) a Profitable Timber 

 Crop; with three illustrations. By A. W. B. Edwards, 

 Hollie Bank, Thirlemere, Grasmere. Award — 

 No. 2. Silver Medal. 



