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hodinL Sm.T H M ""'^^ development happened to be small 

 holdings Small holdmgs m.ght succeed, and he hoped thev 

 would. In the Lowlands of Scotland, where the soil was nch 

 they m.ght and m the Highlands, where the fishing was good 

 he hoped they would succeed. It was certain, howJver that ir^ 

 the mland Highland glens just as silviculture coufd' not be 

 introduced w.thout small holdings, so small holdings could not 

 be introduced without silviculture. He wished thdr members 

 of Parliament had time to study these social and economic 

 questions for themselves. If they were to look at what was 

 going on in the highlands of Germany, France and Belgium 

 they would realise how impossible it was to bring back th^ 

 population and prosperity to the Highland glens unless there 

 was some profitable industry to back them^p. They knew 

 from experience that splendid timber could be grown in these 

 glens, which were suitable for no other industry It did seer^ 

 strange that while other countries were making progress in th^ 

 line of rural development, we who had the finest\nd largest field 

 for It were doing nothing. ^ 



Judges' Report on the Essays. 

 The Secretary gave in the Judges' Report as follows :— 



1. On ''Protecting Young Spruce from Frost." By William 



Hall, Church Cottages, Bilton, York. Award- 

 a Bronze Medal. 



2. On ''Soils." By W. H. Whellexs, Comlongon Nursery, 



MedaT ^''"'^'■'^''^"■e- Award-a No. 2 Silver 



The Meeting approved of the Report of the Jud-es, and 

 thanked them for their services. '^ 



Judges^ Awards on Exhibits in the Forestry 

 Exhibition at Cupar. 



The Secretary read the Judges' awards which were as 

 follows : — 



Covipetition No. I. 

 Specimens of the Timber of Scots Pine {Pinus sylvesiris). 



I St Prize, £1, The Earl of Mansfield, /<?/- Frank Scott 

 2nd ,, — ^, ^ . 



^'d " ^°s-' Sir John Gilmour, Bart, of Montrave, 



15s., The Earl of iMinto,/^r Francis Berry. 

 " r John Gilmour, Bart, ( 

 per P. F. Cruickshanks. 



