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Excursion. 



Mr Buchanan, Convener of the Excursion Committee, 

 reported that the Society had held a most successful Excursion 

 on Deeside during the last week in June. He mentioned that 

 the attendance on that occasion had been very much larger than 

 usual, and that the privilege of inspecting Balmoral and the other 

 estates visited had been highly appreciated by the Members. 

 He intimated that the formal thanks of the Council had been 

 conveyed to the various proprietors who had been good enough 

 to open their grounds and woods to the Society's inspection. 



The Convener also made sympathetic reference to the death 

 of the Rev. J. S. Loutit, who had taken part in the Excursion, 

 and mentioned that the Council had that day instructed the 

 Secretary to send a letter of condolence to Mrs Loutit and 

 family. 



Excursion, 1913. 



The President mentioned that the Council had agreed to 

 recommend that the Society should visit Switzerland next year, 

 and he asked the Members to express their views on this 

 point, and as to a suitable date for the visit. In connection 

 with the latter subject Mr Stebbing, Lecturer in Forestry in 

 Edinburgh University, had suggested that the date should be 

 about the end of July, so that his students might be able to take 

 part in the Excursion. The President pointed out that the 

 question of the date of such an Excursion must depend upon 

 a considerable number of circumstances, and he suggested that 

 the whole matter should be remitted back to the Council with 

 powers. This was agreed to. 



Travelling Bursaries. 



The President reminded the Members that, as they had 

 now agreed to visit Switzerland next year, the proposal to grant 

 three bursaries of ;!^io each to Foresters to enable them to take 

 part in the next Foreign tour would come into operation then, 

 and that the conditions aflfecting those bursaries would now 

 be adjusted for circulation amongst those members who had 

 sent their names to the Secretary. He again intimated that if 

 any who wished those particulars had not sent in their names, 

 they should do so without delay. 



