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Agnew, Bart, and Mr W. Steuart Fothringham, of Murthly. 

 Councillors — Messrs Adam Spiers, Robert Allan, G. U. 

 Macdonald, Alexander Mitchell, Robert Forbes, 

 Alexander J. Munro, and W. M. Price. 



Mr George P. Gordon, West of Scotland Agricultural 

 College, was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the election 

 of Captain Stirling to the Presidency. The Hon. Secretary, 

 the Secretary and Treasurer, the Auditor, the Hon. Consulting 

 Officials, Local Secretaries and Correspondents were re- 

 elected. Dr A. W. BoRTHWicK was elected Hon. Editor in 

 succession to the late Colonel Bailey. (For full list of Office- 

 Bearers, see Appendix F.) 



Captain Stirling said he had now the pleasure of introducing 

 Mr John D. Sutherland, who was present as representing the 

 Board of Agriculture for Scotland. He did not wish to go into 

 the rather vexed question of the deputation to the Board of 

 Agriculture last year, but he could not but refer to the dis- 

 appointment which was felt by them when they were informed 

 that no money was available for forestry purposes, because it 

 was already ear-marked for small holdings. He asked them 

 to give the warmest welcome to Mr Sutherland, because he was 

 in the first place a firm believer in silviculture, and in the 

 second place he came from a district which was very well suited 

 for silviculture, and where he had had a very considerable 

 experience. 



Mr Sutherland's Speech. 



Captain Stirling of Keir, Sir John Stirling-Maxwell and 

 gentlemen, I would in the first instance beg to thank you 

 for your very kind reception. 1 have all along been very 

 much interested in forestry, and I hope that my interest in it will 

 not lessen as the years go on. Before I make any official 

 statement, I would like to say how much I feel that Sir John 

 Stirling-Maxwell deserves every praise which you can bestow 

 for the work which he has done for the Society. I know no 

 one, and no member of the Society, who has done more for 

 forestry than he has done. In all sorts of ways outside the 

 Society, he also has done, to my knowledge, much useful work 

 of great value to silviculture itself. 



I much regret that it has been impossible for our Chairman, 



