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future occasions we shall have the pleasure of seeing Mr 

 Sutherland here, and hearing year after year a report of the 

 progress being made. 



The Excursion. 



Mr Charles Buchanan, Convener of the Excursion 

 Committee, gave in a report about the arrangements for the 

 Excursion to Switzerland. He mentioned that a large number 

 of Members had already sent their names to the Secretary in 

 response to his invitation, and he hoped others would still 

 come in. He expressed the Committee's indebtedness to the 

 Foreign Office, to the British Minister at Berne, and to Dr 

 Somerville and Mr G. P. Gordon, for the help given by them in 

 connection with the arrangements. The Committee, he said, had 

 offered three bursaries of jQio to assist working foresters to take 

 part in this Excursion, and for these only four applications had 

 been received. The list would not be closed, however, till the 

 end of the month. 



A Member said that one of the reasons why some young 

 foresters had not applied for bursaries might be that they had 

 not been able to take part in any previous Excursion. A 

 good many who might apply were disqualified by that condition. 



The Chairman said that the point was being considered. 



Forestry Exhibition and Competitions in connection with 

 THE Highland and Agricultural Society's Show at 

 Paisley. 



Mr Robert Allan, Polkemmet, Whitburn, said : — I have to 

 report that the Highland and Agricultural Society's Show will 

 be held at Paisley this year, and that the usual Forestry 

 Exhibition will be held in connection with it. Last year the 

 Society instituted a Nursery and Plantation Competition in the 

 Show District, which is to be continued this year. The 

 competition will be confined to the Counties of Argyll, Ayr, 

 Bute, Lanark and Renfrew. Some little alteration has been 

 made in the conditions of the Plantation competition as 

 recommended by the judges of last year's competition, which 

 the Committee hope will meet with the approval of those 

 interested. The Committe hope that in the area of the Paisley 

 Show they will have a large number of entries both for the 

 Exhibition and the Nursery and Plantation Competitions. 



