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return of the party to Inverness, a cablegram of thanks was sent 

 to Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson at Melbourne. 



The party arrived in Inverness at 9.30 p.m., where the 

 week-end was spent. A few of the delegates remained at 

 Novar, as the guests of Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson and his 

 brother Mr Hector Munro Ferguson, and the factor Mr Dods. 



Glen Mor. — On Monday, 6th July, the party assembled at 

 Muirtown Pier, on the Caledonian Canal, at 7.45 a.m , and left 

 by steamer at 8 a.m. for Oban. In the course of the sail down 

 the canal, the members had an opportunity of seeing the area 

 of 60,300 acres dealt with by Lord Lovat and Captain 

 Stirling in their " Forest Survey of Glen Mor," which was 

 published by the Society in 191 1. 



In the preface to this report, the Council of the Society says 

 that the report establishes the following propositions : — 



r. That it is possible to create forests in the Highlands, even 

 in districts where the economic conditions appear most 

 adverse, without seriously impairing existing sources of 

 wealth. 



2. That afforested areas will, even in the early stages of the 



movement, gain greatly in employment and population. 



3. That the actual work of planting can and ought to be 



cautiously begun as soon as the progress of the survey 

 justifies the selection of definite areas. 



Several members of the party were able to give explana- 

 tions regarding this area and the problems dealt with in the 

 report. 



Oban was reached at 7.5 p.m., where the night was spent. 



ANNUAL EXCURSION. 



The members who took part in the annual Excursion 

 assembled at Oban on Monday evening, 6th July, where they 

 were joined by the Society's Diamond Jubilee guests. 



On Tuesday, 7th July, the combined party left Oban 

 by train, at 7.30 a.m., 7'/a Taynuilt and the Pass of Brander 

 for Loch Awe Station. MacBrayne's steamer " Loch Awe " 

 conveyed them down the loch to New York Pier. 



In the course of the sail a good view of the country on 

 both sides of the loch was obtained, and some patches of good 

 woodland and much land covered by natural scrub, birch, oak. 



