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suggestion that Mr Hanbury, then Minister of Agriculture, 

 appointed the Departmental Committee on British Forestry 

 with Sir Ronald as chairman, which issued its Report in 1902 

 He gave valuable evidence before the Irish Departmental 

 Committee on Forestry in 1907, and was a member of the 

 Departmental Committee on Scottish Forestry which the 

 Secretary for Scotland appointed in i(}i2. He was also a 

 member of the Advisory Committee on Forestry, appointed 

 (luring the following year by the Board of Agriculture for 

 Scotland. 



Sir Ronald's contributions to the Tra?isactio)is of the Society 

 included his Presidential Addresses and other speeches, as 

 well as papers specially written on various forestry subjects. 



In addition to all these special efforts, he was faithful in his 

 attendance at Council, Committee and General Meetings of 

 the Society when his Parliamentary duties made this possible, 

 and he was always ready with helpful counsel and advice when 

 difficult or delicate positions had to be considered and dealt 

 with. It was with great gratification that members heard that 

 the Council had resolved to offer the highest honour at the 

 Society's disposal to Sir Ronald on the occasion of the 

 Society's Diamond Jubilee, and of the names submitted for 

 election to the Honorary Membership at the Conference in 

 Edinburgh, on loth July last, none received a heartier welcome 

 than his. 



In resigning his official connection with the Society, he gave 

 an indication that he believed his work for forestry here was 

 only interrupted ; and it is hoped that when his term of office 

 in Australia expires, and he resumes his place at home, he will 

 give the Society the opportunity of welcoming him back to its 

 counsels. 



