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Mr James Watt pointed out that at the General Meeting at 

 Paisley last year, a Resolution moved by him had been carried, 

 authorising subscriptions to be taken up for the purchase of 

 a President's badge, and he asked why the Resolution had 

 not been given effect to or rescinded. Some discussion took 

 place on the subject, and the Resolution was then formally 

 rescinded. 



Excursion 191 5. 



The Chairman mentioned that the Council had considered 

 as to a locality for next year's Excursion. Two places had 

 been mentioned, namely, Wales and the district of Ireland 

 in the neighbourhood of Dublin, and the Council's recom- 

 mendation was in favour of the visit to Ireland. The Meeting 

 agreed with this recommendation, and remitted the matter to 

 the Council. 



Development of Afforestation. 



On this subject the Chairman said there was little to add 

 beyond what had been said at the Conference and Dinner. He 

 pointed out that the Diamond Jubilee Party had visited the 

 Loch Ordie area mentioned by Lord Tullibardine in his speech 

 of 22nd April, and also Ballogie, in the course of their tour, 

 and that the unanimous opinion of the party was in favour of 

 Ballogie. So far as the Council was aware no further steps had 

 been taken since the Annual Meeting to acquire a Demonstration 

 Area, and he proposed that this Meeting should re-affirm the 

 Society's Resolution of 7th February last, and he accordingly 

 moved the following Resolution : — 



"That this Meeting of the Society re-affirms the Society's 

 Resolution of 7th February last to the effect that the 

 Government should acquire, without further delay, the 

 Ballogie Area on Deeside for Demonstration purposes ; 

 and should also select and purchase, as soon as possible, 

 supplementary areas in other districts of Scotland for 

 further demonstrations." 



Mr J. H. Milne Home, Irvine House, Canonbie, in seconding 

 the Resolution, expressed the hope that the Area would be 

 purchased before another meeting of the Society. 



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