but so far as known the other apponitments have not yet been 

 made. 



On the subject of a Demonstration Area, the Commissioners 

 say that they were not satisfied with the two estates, Ballogie 

 and another, brought under their notice by the Scottish Advisory 

 Committee, and that they were endeavouring to frame a scheme 

 which would render available for forestry demonstration and 

 instruction a large area near the geographical centre of Scotland, 

 and they sincerely hoped that that scheme, if it could be reduced 

 to satisfactory and definite shape, would be accepted by all 

 concerned as a reasonable solution of a difficult problem. It is 

 not yet known what progress has been made with the scheme 

 referred to. 



An interesting scheme for the afforestation of the Camps 

 Catchment area. Middle Ward, Lanarkshire, extending to about 

 6000 acres, which is explained by Mr Gordon in an article 

 printed in the January Trafisactions, is understood to be receiving 

 the support of the Development Commissioners, and it is hoped 

 that this large undertaking will be successfully carried out. 



Conferefices with the Board of Agriculture. 



Conferences and communications have taken place between 

 the Council and the Board of Agriculture for Scotland on the 

 following subjects : — 



Duke of Sutherland's offer of land in the North of Scotland. 



Appointment of Forestry Correspondents by the Board. 



Preparation of Phenological reports. 



Supply of home-grown pitwood. 



The production of potash salts from woodlands and waste lands. 



The utilisation of home-grown timber for building purposes, etc. 



On all those subjects the Council are heartily co-operating 

 with the Board. Some progress has been made with several of 

 the subjects, and notes on pitwood and the production of potash 

 salts will be found in the Transactions. The Council regret that 

 further and more rapid progress was not made in connection 

 with the pitwood problem, but they are glad to be able to say 

 that although the Committee, on which the Society is represented, 

 has not been able to fix prices, they have secured from the 

 railway companies the concession of a maximum rate of los. 

 per ton on all home-grown timber consigned direct to Scottish 

 collieries from Scottish timber-growing centres. 



Valuation of Woodlands for Rating Purposes. 



The Secretary reported at the General Meeting at Hawick 

 that certain negotiations had taken place with assessors and 

 with representatives of the Scottish Branch of the Land Agents 



