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of their Show necessarily involved the postponement of 

 this Society's annual exhibition of forestry. The competitions 

 for estate nurseries and plantations, vi'hile not so dependent as 

 the Exhibition on the Show, were closely identified with it, as 

 the competitions were always confined to the area of the Show, 

 and the Council accordingly decided that they also should be 

 postponed so as to keep them in the same rotation with the 

 Show and Exhibition. 



Mr Robert Allan, Convener of the Exhibition Committee, 

 said that the Council regretted very much the temporary 

 interruption of part of the Society's work owing to the war, 

 and they hoped that those who had been making preparations 

 for this year would reserve them for the future. 



Judges' Report on Essays. 



The Secretary reported that two Essays only had been 

 received, and that the Judges' awards were as follows : — 



1. "Comparison between Prices now being Realised for 



Timber in England and those being Realised in 

 Scotland." By Alex. M'Pherson, Head Forester, 

 Poltalloch Estate, Tayness, Kilmartin, Argyll. 

 Award — a No. i Silver Medal. 



2. "Species, including Exotics, found to be most suitable 



as Forest Crops in Localities which are unfavourable 

 owing to various causes, such as High Elevation, 

 Exposure to Strong Gales, Frosts, Bogs, etc." By 

 the same writer. Award — a Bronze Medal. 



Employment in Forestry for Women and Disabled 

 Soldiers. 



The Secretary reported that, owing to the scarcity of men 

 to carry on forestry work, the Council had decided to try the 

 experiment of employing women who had been deprived of their 

 ordinary occupations by the war. A Committee of the Council 

 accordingly arranged to co-operate with the Scottish Committee 

 on Women's Employment in the matter, with the result that a 

 large number of women had been placed in various parts of the 

 country. The engagements were, of course, temporary, but 

 there was reason to believe that many of the experiments had 



