The Association for the Preservation of Rural Scotland 

(A.P.R.S.) 

FOUNDED 1926 

THIRTY-SECOND 

ANNUAL REPORT 

1960

TO BE PRESENTED 

AT 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

TO BE HELD 

AT 

15 RUTLAND SQUARE, EDINBURGH 

On WEDNESDAY, 6th APRIL 1960 

At 2.30 p.m. 

The Right Hon. 

BARON CRAIGTON OF RENFIELD, C.B.E. 

will give an Address 

THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF RURAL SCOTLAND 

OFFICE-BEARERS 

Honorary President 

THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF HADDINGTON, K.T., M.C. 

MELLERSTAIN, GORDON, BERWICKSHIRE 

President 

THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF GALLOWAY 

CUMLODEN, NEWTON-STEWART 

Vice-President 

SIR SAMUEL STRANG STEEL, BT. 

PHILIPHAUGH, SELKIRK 

Chairman of Council 

COMMANDER H. C. COURTNEY CLARKE, D.S.O., R.N. 

CLINT LODGE, ST BOSWELLS 

Vice-Chairman of Council 

ALAN STEWART-CLARK 

18 LAUDER ROAD, EDINBURGH 

Hon. Secretary 

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Hon. Treasurer 

IAN D. ROSS, W.S. 

1 THISTLE COURT, EDINBURGH 

Organising Secretary 

KENNETH MACRAE, W.S. 

Office: 15 RUTLAND SQUARE, EDINBURGH 1 Telephone FOU 7631 

THE COUNCIL 

ELECTED MEMBERS 

Chairman – Commander H. C. COURTNEY CLARKE, D.S.O., R.N. 

Mrs MACKENZIE ANDERSON, 69 Southpark Avenue, Glasgow, W.2 

J. BARTHOLOMEW, M.C., LL.D., F.R.G.S., Manor House, Inveresk 

E. S. BELL, F.R.I.B.A., F.R.I.A.S., Cranstonhill, Stirling 

Mrs D. S. BROWNE, 5 Greenmount Avenue, Burntisland 

Mrs M. A. CoWAN, Eastfield, Bowden, Melrose 

Mrs RAMAGE DAWSON, Balado, Kinross 

W. FERRIS, 159 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1 

A. CAMPBELL FRASER, Borthwickshiels, Hawick 

The Hon. T. G. D. GALBRAITH, M.P., Barskimming, Mauchline, Ayrshire 

W. M. GLASS, R.S.A., 38 Drummond Place, Edinburgh 

Captain E. W. HARDY, R.N., Balnachoile, Gullane 

Mrs R. M. HEDDERWICK, 44 Coates Gardens, Edinburgh 12 

Miss A. KIDSTON, 12 Howard Place, St Andrews 

D. J. MCARTHUR, 39 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh 3 

LESLIE GRAHAME MACDOUGALL, R.S.A., F.R.I.B.A., F.R.I.A.S., 6 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh 3 

Captain A. F. MATHESON, R.N., Lower Kincraig, Invergordon 

J. A. H. MOTTRAM, A.R.I.B.A., P.R.I.A.S., 14 Frederick Street, Edinburgh 2 B.

N. H. ORPHOOT, R.S.A., F.R.I.B.A., Well House, Easter Belmont Road, Edinburgh 12 

Major R. A. OSWALD, Cavens, by Dumfries 

Mrs A. E. ROBERTSON, 17 Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh 10 

F. CHARLES ROGERS, L.D.S., R.F.P.S., 57 Manor Place, Edinburgh 3 

ALAN STEWART-CLARK, 18 Lauder Road, Edinburgh 9 

Brig, ALAN H. C. SWINTON, M.C., Kimmerghame, Duns, Berwickshire 

WM. WILSON, R.S.A., 11A Belford Mews, Edinburgh 4 

CONSTITUENT BODIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES 

AFFILIATED SOCIETIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES 

THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF RURAL SCOTLAND 

ANNUAL REPORT, 1960 

THE Council have pleasure in submitting the Thirty-second Annual Report of the Association, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December 1959. 

General

While a variety of matters affecting rural Scotland have been dealt with since the last Annual Report, the general policy of the “Come to Scotland” movement with all its implications has made it desirable for the Council to continue to give special priority to the litter problem. 

The Council have noted the difficulties of the County Council of Devon, parts of which might be compared with the Highlands, in dealing with their litter problem caused by an ever increasing flood of visitors, but the following comparison indicates the immensely greater problem that exists in the Highlands. The combined area of the Counties of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Inverness and Argyll (44 per cent of the whole of Scotland) is five times that of Devon, with a smaller population, but with a combined rateable value only one third that of Devon. All five Counties already have rates of over twenty shillings in the pound and none under present conditions can afford a scavenging scheme for the greater part of the rural area. The result is that much of the countryside to which visitors are being urged to go is being littered with an ever-increasing mass of old tins, bottles, scrap iron, stinking waste food and paper. 

Until the basic problem of scavenging collection is solved all the minor efforts to deal with the litter will have little real effect. Since the policy of “mass tourism” is receiving the full support and encouragement of the Government it is essential that steps should be taken to investigate this urgent problem at national level. 

The Council

The Council learned with the deepest regret of the death of Sir Douglas Ramsay, Bt., of Bamff, who was Vice-Chairman of Council between 1943 and 1947, and also of the death of the Honourable David Watson, Q.C., who had been a member of Council since 1953. 

The Council welcomed the following new representatives of the Constituent Bodies and Affiliated Societies: Dr R. Maclagan Gorrie, Saltire Society; Mr Keith Elliott, Scottish Youth Hostels Association; Mr T. Neal, Scottish Caravan Club; and Miss V. C. Young, Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes. 

In March 1959, Mr J. A. H. Mottram, A.R.I.B.A., P.R.I.A.S., and in January 1960, Captain A. F. Matheson, R.N., Invergordon, were co-opted as members of Council. 

The Council have met regularly each month, August and September excepted, and a good attendance continues to be the rule. The Chairman’s Advisory Committee has met regularly in the forenoon prior to the monthly meetings of Council, augmented as necessary by additional members of Council. Ad Hoc Committees have been appointed during the year to deal with particular matters as necessary. 

By courtesy of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, the monthly meetings of the Council continue to be held at 15 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, and the Annual General Meeting was again held there in April 1959. The Council once more wish to express their thanks to the Royal Incorporation for the very valuable support given to the Association in this way for so many years. 

The Council would like to express to The Right Honourable The Earl of Haddington, K.T., M.C., and Major Sir William J. Anstruther Gray, Bt., M.C., M.P., their appreciation for the interest they have taken in the House of Lords and the Commons respectively in matters of concern to the A.P.R.S. 

Membership

During the year under review the British Field Sports Society (Scotland) has joined as a Constituent Body. The total number of Constituent Bodies and Affiliated Societies is now 44. 

The following deaths of members have been noted by the Council with the deepest regret:- 

LIFE: 

The Right Honourable The Earl of Breadalbane, M.C., D.L. 

Sir Douglas Ramsay, Bt., of Bamff. 

W. J. Stuart, F.R.C.S.E. 

J. H. Watson. 

Mr and Mrs D. W. Kennedy. 

Mrs Donald Martin. 

Mrs J. T. Whitelaw Hamilton. 

The Honourable David Watson, Q.C. 

Professor C. T. R. Wilson. 

ANNUAL: 

J. A. W. Grant, F.R.I.A.S. 

H. Hubbard, F.R.I.A.S. 

ASSOCIATE:

 A. G. Bryson. 

During the period of this Report the following new members have joined:- 

LIFE: 

Lieut.-Colonel Wm. Forbes of Callendar, C.B.E., D.L. 

T. H. Kennedy, Auldgirth, Dumfriesshire. 

ANNUAL: 

Miss Lois Muirhead, Edinburgh. 

Miss Flora MacPhee, Helensburgh. 

Professor James Greig, Radlett, Herts. 

Mrs Greig, Radlett, Herts. 

R. B. Demuth, Oakridge, Glos. 

R. R. Killick, Edinburgh. 

Sheriff-Substitute C. de Bois Murray, Edinburgh. 

Mrs Hope de Bois Murray, Edinburgh. 

Captain A. F. Matheson, R.N., Invergordon. 

Lieut.-Colonel A. H. C. Sutherland, Cringletie, Peebles. 

ASSOCIATE: 

Miss Mary Curle, Melrose. 

Dr Isabel Greig, Radlett, Herts. 

Miss Helen M. Scrimgeour, Newport, Fife. 

Annual General Meeting, 1959

The Annual General Meeting was held at 15 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, on 10th April 1959. In the absence of the President, The Right Honourable The Earl of Galloway, the Chair was taken by Sir Samuel Strang Steel, Bt., the Vice-President. In welcoming the speaker, The Right Honourable The Baroness Elliot of Harwood, D.B.E., Sir Samuel said she really required no introduction as she was well known to those present and moreover had for many years taken a particular interest in the work of the Association. 

Baroness Elliot thoroughly supported the Association’s drive against litter. She said she had been horrified to see the disastrous effect on the Borderland made by trippers and she hoped that after the passing of the Litter Act there would be an improvement. Lady Elliot also appealed for greater care in the siting of petrol stations and wished that they could be contained in the precincts of towns and villages and not sited on the outskirts. “The great problem of the day was,” she said, “to bring about the happy marriage between the traditional and the modern. The main challenge facing us is to preserve the best of traditional rural Scotland and add to it the best of modern Scotland.” 

In moving the adoption of the Annual Report, Commander Courtney Clarke, Chairman of Council, referred to the success of the anti-litter drives organised through the efforts of the A.P.R.S. at point-to-point meetings in Scotland during the 1959 season and pointed out that this year there had been a hundred per cent support. He then announced that since the Annual Report for 1959 was issued the Department of Health for Scotland had intimated that there was to be a national anti-litter campaign commencing on 30th May. After referring to the proposed road development at Denholm and to the Melrose Development Plan, Commander Courtney Clarke formally moved the adoption of the Report. This was seconded by the Right Honourable The Earl of Haddington and unanimously carried. 

After the formal business, there was a discussion in which several of those present expressed their views about the litter problem and the control of advertisements. 

In accordance with what has now become an annual custom, tea was served after the meeting and members had an opportunity of meeting each other and enjoying an informal talk. 

A.P.R.S. Excursions

The whole-day excursion referred to in the last Annual Report took place on 23rd May 1959. The party, who travelled by private bus, visited Torphichen and then proceeded by the Carron reservoir to Killearn, where they took lunch and met members of the “Save our Stockiemuir ” Group. A visit was paid to the area of the proposed urban development near Finnich Toll and the party then went on to Cumbernauld New Town where a member of the staff of the Development Corporation gave a short talk and a brief tour was made. 

At the very kind invitation of Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Forbes of Callendar, C.B.E., D.L., a visit was then paid to Callendar House, Falkirk, where the party were entertained to tea and shown over the house and grounds. This outing was greatly enjoyed by all who took part, but it was disappointing that the number doing so was only twenty-one. In view of this lack of support for these excursions, the Council have meantime deferred planning any more, but they have under consideration arranging a visit to Fife in the autumn of 1960. 

Litter- 

GENERAL

In some parts of Scotland there was some improvement as a result of the Litter Act of 1958, but in certain rural areas which attract large numbers of holidaymakers the position was deplorable. This was accentuated by the abnormal summer of 1959 which lasted nearly six months. Nearly 2,000 A.P.R.S. anti-litter notices were issued for display and these included about 1,400 asked for by the Police Authorities and 400 by Local Authorities. These notices, which cover the Country Code briefly, were brought up to date to include strong emphasis on the Litter Act. 

Prior to the Easter holidays in 1959 letters were again sent to the Press appealing to the thousands of holidaymakers who were about to go to the country to be litter conscious. 

Generally, the Council have been exploring every avenue to see how the litter problem can adequately be dealt with and every opportunity has been taken to get this matter publicised in the Press. The Press have been very co-operative and we are very grateful to them for their help. 

POINT-TO-POINTS

On the suggestion of the A.P.R.S. all the Scottish Hunts carried out litter drives at their point-to-point meetings in 1959 with promising results. Unfortunately, at one meeting the promised litter receptacles for the line of bookmakers did not arrive and this, combined with a strong gale, rather spoiled the drive. 

All the Scottish Hunts have been asked if they will carry out similar drives at their meetings in the spring of 1960. 

ANTI-LITTER FILM

After their meeting in June 1959 the Council viewed a colour film on the subject of litter entitled ‘How Would You Like It?” made by Mr W. S. Dobson of Edinburgh. The showing was attended by representatives of the Department of Health for Scotland. The film was much appreciated by all who saw it and it has now been put in the National Film Library and thus made available for schools, etc. 

PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE LITTER ACT, 1958

The Scottish police have been active as can be seen by the following list of prosecutions in Scotland under the Litter Act, 1958, during the period from 1st October to 30th September 1959:- 

City and Burgh Police Forces 

Aberdeen – 2

Airdrie – 4

Ayr – 1

Coatbridge – 5

Dundee – 9

Edinburgh – *Edinburgh cases are taken under the Edinburgh Corporation Order Confirmation Act, 1954, and the Police have been active

Glasgow – 279

Greenock – 1

Hamilton – 0

Inverness – 3

Kilmarnock – 2

Motherwell & Wishaw – 8

Paisley – 2

Perth – 0

Total – 316

County and Combined Police Forces

Angus – 8

Argyll – 3

Ayr – 10

Berwick, Roxburgh & Selkirk – 4

Caithness – 2

Dumfries & Galloway – 28

Dunbarton – 15

Fife – 16

Inverness – 5

Lanark – 45

Lothians & Peebles – 46

Orkney – 0

Perth & Kinross – 1

Renfrew & Bute – 35

Ross & Cromarty – 10

Scottish North-Eastern Counties – 32

Stirling & Clackmannan – 10

Sutherland – 1

Zetland – 0

Total – 271

Total for 12 months – 587

Note: From 7 August to 30 September 1958 – 60 cases

It is quite useless for anyone to imagine that the litter menace can be dealt with without prosecutions, but to get the full benefit of them it is hoped that the Press will give them full publicity. If, for example, it is widely known that X or Y has been fined for throwing litter out of a motor vehicle it will probably stop several hundred people doing the same thing. Paper is not the only form of litter. Tins and broken bottles are litter too, in one of its worst forms. The Red Cross say one in every five injuries is caused by broken glass. At one beach on a single day over 1,000 people were treated for cuts. The police cannot deal with litter louts without the co-operation of the public in reporting cases to them. 

NATIONAL LITTER CONFERENCE. 

In the spring of 1956 the A.P.R.S. convened a meeting to discuss the litter problem which was attended by representatives of the Association of County Councils in Scotland, the Convention of Royal Burghs and the District Councils Association for Scotland and representatives of the Council of the A.P.R.S. The meeting, which at the time was considered to be a very useful one, discussed, among other things, the question of anti-litter legislation, the provision of litter receptacles and the education of the young. The growing number of tourists coming to Scotland and the increased traffic on the roads, especially in the Highlands, have brought in their train an unwelcome amount of litter. The Council therefore thought that the time was opportune to arrange another conference to be attended by representatives of as many bodies as possible concerned with the litter problem in Scotland. 

The Conference, which was held on 22nd January 1960 at 15 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, by kind permission of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, was presided over by Commander H. C. Courtney Clarke, Chairman of Council of the A.P.R.S., and was attended by representatives of the:- 

The Press was present and the resulting coverage in both the national and the local newspapers was regarded as very satisfactory. The discussion ranged widely over every aspect of the litter problem and, in the words of “The Scotsman” reporter, ideas were thrown about as freely as litter on a summer’s day. However, very few of these ideas were new ones and most of them had already been discussed by the A.P.R.S. Council. In fact the discussion resolved itself into an exploratory one dealing with the economics of the litter problem and the best psychological approach to those who leave litter. The main topics dealt with were as follows:- 

Operation of Litter Act, 1958- 

Police Activity.-

The Chairman having referred to the list of prosecutions in Scotland taken under the Act during the period from 1st October 1958 to 30th September 1959, which is printed on page 11 of this Report, and the co-operation generally of the police in dealing with the litter problem, it was unanimously agreed that a letter should be sent to H.M. Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland paying tribute to the good work done by the police in the anti-litter campaign in spite of their ever-increasing other duties. 

Civilian Litter Patrols in the County of Devon

A report on the Devon County Council scheme for plain clothes civilian anti-litter patrols operated during 1959 had been issued to all attending the Conference. The Secretary of the Association of County Councils made it quite clear that civilian anti-litter patrols would not have the support of the County Councils, and, as the Chairman felt that the time was not yet ripe for the introduction of such a scheme in Scotland, he did not put the matter to the meeting for a decision. 

Special Problems in Isolated Rural Areas- 

Disposal of Normal “All the Year Round” Litter of all Kinds.- 

It was generally agreed that the crux of the litter problem, in the Highlands at least, lay in the disposal of the normal all-the-year-round litter. It was also agreed that it was wrong to aim litter propaganda at tourists unless permanent litter was dealt with first of all. It soon emerged that one of the main difficulties was the financial one. The County Councils were reluctant to adopt any expedient which would involve an increase in County rates. Although the representatives of some County Councils spoke of extending their scavenging services to rural areas they all made cost the excuse for not taking action. It was finally agreed that the attention of the Scottish Office should be drawn to the problem and the financial difficulties in particular with a view to some Government action being taken. 

Additional Summer Accumulation Due to Visitors. 

Mr J. C. Stormonth Darling, Secretary of the National Trust for Scotland, suggested that there might be litter compounds every twenty to thirty miles on popular roads in the Highlands, as they had learned from experience that litter baskets were not enough. The Trust, he said, envisaged a scheme of this description for some of their properties, such as Glencoe, in 1960. 

Mr Wm. Ferris, Scottish Tourist Board, referred to a potential scheme whereby oil companies could help to dispose of tourist litter by providing polythene bags at petrol stations which could be handed in full of litter when the next stop was made for fuel. It was mentioned that the Automobile Association had already tried issuing strong brown-paper bags to its members. 

Spring Clean Operation in 1960.-

Reference was made to talks between the A.P.R.S. and the Civic Trust regarding a possible scheme to clean up particular areas, making use of voluntary labour. In a letter from the Civic Trust which was quoted at the meeting, it was stated that the main contribution which the Civic Trust could make would be to provide teams of volunteers; all expenses would have to be found from other sources. 

Mr W. A. Nicolson, Manager and Secretary of the Scottish Tourist Board, said his Board were greatly in favour of such schemes and were discussing the possibility of introducing a pilot scheme in an area of Inverness-shire this year. 

Motor Vehicles. 

The meeting considered an A.P.R.S. suggestion that all persons taking a driving test should be warned by the examiner that it is a motoring offence to throw litter from vehicles and that licensing authorities should issue a notice with the vehicle licence to the same effect. The motoring organisations were against the first suggestion on the ground that it is not part of the examiner’s function to issue such a warning. The Country Code is, however, printed in the Highway Code, which it is the duty of every motorist to study. As regards the issue of notices by licensing authorities, the Secretary of the Association of County Councils expressed the personal view that it would lead to even greater congestion in the motor taxation offices. Since the Conference, the Council of the A.P.R.S. have decided to follow up both these suggestions in a modified form. 

Educating the Public to be Litter Conscious.-

Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Forbes of Callendar moved that the Churches should be asked to take active steps to encourage Ministers of Religion to preach on the litter problem in the most positive possible way and it was agreed that suitable letters should be sent to the Churches requesting their co-operation in the anti-litter campaign. 

It was also agreed that the Scottish Education Department should again be approached about the training of school children to be litter conscious. 

It was likewise agreed that the B.B.C. and S.T.V. should be requested to include anti-litter propaganda in their programmes and to repeat previous films or other features. 

Signs and notices were discussed and the Tourist Board produced a design for a permanent roadside sign showing a unicorn and the words “Keep Scotland Clean ” which they proposed to make use of in 1960. On behalf of the A.P.R.S. the view was expressed that this type of sign had become so common in many parts of the United Kingdom that it had ceased to have much effect and it was thought that there should be more emphasis on the fine now that the Litter Act had been well publicised. 

A similar design in miniature was proposed as a sticker for motor-car windscreens. The Automobile Association did not consider it desirable to encourage any further cluttering up of windscreens and the A.P.R.S. said they had considered wind-screen stickers a year or two ago but had decided they were not desirable. 

The Conference concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chairman and to the Council of the A.P.R.S. for organising the Conference. 

To sum up, the Council consider that while no spectacular results were achieved by the Conference it succeeded in its object by reviving a general interest in the litter problem and by emphasising perhaps to a greater degree than ever before the difficulties encountered in dealing with the problem. The wide publicity obtained in a considerable section of the Scottish Press will, it is hoped, help all sections of the public in combining to remedy a state of affairs which, if it is allowed to continue, will only bring increasing discredit to Scotland. 

Hydro-Electric Development.

The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board’s Loch Awe Scheme (Constructional Scheme No. 28) was confirmed by the Secretary of State for Scotland in March 1959 and laid before Parliament. The Scheme was approved in May and a number of contracts for preliminary work have been placed. 

Work started during the year on the Strathfarrar and Kilmorack Scheme. At the Aigas dam site the Board have found if possible to site their dam in such a position that the Sugar Loaf island will be preserved. 

The Board state that they have continued to carry out planting and seeding operations in the vicinity of dams, pipelines, power-stations, sub-stations and spoil tips. The beneficial effect of some of the early plantings is now noticeable, e.g., at the Grudie Bridge pipeline, the Garry spoil tip on the Pitlochry/Inverness road, at Sloy power-station, at Invergarry power-station and the Kerry Falls pipeline. Work carried out during the year included planting of trees and shrubs at Lairg dam, Shin power-station and Mossford power-station and pipeline. Further planting was done at Glascarnoch reservoir. Planting is to be undertaken in the vicinity of Lawers pipeline in 1960. 

River Pollution- 

RIVER PURIFICATION AUTHORITIES.-

The Tay River Purification Board should now be functioning, as a River Inspector was appointed to take up duty on 1st February 1960. 

It is understood that the whole of Scotland is now covered by the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act, 1951, except the basins of the North and South Esks where the Rivers Pollution Prevention Acts of 1876 and 1893 apply while consideration is being given to the setting up of a River Purification Board. 

SCOTTISH RIVER PURIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

After an interval of two years without a meeting being convened as mentioned in last year’s Annual Report, the Committee met in May, July and October of 1959. The Committee completed its three-year term of office in November 1959 and the appointment of a new Committee by the Secretary of State for Scotland had not been announced when this Report was completed. 

BYE-LAWS UNDER SECTION 25 OF THE 1951 ACT

No new bye-laws were made during the year so the position is still as stated in the Report for 1959. Litter bye-laws are in force in the areas of the Tweed, the Solway, the Ayrshire and the Banff, Moray and Nairn Boards. No Board has made bye-laws to deal with the menace of sheep dip. 

SHEEP DIP AND FISH LIFE

The A.P.R.S. again made its annual appeal through the Press to farmers and others concerned to ensure that the utmost care is taken not to allow sheep dip to flow directly into any river or burn. 

TIDAL WATERS OF THE RIVER FORTH

The draft Order applying the provisions of the 1951 Act to the tidal waters of the Forth was published in 1958. Objections were raised by a number of interests and as these were not withdrawn a public inquiry was held in the early part of 1959. It is understood that the Com- missioner had not made his report when this Report was completed. 

Control of Advertisements.

In the last Annual Report reference was made to the removal of the advertisements on Soutra Hill for which the A.P.R.S. had campaigned for so long. The last remaining advertisement was removed by 1st July 1959. 

The Council drew the attention of Stirling County Council to a series of advertisements of the products of the Carron Company on the main road between Stirling and Larbert. As a result of this the Planning Committee of the County Council approved retention of the advertisement panels only until the end of 1959 when the Carron Company undertook voluntarily to remove the whole of the advertisements. 

Generally, the Council are disappointed at the slow progress made by some County Councils in dealing with advertisements which were in existence when the 1947 Act came into force. 

It was mentioned in previous Annual Reports that new draft Regulations for England and Wales were under consideration. These Regulations were made by the Minister of Housing and Local Government in January 1960 and provide for a number of minor changes designed to smoothe the machinery of control and in some cases to make the statutory position clearer. The Department of Health for Scotland are considering what changes are desirable and necessary in the Scottish Regulations and have undertaken to keep the Association informed of developments and to invite their views. 

The A.P.R.S. continues to be represented by Mrs Mackenzie Anderson and the Honourable T. G. D. Galbraith, M.P., on the Advisory Council for the Control of Outdoor Advertising. 

Proposed New Town at Finnich Toll

There are no developments to report since the Annual Report for 1959 was prepared and a public inquiry has not been held. 

Torphichen Village. 

The Council were represented at meetings when the Architect responsible for the development plan explained it to the Planning Committee of West Lothian County Council and representatives of the National Trust and other bodies interested therein. The plan is an extremely interesting one and has been generally approved by all concerned, including the residents. The Council hope to be able to keep in touch with the progress of the scheme. 

Inveresk Village. 

In the Annual Report for 1959 it was reported that the Association had supported the Inveresk Preservation Society and the National Trust in opposing a road-widening scheme proposed by Midlothian County Council. The Council were glad to learn in May 1959 that a revised scheme for the improvement of the Inveresk Road had been evolved by the County Council in collaboration with the Civic Trust. This scheme recognised the needs of both traffic and amenity and had secured the approval and support of the Inveresk Preservation Society. 

Denholm

In February 1959 representations were received by the Council to the effect that there was an alleged proposal to construct a road right across the village green in the village of Denholm in the County of Roxburgh. The matter was taken up with the County Clerk and it was ascertained that certain plans had been prepared in the County Road Surveyor’s office showing alternative means by which the Hawick-Kelso-Coldstream road through Denholm Village could be improved, but no definite decision had then been taken as to which plan would be adopted. The Council appointed a sub-committee who met representatives of the County Council on the ground. Full information was given of the alternative plans, and, on a report by the sub-committee, the Council suggested to the County Council that the main street through the village be utilised, both ends being straightened out as necessary, which would mean that the green would not be interfered with. The County Council finally decided to accept the scheme for improving this road by making use of the existing road and not cutting across the village green and this will be incorporated in the draft development plan for the County. The Council fully appreciate the necessity for long-term planning and they welcome the opportunity as in this case of giving all interested parties a chance to submit their views before any final decision is taken. 

Melrose Development Plan

As reported in the last Annual Report the St Boswells Branch of the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland appealed to the Association to intervene as regards that part of this development plan which would have entailed the elimination of a two-acre market garden and at the time of that Report the whole question was being investigated. It was subsequently understood that this part of the plan had been dropped. 

County Development Plans

The Association were invited to express their views on the draft development plan for the County of Berwickshire. The draft plan was inspected by a sub-committee appointed by the Council who reported that the plan was very suitable and that no special observations were called for. 

The Association were also invited to give their views on Kincardine County Council’s proposals for the development of that County with the exception of the area covered by the Aberdeen Suburban Area Development Plan. The Chairman of Kincardine S.W.R.I. Federation inspected the plan on behalf of the A.P.R.S. and reported that it was quite sound from the amenity point of view. The Council therefore decided to offer no observations. 

Service Land Requirements. 

During the year under review the Association were again consulted about a number of land requirements for the Services in Scotland. 

Associated Countrywomen of the World.

The Triennial Conference of the Associated Countrywomen of the World was held in Edinburgh in August 1959 and was attended by about a thousand delegates from all over the world. This Conference was organised by the S.W.R.I., who invited the Chairman and another representative of the A.P.R.S. (Mrs Browne) to the opening ceremony in the Usher Hall. Both reported that this event was most interesting and that the S.W.R.I. were to be congratulated on the success of a very extensive undertaking. 

Miscellaneous. 

Various other amenity matters were considered by the Council, some of which are still being dealt with. These included proposals for the development of the Guildry Site at Blackness; a proposal to build a bungalow on an open space at the Kirk Wynd, Crail; a proposal by the Forestry Commission to plan an area in the crofting districts of Glenspean and Glenroy; the use of St Mary’s Loch for boating and water ski-ing; the preservation of an old meal mill near Lochinver, etc. 

Finance.-

A Statement of Accounts for the year to 31st December 1959 is annexed to this Report. It is satisfactory that the Association continues to operate within its annual income, and ended the year with a small surplus. It should not, however, escape the notice of members that the income derived from donations and investments is more than double the subscriptions collected from individual members and Societies. There is still a great need for the introduction of new members, a matter which must continue to have the attention of all existing members. 

The Council have gratefully acknowledged donations received from the following:- 

The Association were beneficiaries under the Will of the late Mr David McKay of Barry, Angus, who bequeathed part of the residue of his estate for the preservation of the natural rural beauties of Scotland. A one-fifth share of the residue was received, amounting to £327 4s. 3d. 

Intimation has been received that the late Miss Ruth Mabel Raeburn, Edinburgh, bequeathed the Association a legacy of £100 under her Will. 

Chairman’s Remarks.

 In the opening paragraphs of this Report and in the report of the Litter Conference, the difficulties of local authorities in dealing with the litter problem are clearly shown. As recommended by the Litter Conference, the attention of the Secretary of State for Scotland has been drawn to these difficulties with the submission that the problem should be urgently investigated at Government level. A reply had not been received when this Report went to press. 

Meantime, the best contribution the general public can make is for all those in motor vehicles to take all picnic or other litter back with them to their nightly destination, leaving litter receptacles for campers and the like. 

Touring bus companies are urged to provide litter receptacles in their vehicles and instruct those in charge to warn their passengers that it is an offence to throw litter from vehicles. 

Make the 1960 slogan (whenever possible)— 

“PLEASE TAKE YOUR LITTER AWAY WITH YOU.” 

If the foregoing was generally adopted it would lighten the task of local authorities in dealing with overflowing litter receptacles. 

H. C. COURTNEY CLARKE, 

Chairman of Council. 

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS For the year to 31st December 1959 

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I have examined the books and accounts of the Association for the Preservation of Rural Scotland, and certify that the above Balance Sheet gives a true and correct view of the state of the Association’s affairs as shown by the books as at 31st December 1959. 

ANGUS MACBEATH, C.A. 

5 COATES CRESCENT 

EDINBURGH 3. 

1st March 1960. 

LIST OF MEMBERS 

Note.-As far as possible the year of joining is shown. “1939” indicated that the member joined between 1926 and 1939. Where no year is given the member is understood to have joined between 1939 and 1951. 

1. LIFE MEMBERS 

1944 Allen, F. D. Campbell, Faunoran, Crathie, Aberdeenshire. 

1956 Ancaster, The Rt. Hon. The Earl of, T.D., Drummond Castle, Crieff.

1939 Anderson, Mrs Mackenzie, 69 Southpark Avenue, Glasgow, W.2. 

1939 Arbuckle, H. M. I. S., 1 Murrayfield Gardens, Edinburgh. 

1956 Baillie, Major S. E. H., Harleyburn, Melrose. 

1945 Bartholomew, John, M.C., LL.D., F.R.G.S., Manor House, Inveresk. 

1939 Bell, E. S., F.R.I.B.A., F.R.I.A.S., Cranstonhill, Stirling. 

1939 Bilsland, The Rt. Hon. Lord, K.T., M.C., LL.D., D.L., Hon.. A.R.I.B.A., 75 Hyde Park Street, Glasgow, C.3. 

1944 Bird, C. K., 30 Esmond Court, Kensington Square, London, W.8. 

1939 Blackie, W. G., Auchengower, Helensburgh. 

1939 Blair, John S., 15 Merchiston Place, Edinburgh. 

1939 Buccleuch, His Grace The Duke of, K.T., G.C.V.O., P.C., Bowhill, Selkirk. 

1935 Buchanan, Colonel E. P., M.C., Touch, Stirling. 

1957 Butter, Major David, Eastwood, Dunkeld, Perthshire. 

1939 Campbell, Sir George, of Succoth, Bt., Crarae Lodge, Minard, Argyll. 

1939 Campbell, Colonel The Hon. Ian, D.S.O., Auchindoune, Cawdor Nairn. 

1944 Carruthers, Simon F., F.L.A.S., Dormont, Lockerbie. 

1939 Carus-Wilson, C. D., F.R.I.B.A., The Cottage, Hardwick, Gloucester. 

1939 Chinnery-Haldane, Alex., Gleneagles, Auchterarder. 

1939 Cooper, Captain George, Merdon Manor, Hursley, Winchester. 

1958 Cormack, John B., Cotswold, Barnton Avenue, Edinburgh. 

1939 Courthope, Miss E. J., c/o Messrs Williams Deacon’s Bank, 20 Birchin Lane, London, E.C.3. 

1939 Courthope, R., Sprivers, Horsmorden, Kent. 

1939 Cowan, Major A. S., Eastfield, Bowden, Melrose. 

1939 Cowan, Mrs M. A., Eastfield, Bowden, Melrose. 

1956 Craigmyle, The Rt. Hon. Lord, Fairnilee House, Galashiels. 

1956 Craigmyle, Lady, Fairnilee House, Galashiels. 

1946 Dalrymple, Sir Mark, Bt., Newhailes, Musselburgh, Midlothian. 

1939 Dundas, R. H., Christ Church, Oxford. 

1955 Edge, Dr W. L., Mathematical Institute, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. 

1953 Elliot, Mrs Jock, Borthaugh, Hawick. 

1946 Errington, Mrs E. H., Beeslack, Milton Bridge, Midlothian. 

1945 Ferguson, James A., Over Courance, by Lockerbie. 

1939 Ferguson, Mrs Janet, Burrance of Courance, by Lockerbie. 

1944 Ferris, William, 159 West Nile Street, Glasgow, C.1. 

1939 Fletcher, Ian, Dunans, Glendaruel, Argyll. 

1945 Forbes-Howie, Arthur G., 72 Netherby Road, Edinburgh 5. 

1959 Forbes of Callendar, Lieut.-Colonel Wm., C.B.E., D.L., Callendar House, Falkirk. 

1947 Forman, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur N., M.C., B.Sc., Farmston House, by Callander. 

Forman, Rev. A., Duncrieff, Moffat. 

1944 Foster, William R. B., Lexham Hall, King’s Lynn, Norfolk. 

Fraser, Charles I., Reelig House, Kirkhill, Inverness-shire. 

1939 Furness, Sir Christopher, Bt., Netherbyres, Eyemouth, Berwickshire. 

1939 Fyfe, H. H., 21 West George Street, Glasgow. 

1944 Galloway, The Rt. Hon. The Earl of, Cumloden, Newton-Stewart. 

1939 Gardner, Arthur, F.S.A., Oakhurst, Mount Park, Harrow-on-the-Hill, 

1944 Glass, W. M., R.S.A., 38 Drummond Place, Edinburgh 3. 

Graham, Miss E. A., The Croft, Hoylake, Cheshire. 

1939 Graham, Miss M. A., The Croft, Hoylake, Cheshire. 

1939 Grant, I. M., Levishie Lodge, Glenormiston. 

Gray, Mrs C., Craigie Cottage, Port of Menteith. 

1939 Greig, R. C., Cloak, Kilmacolm, Renfrew. 

1939 Haddington, The Rt. Hon. The Earl of, K.T., M.C., Mellerstain, Gordon, Berwickshire. 

Haig, The Rt. Hon. The Earl, Bemersyde, Melrose. 

1947 Hamilton, Mrs Ian, Lowood, Melrose. 

1954 Hardy, Captain E. W., R.N., Balnachoile, Gullane. 

1939 Harrison, Alex., C.B.E., C.A., 15 Alva Street, Edinburgh 3. 

1939 Harrison, E. S., The Bield, Elgin. 

1939 Harrison, John, Levenlea, Selkirk. 

1939 Harvey, Sir Charles M. Barclay, K.C.M.G., Dinnet. 

1939 Hay, Sir Duncan, Bt., Haystoun, Peebles. 

1945 Hedderwick, Mrs R. M., 44 Coates Gardens, Edinburgh 12. 

1939 Home-Robertson, J. W., Paxton House, Berwick-on-Tweed. 

1939 Howden, W. A., Clippens House, Johnstone, Renfrewshire. 

1944 Hutchison, Miss H., Carlowrie, Kirkliston. 

1944 Hutchison, Miss Isobel Wylie, Carlowrie, Kirkliston. 

1939 Hyde, James H., 18 Rue Adolphe Yvon, Paris. 

1945 Innes, Gilbert, Gartaneaglais, Killearn, Stirlingshire.

1939 Jeffrey, Mrs, The Lea, Bridge of Allan. 

1939 Kemble, Captain, M.V.O., Laggan, Scaniport, near Inverness. 

1939 Kennedy, Miss E. M., 38 Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh 10. 

1939 Kennedy, Miss M., 38 Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh 10. 

1959 Kennedy, T. H., Blackwood, Auldgirth, Dumfriesshire. 

1939 Keswick, Mrs F., Cowshill Tower, Dumfries. 

Kidston, Miss A., 21 Market Street, St Andrews. 

1953 Kidston, Miss M. H., 21 Market Street, St Andrews.

1939 Landale, S. E. A., Whitechester, Duns, Berwickshire. 

1946 Leckie, Alexander, 93 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London. 

1939 Leith-Buchanan, Sir George, Bt., Garlochraggan, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire. 

1939 Loch, Mrs J. C., House of Narrow Gates, St Boswells. 

1952 McArthur, D. J., 39 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. 

1939 MacDougall, Leslie Grahame, R.S.A., F.R.I.B.A., 6 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh. 

1939 MacGregor, Miss A. R., M.B., F.R.C.P.E., A’Cromraich, Silverburn, Penicuik. 

1939 Mackenzie, Sir E. W. Compton, O.B.E., 31 Drummond Place, Edinburgh. 

1939 Mackenzie, G. B., Callian, Var, France. 

1939 Mackintosh, H. B., M.B.E., F.S.A., Redhythe, Elgin. 

1939 Macleod of Macleod, Mrs Flora, Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye. 

1932 Macphail, J. G. S., Overton, West Road, Haddington. 

1945 Mann, Major A. R. H., Locks Farm, Bishop’s Waltham, near Southampton, Hants. 

1956 Martin, Colin D., Friarshall, Melrose. 

Melville, Lieut.-Colonel The Hon. I. Leslie, Bridgelands, Selkirk. 

1957 Menzies, John, Kames, Duns. 

1939 Molteno, D. J., Glen Lyon House, Fortingall. 

1939 Murray, Miss E. G., Moore Park, Cardross, Dunbartonshire. 

1939 Murray-Usher, Mrs, Cally, Gatehouse-of-Fleet. 

1939 Nicholson, Miss Astley, Arisaig House, Arisaig. 

1944 Ogilvy, Sir D. J. W., Bt., Winton House, Pencaitland, East Lothian. 

1939 Orphoot, B. N. H., R.S.A., Well House, Easter Belmont, Edinburgh 12. 

1939 Orphoot, Miss E., Well House, Easter Belmont, Edinburgh 12. 

1944 Reed, James, B.Sc., M.I.C.E., 135 George Street, Edinburgh 2. 

1939 Richardson, Francis, Blairforkie, Bridge of Allan. 

1939 Rose, Miss E., Cromraich, Silverburn, Penicuik. 

1957 Ross, Ian D., W.S., 1 Thistle Court, Edinburgh. 

Rowallan, The Rt. Hon. Lord, M.C., Rowallan, Kilmarnock. 

1956 Roxburghe, Her Grace The Duchess of, Floors Castle, Kelso. 

1939 Russell, Arthur W., O.B.E., W.S., 25 Hope Terrace, Edinburgh 9. 

1939 Russell, G. H., The Burn, Glenesk, Brechin. 

1939 Salvesen, Captain H. K., Inveralmond, Cramond, Midlothian. 

1939 Salvesen, Noel G., B.A., 20 Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh 12. 

1939 Scott, Mrs, Balfunning, Balfron. 

1939 Shepherd, Miss Nan, Dunvegan, West Cults, Aberdeenshire. 

1939 Simpson, R. A. C., Wellnage, Duns, Berwickshire. 

1939 Sinclair, The Rt. Hon. Lord, Milton Park, Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire. 

1939 Smith, Miss A., Addistoun, Ratho, Midlothian. 

1939 Steel, Sir Samuel Strang, Bt., Philiphaugh, Selkirk. 

1944 Steen, Miss Jessie, Straith, Milverton Road, Whitecraigs. 

1939 Stewart, Mrs A. E., Glengarden, near Ballater. 

1947 Stewart, Mrs T. Grainger-, 1 Easter Belmont Road, Edinburgh 12. 

1953 Stewart-Clark, Miss E. M., 18 Lauder Road, Edinburgh. 

1944 Stewart-Clark, Alan, 18 Lauder Road, Edinburgh. 

1953 Stewart-Clark, J. C., 18 Lauder Road, Edinburgh. 

1947 Stirling, Major Sir John, K.T., M.B.E., T.D., Fairburn, Muir of Ord, Ross-shire. 

1939 Stodart, Charles, Leaston House, Humbie. 

1939 Swinton, Rev. A. E., Swinton House, Duns. 

1939 Swinton, Mrs, Swinton House, Duns. 

1953 Swinton, Brigadier Alan H. C., M.C., Kimmerghame, Duns. 

1939 Thomson, Miss B. L., Glenpark, Balerno. 

1939 Thomson, Sir Ronald J., Kaimes, West Linton. 

1939 Thomson, Miss S. W., Glenpark, Balerno. 

1939 Vlasto, Miss O., 1 Dundas Street, Edinburgh 3. 

1939 Wallace, H. Frank, Little Wyrley Hall, Pelsall. 

1939 Walker, William, A.R.E., Marchlea House, Coldstream. 

1939 Walker, Mrs Wm., Marchlea House, Coldstream. 

1939 Wallace, Captain P., 50 Pall Mall, London. 

1953 Walmsley, Major Alan, M.C., Culderry, Garlieston, Wigtownshire. 

1939 Weir of Eastwood, The Rt. Hon Viscount, P.C., G.C.B., Eastwood Park, Giffnock, Glasgow. 

1939 Wilkie, Major A. H., Corrie Lair Lodge, Glenormiston. 

1939 Wilson, Sir James R., Invertrossachs, Callander. 

1939 Yorke, Maurice, West Court, King’s Road, Longniddry. 

1939 Yuille, James, 27 Wellington Street, Kilmarnock. 

SUPPLEMENTARY LIST-LIFE MEMBERS 

The following members are not included in the foregoing list as no replies have been received to correspondence sent to the addresses given after their names. 

Arthur, Allan, M.I.C.E., M.I.E.E., 107 Douglas Street, Glasgow. 

Barr, Miss N. C., 11 Princes Terrace, Glasgow, W.2. 

Brown, Rev. A. G., The Rectory, Luffenham, Oakham. 

Ferguson, W. F., The Knowe, Bearsden, Dunbartonshire. 

Harper-Gow, L., 8 Gordon Street, Glasgow. 

Hopkins, Major Frank B., Easter Ogil, by Forfar, Angus. 

Mackintosh, C. C., Little Orchard, Buckland, Lymington, Hants. 

Pitman, Hugo, 43 Bishopsgate, London, E.C.2. 

Potter, Bernard, 17 Portland Place, London, W.1. 

Smith, Mrs A., Whitecraigs, Renfrewshire. 

Watson, Archibald, 9 Cleveden Drive, Glasgow. 

2. ANNUAL MEMBERS 

1952 Alexander, Miss E. K., Red House, Bridge of Allan. 

1939 Allan, Miss Janie, Invergloy House, Invergloy, Inverness-shire. 

1953 Anderson, Miss Mackenzie, 69 Southpark Avenue, Glasgow, W.2. 

1952 Anderson, Miss Nance, Inistore, Helensburgh. 

1939 Anderson, Miss, 25 Hillhead Street, Glasgow. 

1956 Ballantyne, T. D., Cardrona House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire. 

1958 Bernard, J. F. Fleming, B.A., F.L.A.S., Dunsinnan, Balbeggie, Perthshire. 

1946 Bisacre, Mrs, Kilmory, Helensburgh. 

1939 Blair, Sir J. Hunter, Blairquhan, Maybole, Ayrshire. 

1958 Brooke, Vice-Admiral B. C. B., C.B., C.B.E., of Biel, Dunbar. 

1954 Brown, Adam G., 4 Blythswood Street, Glasgow. 

1957 Brown, Alan Lindsay, 64 Reform Street, Dundee. 

1939 Brown, J. H., Craignahullie, Skelmorlie. 

1939 Brown, S. H., Tayhill, Perth. 

1959 Burns, Miss Jean D., Sorrowlessfield, Earlston, Berwickshire. 

1958 Buist, Mrs Margaret E., Kirkbank, Kelso. 

1953 Calder, Mrs John, Ardargie, Forgandenny, Perthshire. 

Cameron, W. W., C.A., 1 Albyn Place, Edinburgh. 

1956 Carter, W., C.B., C.B.E., 5 Comiston Springs Avenue, Edinburgh 10. 

1953 Cassett, E. M. S., Gledswing, Fenwick Park, Hawick. 

1953 Clarke, Mrs E. L. C. Courtney, Clint Lodge, St Boswells. 

1939 Clarke, Commander H. C. Courtney, D.S.O., R.N., Clint Lodge, St Boswells. 

1939 Cooper, J. R., 12 Bon-Accord Square, Aberdeen. 

1939 Cox, Major T. H. C., Wooden, Kelso. 

1958 Dalrymple, Lady Marjorie, Oxenfoord Castle, Ford, Midlothian. 

1953 Dawson, Mrs Ramage, Balado House, Kinross. 

1939 Debenham, Miss M. B., Manor House, Glanvilles, Wootten, Sherborne, Dorset. 

1959 Demuth, R. P., Watercombe House, Oakridge, Glos. 

Dickson, Miss A. M., Woodhouse, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire. 

Douglas, Mrs, 1 Dundas Street, Edinburgh 3. 

1956 Eglinton and Winton, The Dowager Countess of, Oxenfoord Castle, Ford, Midlothian. 

1957 Eglinton and Winton, The Rt. Hon. The Earl of, Monkwood House, Ayr. 

1952 Elibank, The Rt. Hon. The Viscount, C.M.G., D.S.O., 602 Carrington House, Hertford Street, London, W.1. 

1958 Elliot, Mrs Magda, Maxpoffle, St Boswells. 

Elliot, The Rt. Hon. Baroness, of Harwood, D.B.E., Bonchester Bridge, Hawick. 

1954 Fairfax-Lucy, Lady Ramsay, St Boswell’s Bank, St Boswells. 

1939 Forbes, Hector, of Culloden, Ryefield, Conon Bridge. 

1953 Fraser, A. Campbell, Borthwickshiels, Hawick. 

1956 Fraser, Mrs Campbell, Borthwickshiels, Hawick. 

1956 Fulton, A. A., C.B.E., F.R.S.E., B.Sc., M.I.C.E., M.I.Mech. E., 16 Rothesay Terrace, Edinburgh. 

1954 Galbraith, The Hon. T. G. D., M.P., Barskimming, Ayrshire. 

Gatcliff, Herbert, 28 Meadway Court, Hampstead Gardens, London, N.W.11. 

Gibson, Mrs H. M., 17 Belgrave Crescent, Edinburgh. 

Glasgow, The Rt. Hon. The Earl of, Kilburn, Fairlie, Ayrshire. 

1947 Govan, H. A. Rendel, A.R.I.B.A., 46 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh. 

1939 Graham, Mrs W., 52 Old High Street, Kirkcudbright. 

Gray, Stewart, Ambarrow Farm, Sandhurst, Camberley. 

1959 Greig, Mrs Ethel M., Morton Lodge, Radlett, Herts. 

1959 Greig, Professor J., Morton Lodge, Radlett, Herts. 

1954 Hamilton-Meikle, Mrs, O.B.E., Brankstone House, Bogside Station, Alloa. 

Harrison, Mrs B. A., M.B.E., Levenlea, Selkirk. 

1939 Haslam, Oliver H., Cairngill, near Dalbeattie. 

1953 Henderson, Mrs G. F., 14A Cromwell Road, North Berwick. 

1939 Hendry, Mrs A. K., Geilston House, Cardross. 

1956 Home, Captain R. G., Bassendean, Gordon, Berwickshire. 

1956 Hood, Mrs Evelyn, The Old Manse, Midlem. 

1956 Hood, J. Douglas, The Old Manse, Midlem. 

Howden, Mrs Eva, Clippens House, Johnstone. 

Huntsman, Miss Joan, Couldoran, Strathcarron, Ross-shire. 

1956 Jardine, Mrs Agnes, 2 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh. 

1939 Johnstone, J., 3 Glenfinlas Street, Edinburgh. 

1954 Kennedy, Mrs Norman, O.B.E., Doonholm, Ayr. 

1959 Killick, R. R., 39 Heriot Row, Edinburgh. 

1939 King, R. B., Arntomy, Port of Menteith. 

1953 Kirkwood, Mrs E. M. D., Glenview, Innellan, Argyll. 

1955 Lauderdale, The Dowager Countess of, Thirlestane Castle, Lauder. 

Lees, Miss Marjory, Glenmoidart House, Kinlochmoidart, Fort William. 

1959 Lloyd, Miss E. M., 5 Wilmot Road, Glasgow, W.3. 

1954 Logan, Miss, Kinellan Road, Edinburgh. 

1940 Lothian, The Most Hon. The Marquess of, Monteviot, Ancrum, per J. B. Aikman. 

1939 Lownie, J. H. W., 6 Polwarth Grove, Edinburgh. 

1957 Lynn, Colonel G. Rigby, Yarrow Cottage, Yarrow, Selkirk. 

1939 McKay, J. R., R.S.A., F.R.I.B.A., 8 Albyn Place, Edinburgh. 

1939 Mackinlay, Mrs Ian, Aithernie, Barnton Avenue, Edinburgh 4. 

Maclagan, Miss A., New Hall, Carlops, Penicuik. 

1959 MacPhee, Miss Flora S., Dalfruin, 1 W. Montrose Street, Helensburgh. 

1960 Matheson, Captain A. F., R.N., Lower Kincraig, Invergordon. 

1939 Mears, Lady, 9 Lonsdale Terrace, Edinburgh. 

1958 Melville, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. I. Leslie Melville, Bridgelands, Selkirk. 

1957 Miller, Miss Agnes S., Wellfield, Duns, Berwickshire. 

1939 Mitchell, Miss E. B., Langlees, Biggar. 

1956 Molteno, Mrs D. J., Glen Lyon House, Fortingall. 

Moncur, Miss B. G., Somerville House, Broughty Ferry. 

1956 Morrison, William M., 41 Mansionhouse Road, Edinburgh 9. 

1958 Mottram, J. A. H., A.R.I.B.A., F.R.I.A.S., A.M.T.P.I., 14 Frederick Street, Edinburgh. 

1959 Muirhead, Miss Lois, Woodhall Cottage, 55 Woodhall Road, Edinburgh 13. 

Muirhead, Miss S. S. F., Woodhall Cottage, 55 Woodhall Road, Edinburgh 13. 

1960 Murray, Sheriff Charles de Bois, 6 Moray Place, Edinburgh. 

1960 Murray, Mrs Hope de Bois, 6 Moray Place, Edinburgh. 

1939 Nelson, T. E., of Ach-na-cloich, Connel, Argyll. 

1939 Nisbet, A. C. T., Caledonian United Services Club, Edinburgh. 

Noble, John, of Ardkinglas, Argyll. 

1957 Ogg, William, A.R.I.A.S., Grianach, Newmills, Balerno. 

1939 Orr, Dr Ellen B., 64 Glencairn Drive, Glasgow, S.1. 

Oswald, Major R. A., of Cavens, Dumfries. 

1957 Perfect, Alan P. G., W.S., 27 Woodmarket, Kelso. 

1956 Playfair, J. M., Baltilly, Ceres, Fife. 

1956 Playfair, Mrs Marjory, Baltilly, Ceres, Fife. 

Pocock, Maurice, “Wynncote,” 59 Longden Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 

1956 Pollock, George, F.R.C.S.Ed., 14 Moray Place, Edinburgh 3. 

Polwarth, The Rt. Hon. Lord, 3 Albyn Place, Edinburgh. 

1955 Ranken, Mrs Marion, 23 Campden Hill Square, London, W.8. 

1957 Ritchie, Miss M. H., Kirkton, Bowden, St Boswells. 

1939 Roberts, Sir J., Wellwood, Selkirk. 

Robertson, Mrs A. E., 17 Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh 10. 

1956 Robertson, Mrs Eleanor, 12 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh 8. 

1954 Robertson, Miss J. E., Cawderstones, Berwick-on-Tweed. 

1953 Rogers, F. C., L.D.S., F.R.P.S., 57 Manor Place, Edinburgh. 

Romanes, Miss, 6в St Margaret’s Road, Edinburgh. 

1952 Ross, Mrs Elsa, 37 Craigmillar Park, Edinburgh. 

1958 Shann, Mrs C. E. A., Topland, Ronachan, Clachan, Tarbert, Argyll. 

Smith, Mrs John, Woodhill, 25 The Loaning, Whitecraigs, Renfrew-shire. 

1948 Smith, Miss Janet, Addiston, Ratho. 

1952 Still, Mrs Jane D., 23 Fonthill Terrace, Aberdeen. 

1939 Stirling, The Hon. Mrs, of Morar Lodge, Morar, Inverness-shire. 

1960 Sutherland, Lieut.-Colonel A. H. C., Cringletie, Peebles. 

1958 Taylor, John, M.P., House of Commons, London, S.W.1. 

1939 Thomson, Mrs E. G., Callands, West Linton, Peeblesshire. 

1939 Thomson, H. M., 30 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh. 

1956 Thomson, Mrs Margaret, Caverton Mill, Kelso, Roxburghshire. 

1956 Trevelyan, Lady, Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth, Northumberland. 

1956 Usher, Sir R. Stuart, Bt., Hallrule, Hawick. 

Wallace, Miss Margaret I. R., Old South Hill Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex. 

1957 Warren, J. D. N., Balmains, near Stanley, Perthshire. 

1953 Watherston, Mrs C. M., Menslaws, Jedburgh. 

1958 Watherston, J., Ruecastle, Jedburgh. 

1958 Wilson, James, 27 Roddinghead Road, Whitecross, by Giffnock. 

1958 Wilson, Miss Jessie I. M., The Cottage, Carlops, West Linton. 

1939 Wilson, R., F.R.I.A.S., Vicar Street, Falkirk. 

1956 Young, Miss V. C., Castle Hill, Dalbeattie. 

1956 Younger, Colonel R. D., Inchdura House, North Berwick. 

3. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 

Brown, Miss C. M., Mackenzie-Robinson Hotel, Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh. 

Brown, Mrs May, 30 Oaktree Square, Kirkcaldy. 

1959 Browne, Walter L., 5 Greenmount Avenue, Burntisland. 

Buckingham, G. N. W., 61 Frederick Road, Aston, Birmingham. 

1957 Buller, Mrs J. R., The Holmes, St Boswells. 

1957 Cameron, Mrs K., Auchengillan, Blanefield, Stirlingshire. 

1959 Curle, Miss Mary, Weirknowe, Weirhill Place, Melrose. 

1939 Dick, Sir Wm. Reid, 31 Grove End Road, London. 

1957 Donald, Commander Wm., D.S.C., R.N., 20 Howe Street, Edinburgh. 

1939 Fraser, W. H., W.S., 16 Castle Street, Edinburgh. 

1939 Gardiner, James, 3 County Place, Paisley. 

1939 Geddes, Miss L. B., 12 Moray Place, Edinburgh. 

1959 Greig, Dr Isabel C. A., Morton Lodge, Radlett, Herts. 

1939 Greig, Lady Maud, Shaws, Barnton, Midlothian. 

1958 Haddington, The Countess of, Tyninghame, Dunbar. 

1939 Hardie, Alan S., 26 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. 

1957 Hughes-Onslow, Commander Sir G. H., K.B.E., D.S.C., R.N., Alton Albany, Barr, Ayrshire. 

1955 Macniven, Dr Angus, Royal Glasgow Mental Hospital, 1055 Great Western Road, Glasgow. 

1939 Macpherson, Sir Hugh, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., 171 Mayfield Road, Edinburgh. 

1939 Moffat, D. L., Ashgrove, 6 Calder Drive, Cambuslang. 

1956 Molteno, Miss Gillian, Glen Lyon House, Fortingall. 

1953 Oliver, Mrs Anne, Thirlestane, Yetholm, Kelso. 

Parker, Mrs W. W., The Gondola, Fairlie, Ayrshire. 

1957 Robertson, Miss Lily S., 28 Roseneath Place, Edinburgh 9. 

1939 Rutherford, Miss B., 13 Queensberry Houses, Friars’ Lane, Richmond, Surrey. 

1939 Scrimgeour, Miss Helen M., Bay House, Newport-on-Tay. 

1953 Sharpe, Mrs Gladys, The Park, Earlston. 

Somervail, Miss M., Hoselaw, Kelso. 

Stirling of Garden, Mrs Archibald, Sandyholes, Kippen Station. 

1959 Trainer, Dr James L., Halidon, Kelso. 

1939 Wildrige, Mrs Ella, 1 Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh. 

1939 Wimberley, Miss H. I. C., Willow Cottage, Inverness. 

1957 Young, Miss I. T., 7 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh. 

1939 Young, Miss K. F., Little Raith, Broughton, by Biggar. 

Younger, Miss G. M., Grianach, Nethy Bridge, Inverness-shire. 

JUNIOR MEMBERS 

1959 Browne, Miss Nora, 5 Greenmount Avenue, Burntisland. 

1959 Fraser, Robert, 2 Lady Helen Street, Kirkcaldy. 

1958 Humphrey, J. M. Marcus, Rhu-na-haven, Aboyne. 

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