THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF RURAL SCOTLAND 

(A.P.R.S.) 

Founded 1926 

THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

1965 

The Association for the Preservation of Rural Scotland 

(A.P.R.S.) 

THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 

1965 

TO BE PRESENTED

 AT

 THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 TO BE HELD 

AT 

15 RUTLAND SQUARE, EDINBURGH 1 

On TUESDAY, 23rd March 1965 

At 2.30 p.m. 

Sir CHARLES G. CONNELL, W.S. 

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 

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL WILLIAM FORBES OF CALLENDAR, C.B.E., D.L. 

EARLSTOUN, DALRY, KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE 

Chairman of Council 

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

CLAIRINSH, MELROSE 

Vice-Chairman of Council 

ALAN STEWART-CLARK 

18 LAUDER ROAD, EDINBURGH 

Hon. Treasurer 

IAN D. ROSS, W.S. 

1 THISTLE COURT, EDINBURGH 

Organising Secretary 

KENNETH MACRAE, W.S. 

Office: 39 & 43 CASTLE STREET, EDINBURGH 2 

Telephone CAL 8391 

THE COUNCIL 

ELECTED MEMBERS 

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

HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ATHOLL, Blair Castle, Blair Atholl 

T. D. ANDERSON, B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E., Southfield, Duns, Berwickshire 

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

Mrs D. A. BROWNE, 5 Dallas Avenue, Burntisland. 

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

Mrs RAMAGE DAWSON, Balado, Kinross 

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. A. KIDSTON, 21 Market Street, St Andrews 

R. R. KILLICK, 39 Heriot Row, Edinburgh 

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., Brahan, Conon Bridge, Ross-shire 

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

Sir DAVID J. W. OGILVY, Bt., Winton House, Pencaitland 

Mrs W. ROBERTSON, 17 Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh 10 

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, 1965 

THE Council have pleasure in submitting the Thirty-seventh Annual Report of the Association, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December 1964. 

Annual General Meeting, 1964

The Annual General Meeting was held at 15 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, on 19th March 1964. The President, The Right Honourable The Earl of Galloway, was in the Chair, and after welcoming the members present he introduced the Speaker, Mr Robert Grieve, A.M.I.C.E., M.T.P.I., A.M.I.Mun.E., Chief Planning Officer, Scottish Development Department. 

Mr Grieve opened his address by referring to the increasing pressure on the countryside. In addition to the familiar space demands on land which grew year by year, the growth of water and wild country sports also made demands on space. Recreation and leisure are the complement of increasing congested urbanism and, as had proved the case in North America, the increasing congestion in areas such as the Central Belt of Scotland was producing increasing pressures on the countryside. Whether we liked it or not, planning was needed to deal with all this. The speaker referred to the age of Robert Burns, which was an age of planning, and he pointed out that the beautiful landscape which we know today was the result of the great 18th century agricultural improvements which produced hedges, trees and drainage. 

The Scottish Development Department’s circular No. 2 of 1962 was the beginning of a plan and the first big move towards a sensible way of dealing with the pressures he had referred to. It was only going ahead slowly because there were not enough hands and brains to do all that needed to be done. His Department was trying in the Cairngorms exercise, by a joint approach through central and local government, to declare what the problem was and how the various elements had to be sorted out. Mr Grieve finished by saying that the role of the voluntary body, such as the A.P.R.S., was fundamental and increasingly important. In his estimation more voluntary bodies were needed and more powerful ones with bigger memberships and stronger leadership. They, after all, represented the ordinary people who were outside government and official agencies – the users of the countryside, and they must speak their minds to the officials who were trying to do something about the problems in an increasingly difficult arena of activity. 

Before moving the adoption of the Annual Report, Commander Courtney Clarke, Chairman of Council, referred to the Litter Conference which had been held in Edinburgh the previous day and which is mentioned later in this Report. He also mentioned the problem of conserving hedgerow timber. In seconding the resolution, Lord Haddington suggested that the A.P.R.S. should keep on agitating about litter and no doubt they would be successful in the long run, just as their earlier agitation about the control of advertising had been successful. 

After the formal business there was a discussion. The subjects raised included the value of hedges in keeping main roads free of snow, the necessity to safeguard the amenities in connection with the proposed new developments at Coylum Bridge in Inverness-shire, the destruction of bird life by pesticides, litter, and the importance of ensuring replanting when matured trees were felled. 

Tea was served after the meeting and members had an opportunity of meeting each other and having an informal discussion. 

The Council

The Council learned with deep regret of the death of Mr B. N. H. Orphoot, R.S.A., a Life Member, and a Member of Council. Mr Orphoot was an old member of the A.P.R.S. and had been a Member of Council for many years and at one time had taken an active part in its work. The Council accepted with regret the resignations of Major R. A. Oswald of Cavens and Miss V. C. Young, Dalbeattie. 

The Council welcomed the following new representatives of Constituent Bodies:- 

Mr P. H. Dickson, Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 

Dr Janet M. Smith, Ladies’ Scottish Climbing Club, 

Mrs H. K. Skinner, St Andrews Preservation Trust, and 

Mrs D. M. Paulin, Stewartry Preservation Society. 

The Council have met regularly each month, August and September excepted, and the Chairman’s Advisory Committee has met as required in the forenoon prior to the Council meeting. The Council were sorry to receive an intimation from the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland that in view of extensive alterations in the office at 15 Rutland Square, coupled with a general reorganisation of staff, it was necessary to ask the A.P.R.S. to seek alternative premises. The long association with the R.I.A.S. and 15 Rutland Square has accordingly come to an end. Fortunately, Mr Macrae’s firm, Messrs Murray, Beith & Murray, W.S., were able to offer suitable facilities in their office at 39 and 43 Castle Street, Edinburgh, and the A.P.R.S. has been located there since 1st January 1965. 

Membership

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

LIFE: 

Mrs William Walker. 

Mr Charles Stodart. 

Mr R. A. C. Simpson. 

Mr B. N. H. Orphoot. 

Mrs Janet Ferguson. 

Mr Maurice Yorke. 

The Rev. A. E. Swinton. 

Mr D. J. McArthur. 

ANNUAL: 

Mr W. Carter. 

ASSOCIATE: 

Mr D. L. Moffat. 

Miss I. T. Young. 

Miss K. F. Young. 

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

LIFE: 

Miss Vivien Ethridge, Edinburgh. 

Mr Ilay M. Campbell of Lennel. 

Colonel G. I. Malcolm of Poltalloch. 

ANNUAL: 

Mrs A. W. Gibson, Melrose. 

Lieut.-Colonel J. R. Dugmore, Kipford, Dalbeattie. 

Miss Phyllis Walshaw, Ilford, Essex. 

ASSOCIATE: 

Lady William Scott, Melrose. 

The Ladies’ Scottish Climbing Club has joined as a Constituent Body and the Stewartry Preservation Society as an Affiliated Society. The total number of Constituent Bodies and Affiliated Societies is now 42. 

Litter

 A conference convened by the Scottish Development Department was held in Edinburgh on 18th March 1964, at which the A.P.R.S. was represented by the Chairman and the Organising Secretary. The last similar conference was held in 1961. The conference was well attended by representatives of local authorities and other bodies including the Scottish Land Owners’ Federation, The National Trust, S.W.R.I., etc. Many very useful ideas were put forward for continuing the anti-litter campaign which could be carried out under the existing legislation. Among other things it was proposed that the provision of returnable litter bags already being supplied by some petrol companies should be extended and more use of them encouraged. The question of the most suitable type of litter bin was discussed and the Department agreed to be a clearing house for information on this subject. The problem of bulk litter and methods of dealing with it was also considered. 

On behalf of the A.P.R.S., Commander Courtney Clarke stated that the Council considered that little further progress would be made in dealing with the litter menace until the Government introduced up-to-date legislation to meet Scotland’s needs. He explained that the main point being pressed by the A.P.R.S. was that litter legislation should be extended to cover the whole of Scotland, including private property. This was fully dealt with in the Annual Report for 1964. The contentions of the A.P.R.S. received considerable support from the conference, especially from those representing bodies concerned primarily with rural areas. On the other hand, the A.P.R.S. agreed with the views expressed at the conference that prosecutions are only one of the weapons to be used against litter offenders, but unless authority is given to punish the persistent offender it will be difficult to make real progress. 

The litter provisions of the Countryside and Tourist Amenities (Scotland) Bill, which was dropped by the Government, were included in the Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland) Act, 1964, which received the Royal Assent on 31st July 1964. This Act provides that local authorities may provide litter bins, which they shall from time to time empty and cleanse, and they may remove and dispose of litter taken from such litter bins or any litter found lying in any place in their area. Litter is defined in the Act to include derelict vehicles, vessels or scrap metal or rubbish of any description. 

It must be kept in mind that the Litter Act was initiated as an English Private Member’s Bill and very considerably weakened before the Government of the day would support it. At the time there was considerable apathy to it in Scotland although the A.P.R.S. did what they could to get it made as useful as possible in its application to Scotland. 

While the litter clauses in the Local Government Act of 1964 are welcomed, they only cover part of the new legislation on litter for which the A.P.R.S. has been pressing during the last few years. In addition to formal representations, the Chairman has had informal discussions with those concerned and it was understood that a new Litter Bill was virtually ready for presentation during late 1963 and early 1964, but it was then dropped, presumably with the idea that some points might be included in some more general Bill. It is time the Government faced up to the ever-increasing “Litter Problem.” 

During the year the Council have been actively engaged in the anti-litter campaign, and have considered or given effect to every suggestion for combating the litter menace which has been brought to their notice. During the year under review the Council, at their meetings, have given very anxious consideration to finding some new method of dealing with the problem so that they can continue to take a leading part in the campaign. Every avenue has been re-explored, but hardly anything new has come up for consideration. Among ideas recently discussed are the proposal that the A.P.R.S. might organise a tidiest village competition, that the litter problem might be dealt with in one or two Counties at a time, that a litter film might be made, and that, before any of the foregoing are undertaken, research into the causes, etc., of the litter problem should be put in hand. These matters are at present being considered by an ad hoc Committee of the Council. This Committee recently had a meeting at St Andrew’s House with the officials concerned, when the views of the A.P.R.S. received sympathetic consideration. It is understood that another litter conference is to be held in the spring of 1965. 

During the year the Council has continued to deal with bad cases of litter. A member having drawn attention to the state of lay-bys on the main road between Perth and Inverness, particularly in the County of Inverness, an examination was made of the lay-bys between Inverness and the County boundary which revealed that the state of more than half of the 31 lay-bys left much to be desired. It was not just a case of some pieces of paper lying about, but at a great many of the lay-bys there were tins, bottles and other miscellaneous objects, some of which had obviously been there for some time. The matter was taken up with the County Council of Inverness-shire, who were most co-operative, and instructions were given to the Divisional Surveyors that all litter lying about at lay-bys throughout the County should be picked up by the employees at the same time as litter bins were emptied. The Council regarded this outcome as very satisfactory. 

The A.P.R.S. has for a number of years had a close liaison with the Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes as matters affecting the amenities of the countryside are the concern of both. The S.W.R.I. can speak with the full authority of the whole of Rural Scotland and it is not out of place to remind the authorities concerned of the Resolutions passed at the National Conference of the S.W.R.I. held in Edinburgh in October 1964 by delegates representing approximately 58,000 country-women in all parts of Scotland. These included the following Resolution dealing with litter which was proposed by the Stirling and West Perth Federation:- 

“That the laws regarding litter carelessly thrown down in the streets and countryside should be more stringently enforced. All bins in beauty spots and lay-bys, themselves an eyesore in many cases, should be inspected and emptied by the respective Councils more frequently than at present, especially during the summer months.” 

The following Resolution was also carried:- 

“That where wilful or malicious damage to private and public property can be proved the culprit should not merely be fined, he or she should also be made to pay for the damage sustained.” 

The following is a table showing the number of prosecutions taken under the Litter Act, 1958, during the twelve months ending on 30th September in each year:- 

City and Burgh Police Areas 

County and Combined Police Forces 

When comparisons are made as regards the number of prosecutions in individual Cities and Large Burghs it must be borne in mind that the populations vary considerably. The population of Edinburgh is slightly under half that of Glasgow with its million odd. Aberdeen and Dundee are between one-fifth and one-sixth of Glasgow, while Paisley is between one-tenth and one-eleventh. The populations of some of the other Larger Burghs are about one-twentieth of Glasgow. One would like to believe that, say, the Aberdonians (with an average of two prosecutions per year) are so litter minded and so perfectly trained that when they go out into Rural Scotland they will be equally litter minded there. Similar comments might be made about some other Cities and Large Burghs. Perhaps a more likely explanation may be that the authorities concerned in Glasgow may appreciate that some prosecutions are necessary to check the litter menace and do more to encourage the police to take action. Possibly the Glasgow Courts may take a more serious view of litter offences than is the case elsewhere and thus encourage the police in their difficult task.

River Pollution. 

SHEEP-DIP. 

For many years the effluent from sheep-dip was one of the greatest dangers to fish life and the A.P.R.S. annually circularised in the Press and included in the Annual Report warnings about these dangers and how to avoid them, but when there was considerable improvement and less dipping this ceased in 1963. Unfortunately, it would appear from complaints that damage to fish life from this source is again developing, probably entirely due to carelessness or lack of supervision. 

EFFLUENT FROM SILOS

This is now developing into one of the greatest dangers to fish life and all concerned are specially urged to take note of the circulars issued by the Departments at St Andrew’s House. 

BYE-LAWS UNDER SECTION 25 OF THE 1951 ACT

The majority of River Purification Boards have now made bye-laws. 

SCOTTISH RIVER PURIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

Since the last Annual Report the Committee met on 9th March, 4th May, 6th July and 12th October 1964, and on 11th January 1965. Several questions were closely investigated by the Sub-Committee, the most important being the need for increased capital expenditure on sewage purification works. The Committee recommended a sum of £50,000,000 spread over a period of 10 years on new and improved sewage works so that all authorities would know what could be expended and plan ahead. This recommendation to the Secretary of State was signed by every member of the Advisory Committee in view of its importance. The question was discussed with the Secretary of State by the Chairman of the Committee and the Secretary of State kindly spared the time to come to the May Committee meeting to explain why he could not agree at that time to fixed capital expenditure. 

The Committee strongly recommended the following new legislation:- 

(a) The Spray Irrigation (Scotland) Act, 1964. 

(b) The Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Bill introduced on 11th November 1964 to the Scottish Standing Committee and ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 17th December 1964. This Bill makes further provision for maintaining or restoring the cleanliness of the rivers and other inland waters and of the tidal waters of Scotland. 

(c) It is also understood that the Government will introduce at some future date legislation to deal with the disposal of trades waste to sewers. 

The foregoing makes a great advance in improving legislation for Scotland which has lagged behind that for England and Wales. 

TIDAL WATERS

The Firth of Clyde Order, which has been awaiting the Secretary of State’s confirmation for some time, will now stand over until the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Bill has passed through Parliament. The Advisory Committee has recommended that it should then be reconsidered immediately and readjusted as necessary. 

PROSECUTIONS

The list of known prosecutions for river pollution offences between 1st August 1951 and 31st December 1963 given on the following page may be of interest to all those interested in keeping our rivers clean. 

The prosecutions can be summarised as follows:- 

Are about a dozen prosecutions for the whole of Scotland covering a period of over 12 years sufficient to deter those who offend out of pure carelessness or who deliberately hope that they will not be detected? Judging by the number of complaints reported in the Annual Reports of some River Boards, this seems doubtful. It is, however, fully appreciated that in the case of Industry many cases of complaint can only be rectified by degrees and in such cases negotiation, persuasion and warnings may be the best way of dealing with them. But what about the cases of pure carelessness? 

KNOWN PROSECUTIONS FOR RIVER POLLUTION OFFENCES: period from 1st August 1951 to 31st December 1963. 

Local Government (Development and Finance) (Scotland) Act, 1964. 

The Countryside and Tourist Amenities (Scotland) Bill, which was referred to in the Annual Report for 1964, was dropped by the Government. Certain of the provisions of that Bill, however, were included in the above Act which received the Royal Assent on 31st July 1964. This Act gives local authorities power to develop land, including power to carry out work for preserving or enhancing the natural beauty of land in their area. Local authorities may also for the purpose of enabling members of the public to enjoy the countryside, provide on land in their area picnic places, footpaths, seats, shelters, etc. The provisions of the Act dealing with litter are mentioned above. 

Control of Advertisements

References have been made in previous Annual Reports to the Council’s case for the removal of three advertisement boards near the disused railway station at Balerno, Midlothian. The two remaining sign boards have been dismantled and removed and the Council are very gratified at this successful outcome of efforts which began as long ago as February 1960. 

Hydro-Electric Development.

 No new hydro-electric schemes were promoted by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board during 1964. 

A Public Inquiry into the Fada-Fionn project (Constructional Scheme 39) and the Laidon project (Constructional Scheme 38) was concluded in March 1964. The findings have not been announced. 

During the year site reinstatement work at the Nant power station on Loch Awe was completed. Similar work at the Kilmorack and Aigas power stations on the River Beauly, which was also completed in 1964, received favourable comment by foreign visitors who attended the 8th International Congress on Large Dams in May. A plaque was received from the Civic Trust to commemorate the Class I Award made in 1962 in respect of the Loch Gair power station. 

The North of Scotland Board continued amenity planting in the vicinity of various installations, including Sloy and Mucomir power stations, Loch Glascarnoch reservoir and a number of substations. 

Proposed Transmission Line-Glenlee/Newton-Stewart

In the Annual Report for 1964 reference was made to the proposed erection by the South of Scotland Electricity Board of a 132 kV transmission line between Glenlee and Newton-Stewart. 

The A.P.R.S. lodged a formal objection to a section of the line north of Minnigaff and when that Report was written talks were taking place with the Board with a view to arriving at a compromise which would be acceptable to the parties who were objecting to this part of the line. The Council were subsequently informed that the Secretary of State for Scotland had considered the objections which had been lodged together with all other material considerations and had decided that a public inquiry should not be held, and that he should give consent to the Board’s application. 

Among the considerations which had led him to these conclusions, the Secretary of State had in mind that the route for which the Board sought consent was not their first choice, since to meet the wishes of the local planning authorities they had agreed to a deviation at considerable extra cost in order to preserve the scenic amenity. The proposed route had the approval of the County Councils of Kirkcudbright and Wigtown as planning authorities as well as the endorsement of the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland and the statutory Amenity Committee. 

The suggested undergrounding of part of the transmission line near Minnigaff was not approved by the Secretary of State as he considered that he would not be justified in requiring the Board to add further to the cost of the line. Statutory consent to the Board’s application was issued, but it was subject to the condition that the Board would underground an existing local distribution line and would plant a reasonable number of semi-mature trees to screen two pylons in question. The Council felt that, taking the matter as a whole, the outcome had been satisfactory and the efforts of the A.P.R.S. had not been altogether in vain. 

Cairngorm Area of the Eastern Highlands

In June 1962 the Scottish Development Department issued circular No. 2/1962 covering two questions which the Secretary of State for Scotland considered to be of major importance to the local planning authorities in all districts where there are outstanding areas of scenic attraction which require special consideration under the Planning Acts. These are the definition of areas of great landscape value and the provisions which should be made to meet tourist demand over the years ahead. It was abundantly clear that one area where there is substantial national and regional interest in the development of the tourist potential and the safeguarding of heritage is the Cairngorm Area in the Eastern Highlands where tourist and recreational activity is developing quickly. Recognising this, the Department and the County Planning Authorities of Aberdeen, Banff, Inverness, Moray and Nairn and Perth in October 1962 agreed that their technical planning officers should meet together to study the problems and possibilities of the area in the light of the above circular and to frame the basis of a regional plan which, in suggesting how the many important interests in recreational development and preservation could be inter-related, would also be a useful guide for other areas possessing tourist potential. 

An Interim Report by the Technical Group was issued in January 1964. In this Report various organisations of national importance, including the A.P.R.S., were invited to furnish information and advice. They were invited each to prepare a paper and circulate it to the others. This was followed by a meeting at St Andrew’s House in May at which the representatives of the various national bodies met the Technical Group and representatives from the Scottish Development Department. The A.P.R.S. was represented at this meeting, which was attended by representatives of various Constituent Bodies of the A.P.R.S., including The Scottish Land Owners’ Federation, The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland, The National Trust, The Scottish Youth Hostels Association, The Scottish Rights of Way Society and The Royal Scottish Forestry Society. The meeting was a very valuable one and there was a useful exchange of views on matters such as access, a warden service, etc. There was a further meeting at St Andrew’s House in September when the Scottish National Ski Council was represented and also the interests carrying out developments in the Aviemore area. There was again a frank exchange of views and the final report of the Technical Group is now awaited with interest. 

Melrose Housing Scheme

Early in 1964, the Council learned that the County Council of the County of Roxburgh had received an application from a firm of builders for planning permission in principle to the proposed change of use from agriculture to private housing development of an area of land at Melrose lying between Ormiston Terrace and the railway line. The ground was zoned in the County Development Plan for agricultural purposes, and before the application could be granted it was necessary to have the Development Plan amended. The County Council decided to 

submit an amendment of the County Development Plan to the Secretary of State for Scotland for his approval. The Council of the A.P.R.S. considered that it would be most difficult to carry out building operations on this small area without seriously detracting from the amenity and character of Melrose. Apart from the appearance of any buildings from the Ormiston Terrace (North) side, they felt that the landscape view from the South side, both as seen from the railway line and from the rural county to the south of it, should be preserved, and, in view of the very considerable area already allocated for private development in Melrose in the County Development Plan, they considered that no change should be made in the designation of the land in question at present. Furthermore, they had in mind that the land was useful agricultural land. For these reasons a formal objection to the proposal was lodged on behalf of the Association. A public local inquiry ordered by the Secretary of State was held, at which the A.P.R.S. was represented. The findings of the Reporter are awaited. 

Countryside Conference

Mr Alan Stewart-Clark, Vice-Chairman of Council, and the Organising Secretary represented the A.P.R.S. at the Countryside Conference organised by The National Trust for Scotland which was held in Inverness on 24th April 1964. This conference, which was attended by some 200 delegates representing official and private bodies, was concerned with the use of land in rural Scotland and its general theme was the urgent need to reconcile and co-ordinate policy for economic growth and for conservation of landscape with particular reference to areas of outstanding natural beauty. At the end of the conference it was agreed unanimously to ask the Secretary of State for Scotland for the creation of a body fulfilling some of the functions of the National Parks Commission in England and Wales, this body to be a focus for consultation and discussion about the problems of the countryside. 

Volunteer Scheme for Sutherland

The Council received information from the County Development Officer of Sutherland County Council about a scheme for using a team of long-term volunteers in that County on a variety of works designed to help crofting townships. A certain anonymous donor had provided the full sum required to launch the scheme. The money would be used to buy and fit out vehicles for mobile living accommodation, to purchase tools and equipment and also to provide working capital for the projects which would rank for grants from the Crofters’ Commission. This enabled plans to be completed with a view to starting the scheme during the spring of 1965. It was the intention to start with water supply schemes for groups of croft houses in Strathnaver. The County Development Officer was seeking funds to finance social and amenity projects and the A.P.R.S. decided to give a small donation as a token of their support. The Council considered that the volunteer project was an excellent idea in every way – not least as a medium for teaching “youth” to respect the countryside. 

“Roads and Landscape”

The Council, in conjunction with the Scottish Chapter of the Institute of Landscape Architects, arranged for a lecture on this topic to be given by Mr William Gillespie, Dip.LA., F.I.L.A., in Adam House, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, 27th January 1965. The lecture covered a wide range of problems concerning major and minor roads in the country and dealt with the integration of new and improved roads and scenery, both from the general point of view and in detail. The lecturer also dealt with the preservation of the character of old and existing roads including the question of verges and roadside trees. The Chair was taken by the Earl of Haddington and there was an audience of about 250, including representatives from the Scottish Development Department, Roads Division, 18 County Councils and various of the Constituent Bodies of the A.P.R.S. 

The Council consider that this function was most successful and they hope that it will be possible to publish Mr Gillespie’s lecture in due course. 

County of Roxburgh Development Plan

The County of Roxburgh Planning Officer sent to the A.P.R.S. for comment the draft Survey Report, etc., dealing with areas of great landscape value and tourist development in the County prepared in accordance with Scottish Development Department’s circular No. 2/1962. The Council considered this Report to be generally a very comprehensive and well thought out document, their main suggestion being that the whole of the Burgh of Melrose should be brought under maximum advertisement control. 

Miscellaneous

Various other amenity matters were dealt with by the Council, including preservation of amenities at Colvend, the East Lothian County Development Plan, a proposed sewage disposal scheme for Coldstream, etc. 

Finance

A Statement of Accounts for the year to 31st December 1964 is annexed to this Report. 

As in previous years the Association has been generously supported by donations, but this year the income from the subscription of members has decreased. 

During the year a legacy of £50 was received from the late Mr D. L. Moffat of Cambuslang, an Associate Member, and this will be invested appropriately during the current year along with other available funds. 

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

The following subscriptions were paid by Constituent Bodies during 1964:- 

AFFILIATED SOCIETIES:- 

Chairman’s Remarks

Preservation of Countryside

While more and more visitors are being encouraged to come to Scotland, your Council are seriously perturbed at the apparent lack of parallel action on the part of those responsible to initiate steps to endeavour to control the danger of fires, disturbance of wild life, litter and so on, which get greater in the really rural areas with the ever-increasing number of visitors. 

A formal letter was sent to the Secretary of the Scottish Development Department at the end of January asking whether any form of “countryside warden” had been considered. The reply was not considered encouraging by your Council; in fact, any early action appeared doubtful. 

The failure to deal with the basic weakness of the English Private Member’s Litter Bill has never been remedied. This topic is dealt with at length under ” Litter ” on pages 7 to 11 of this Report. 

Your Council hope that they will receive further information before a general discussion takes place at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on the whole question of preserving the countryside under the conditions now envisaged. 

River Pollution

A list of known prosecutions for river pollution offences in Scotland during a period of about 12 years after the passing of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) (Scotland) Act, 1951, is given on page 14 of this Report. The total is 12! This may be of special interest to those primarily concerned in cleaning up our rivers. 

H. C. COURTNEY CLARKE, 

Chairman of Council. 

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS for the year to 31st December 1964 

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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. 

* Denotes covenant 

1. LIFE MEMBERS 

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

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

1963 Anderson, Miss I. F., Balnagowan, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. 

1939 Arbuckle, Sir William, K.B.E., C.B., 1 Murrayfield Gardens, Edinburgh. 

1962 Atholl, His Grace The Duke of, Blair Castle, Blair Atholl. 

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

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. 

1957 Cameron, Mrs E. M., Auchineden, Blanefield, by Glasgow. 

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

1964 Campbell, I. M., Drinliath, Furnace, by Inveraray, Argyll. 

1944 Carruthers, Simon F., F.L.A.S., The Leuchold, South Queensferry. 

1939 Carus-Wilson, Major C. D., M.C., 2 Haresfield Court, Stonehouse, Glos. 

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

1939 Clarke, Commander H. C. Courtney, D.S.O., R.N., Clairinsh, Melrose. 

1958 Cormack, John B., Dryburgh Abbey, St Boswells. 

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, 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. 

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. 

1964 Ethridge, Miss Vivien, Martin House, 30 Albany Street, Edinburgh 1. 

1939 Fletcher, Ian, Dunans, Glendaruel, Argyll. 

1959 Forbes of Callendar, Lieut.-Colonel Wm., C.B.E., D.L., Earlstoun, Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire. 

Forman, Rev. A., Duncrieff, Moffat. 

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

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

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. 

1961 Gatliff, Herbert, c/o Y.H.A. (London), 4 Playhouse Yard, London, E.C.4. 

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

1962 Gough, The Viscountess, Mansion House of Inshes, Inverness. 

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

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

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. 

1939 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. 

1945 Innes, Gilbert, Gartaneaglais, Killearn, Stirlingshire. 

1939 Jeffrey, Mrs Leaside, Kenilworth Road, Bridge of Allan. 

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

1963 Kennedy, A., Ardvoulin, Ayr. 

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. 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. 

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, Dame Flora, D.B.E., Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye. 

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

1964 Malcolm of Poltalloch, Colonel George I., Duntrune Castle, Lochgilphead, Argyll. 

1945 Mann, Major A. R. H., Greenacres, Dean, Bishop’s Waltham, near Southampton, Hants. 

1956 Martin, Colin D., Friarshall, Melrose. 

1962 Matheson, Commander Patrick, Ormiston, Hawick. 

1957 Menzies, John, Kames, Duns. 

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

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

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

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

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

1956 Playfair-Hannay, Mrs, Baltilly, Ceres, Fife. 

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

1939 Richardson, Francis, Blairforkie, Bridge of Allan. 

1939 Robertson, Mrs W., 17 Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh 10. 

Romanes, Miss M., 6B St Margaret’s Road, Edinburgh 9. 

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

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

1962 Steel, Major Sir F. W. Strang, Bt., Ravensheugh, Selkirk. 

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

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

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 Swinton, Mrs, Swinton House, Duns. 

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

1963 Tegner, Sven., O.B.E., Kilninver, Argyll. 

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

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

1939 Wilkie, Major A. H., Cantray House, Croy, Gollanfield, Inverness-shire. 

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

1939 Yuille, James, 27 Wellington Street, Kilmarnock. 

2. ANNUAL MEMBERS 

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. 

1961 Anderson, T. D., B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E., M.I.Mun.E., Southfield, Duns, Berwickshire. 

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

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

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

1961 Boult, Miss Olive, I. E., Lagafater, New Luce, Newton-Stewart, Wigtownshire. 

1958 Brooke, Vice-Admiral B. C. B., C.B., C.B.E., Frome House, Frome St Quintin, Dorchester, Dorset. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1960 Crabbie, Mrs G. E., 15 Belgrave Crescent, Edinburgh. 

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

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. 

1961 Doran, Mrs Elsie, Ballachuan House, Isle of Seil, Oban. 

1962 *Douglas, Lieut.-Colonel A. V. C., Laraich, Aberfoyle. 

Douglas, Mrs, 1 Dundas Street, Edinburgh 3. 

1964 Dugmore, Lieut.-Colonel J. R. Kippford, Dalbeattie. 

1960 Dundas, R. D. R., Keltie Castle, Dunning, Perthshire. 

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

1961 Elliot, Lieut.-Colonel H. H., C.I.E., M.C., Springbank, Melrose. 

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. 

1961 Fasham, D. R., A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.W.E., County Offices, Dornoch, Sutherland. 

1963 Forbes, Mrs B. M., 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. 

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

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

1961 Gracie, Miss K. Jean, 20 Braid Avenue, Edinburgh 10. 

1963 Graham, Miss Nancy, Corshill, Thornhill, by Stirling. 

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

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

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

1958 *Haddington, The Countess of, Tyninghame, Dunbar. 

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

1962 Hill, Colonel C. V., Greystones, Methven, near Perth. 

1962 Hodgkinson, N. J., F.R.I.C.S., West Links House, North Berwick. 

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. 

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

1963 Ker, Miss Joan, Norrieston, Thornhill, by Stirling. 

1962 Kilbrandon, The Hon. Lord, Balvicar, Argyll. 

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. 

1962 Loch, Colonel J. C., House of Narrow Gates, St Boswells. 

1963 Lockhart, J. B. Balmony, Glendevon, by Dollar. 

1954 Logan, Miss, Kinellan Road, Edinburgh. 

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

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

1939 Mackinlay, Mrs Ian, Auchleeks, Calvine, Perthshire. 

How 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., Brahan, Conon Bridge, Ross-shire. 

1939 Mears, Lady, 127 Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh. 

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

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

1939 *Mitchell, Miss E. B., 19 Clarendon Place, Stirling. 

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

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

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. 

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. 

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

1964 Paulin, Mrs Dorothy M., Drumrash, Castle Douglas. 

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

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. 

1956 *Robertson, Mrs Eleanor, 4 Saxe-Coburg Place, Edinburgh. 

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

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

1958 Shann, Mrs C. E. A., Ollands, North Walsham, Norfolk. 

Smith, Mrs John, Woodhill, 25 The Loaning, Whitecraigs, Renfrewshire. 

1948 Smith, Dr Janet M., Addiston, Ratho. 

1959 Stewart, R. H., 92 Morningside Drive, Edinburgh. 

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

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

1961 Sutherland, The Duchess of, Mertoun, St Boswells. 

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

1939 Thomson, H. M., 8 Belgrave Crescent, Edinburgh. 

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

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

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

1965 Walshaw, Miss Phyllis, 4 Bethell Avenue, Ilford, Essex. 

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

1953 *Watherston, Mrs C. M., Denholm House, Hawick. 

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

1961 Wykeham-Musgrave, Miss J., Inversnaid Lodge, Aberfoyle.com 

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

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

3. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 

1957 Brebner, Mrs L., 11 Sycamore Terrace, Edinburgh 12. 

Brown, Miss C. M., Green’s Hotel, Eglinton Crescent, Edinburgh. 

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

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

1957 Donald, Commander Wm., D.S.C., R.N., “Troutlets,” Church Street, Keswick, Cumberland. 

1964 Gibson, Mrs A. W., Fordel, Melrose. 

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

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

1961 Hogben, Miss Eleanor, Holmhead Corsock, Castle Douglas. 

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

1961 Job, Lieut.-Commander P. Dalzel, R.C.N. (R.), Nead-an-Eoin, by Plockton, Wester Ross. 

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

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. 

1965 Scott, Lady William, Beechwood, Melrose. 

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

1953 Sharpe, Mrs Gladys, The Park, Earlston. 

Somervail, Miss M., Hoselaw, Kelso. 

1961 Stark, Miss Grace, 170 King’s Park Road, Glasgow, S.4. 

*Stirling, Mrs M., Sandyholes, Kippen Station. 

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

1939 Wildrige, Mrs Ella, 1 Wester Coates Avenue, Edinburgh. 

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

JUNIOR MEMBERS 

1961 Bell, Gilbert T., 58 Bowfield Crescent, Penilee, Glasgow, S.W.2. 

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

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

1962 Milne, J. Stuart K., Alton, 8 Craigcrook Terrace, Edinburgh.