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Description of new greeting card; FC's proposal to charge for the Bennachie carparks. MacKay makes a 10-point reply saying how this will damage goodwill between the community & the FC; the land is part-council owned; potential congestion by cars

Description of works to Afforsk Pond; suggestion Bailies take a lease of the pond for members' use only; repeat of works & lease idea to H Fraser; Chasing up HF; HF replies the Bailies are interested in leasing the pond, prepared to negotiate terms

Bailies' Council had agreed on the draft lease of Afforsk Pond, and awaited final copy; Cooke replied that the dam had been leaking due to heavy rains and the pond was too full to carry out repairs, so no lease by FC until matters remedied

5 page contract with standard conditions for forest management ops, 1st schedule locus, area, work to be undertaken, record of vulnerable loci, 2nd schedule, payment, sampling loci, HMSO map appended of Bennachie in Buchan Forest District with paths

Davidson provides feedback on points James has raised on the application form, i.e. Bailies would be 1 of many wishing to support the project; make high quality paths, brief description of project, grant level (£40K); apply by May '95.

Hamilton thanks Stallard for let or 12 Mar, re encouraging SNH response, confirms that Bennachie forest was never on the Commission's disposal list. Can't rule out the government trying to force a sale, but would engage with them re sponsored sale

Hamilton tries to assuage James' fears regarding Bennachie & the Goverment's target of disposing 100k ha of forest by 1999. Suggests he write to Mr Pearson, Forestry Review Group. Handwritten notes on P2 regarding defining category of woodland park.

Enquiry if the Bailies would like a stall at the Forestry Commission open day at the Bin Forest/Huntly Forestry Office on 26 June. Request indication of space required and charge of £50 levied per exhibitor

Brian thanks James for organising and supervising the working party at Hillside, saying he was impressed by the extent & tidyness afterward. He thanks James again for his invaluable local knowledge and acknowledges his offer of further help.

John thanks the Bailies for participating in what was a very successful event due to "putting the industry on display" and expresses that this success should be built on for next year.