332 DB. LYONS, M.P., AND FOBESTBY ABBOAD. [Maech, 



FORESTRY IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



Dublin, Jan. 8, 1884. 

 Sir, — The following extracts have been kindly furnished to me by- 

 Mr. J. H. Fitzgerald. I shall be obliged if you will place them on 

 record, as all that bears upon forestry is of special importance at this 

 time. — Faithfully yours, 



EoBT. D. Lyons. 



31, Belffrave Boad, Bathmines, 

 Jan. 7, 1884. 

 My Dear Doctor, — Eef erring to your letter in the Freeman of 

 the 5th inst., on the subject of forestry, I have much pleasure in 

 sending you the annexed extracts from ' Eeport upon Forestry,' 

 prepared under the direction of the Commissioners of Agriculture 

 (U. S. America), in pursuance of an Act of Congress, approved 

 August 15, 1876 (published at Washington Government Printing 

 Office, 1878). 



The Report is furnished with a very valuable Index, which much 

 facilitates reference, and will, I think, be found to contain all or 

 nearly all that you expect to gather by aid of the Foreign Office ; 

 besides it affords a manifest saving of time to you in the good work 

 which you have so much at heart. — Yours faithfully, 



Joseph H. Fitzgeeald. 

 E. D. Lyons, Esq., M.D., M.P., 

 Merrion Square West, Dublin. 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



Forty-fifth Congress, Second Session. 



Eesolved by the House of Eepresentatives (the Senate concurring) : 



— ' That there be printed 25,000 copies of the Eeport upon Forestry, 



transmitted by the President to Congress from the Commissioners of 



Agriculture, on the 13th day of December last : 15,000 copies thereof 



