310 'ii-;i-:k I'LANtixc coMi'inirioNs ix natal. 



appointed, naineh . i:. W. Kvans (Chairman), Colonel Leuehars, 

 O. Hosking, J. .Viarwick. T. W. Dukes, A. W. Smallie. W. J. T. 

 Newmarch, C. H. .Mitchell. Colonel Cromi)ton. T. R. Sim. and 

 Rev. J. Scott. _ • 



rhe committree, in whose hands the matter was left, drafted 

 rules and rej^nlations, and puhlished notices of the tree-planting 

 competition. In the meantime. Mr. Orlando Hosking approached 

 the (Government. Avith the result that at the Farmers" Conference. 

 held in April, 1910, the Tresident announced that C.(ivernmcnt 

 had provided £1.000 for a tree-planting comjietition. on the 

 instigation of Mr. C)rland() Hosking. 



The Conference directed that a lettter of thanks he sent to 

 Government for the gift of £1,000. and also exi)ressed a])pre- 

 ciatir.n of the work done hy Mr. Hosking. 



The £1,000 was passed as an excess to \^ote 34 (Agriculture) 

 bv CiOvernor-in-Council on 22iid April, k^io.. The money was 

 granted for the purpose of the Xatal \<j;riciiltural l^"ee-])lanling 

 Competitions. The trust deed was signed by the Treasurer of 

 Natal, and Edward William Evans and Orlando Hosking. 

 Trustees. The deed provided that the princi])al, together with 

 the interest thereof, may from time to time be applied in prizes 

 for the encouragement of tree-planting in Xatal. 



It was furtlier provided that the trustees shall ])ay out from 

 trust all ])rizes awarded for the encouragement of the growing 

 of trees of commercial value within tlie Province of Xatal, 

 according to such scheme as may from time to time be adopted 

 by the committee a|)pointed by the Agricultural Union in con- 

 nection with the tree-planting competition, such scheme or 

 schemes to be ap])roved of 1)\- the Governor of Natal or Adminis- 

 trator of the Province of Xatal. 



The first competition under the aus])ices oi the Ro}al Agri- 

 cultural Society of .Xatal and the Natal .\gricultural Union was 

 started in the summer of i(;09-io. The main conditions of the 

 conijjetition being the following: — 



Oi'.jHcTs OF Competition. 



( I ) To encourage the growing of trees of commercial value, 

 to the end that in time the Colony may become a timber-growing 

 country, thereby enhancing its assets and promoting the develop- 

 ment of the Colon} . 



(2) By growing plots of various tree> in different i)arts of 

 the Colonv to afford ;ui object-lesson to the community ui)on the 

 suilabilit\- of difi'ereni trees for various districts, soils, altitudes, 

 and cfinditions. 



RiLRs Axn Rkgul.\tions. 



(i) This competition i-~ o])en to any farmer in Natal and 

 Zulnland. 



(2) The Colon)-, for the pur])ose of judging, is divided into 

 three sections, according to altitude, 2'ic.: Section 1, from sea- 



