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question of expediency upon which I could hardly give an answer. 

 As regards England, I think there would be no material difficulty 

 in students proceeding to Cirencester." — " Then I may take it that 

 as regards England you think it would be better to try to select 

 some one institution, not necessarily a new one, for the purpose of 

 teaching forestry?" "I think so. But there is a reason why 

 Scottish students might prefer the teaching in Scotland, and that is 

 because the forests of Scotland are in so many respects different 

 from those of England," — '* But as regards England you think it 

 would be better to endeavour to keep all the students of forestry at 

 some one institution, in the first instance at any rate 1" "I think 

 so," — " Would you recommend the Committee, on the whole,' to 

 adopt the suggestion which was thrown out by Colonel Pearson 1 " 

 " Yes, I think so, having regard to the provisions he makes for 

 land agents, and bailiffs, and so forth." 



" What you have said has reference to the training of managers 

 and land agents'? " " Yes ; but I would even throw all the teach- 

 ing open to persons of a lower grade, because you often have ex- 

 ceedingly able young men who are not laud agents, but who would rise 

 to be laud agents if they had the facilities and encouragement which 

 such a training would give." — "You imagine that they would try 

 to get the diplomas 1 " " Yes." — " But they would not necessarily 

 go in for the wider training which such a college would give 1 " 

 " Not necessarily ; but I think that very likely young men of ability 

 would go in for the wider training after commencing the other, and 

 that is the reason why I think that advantage should be taken of a 

 place which has the best means of teaching, which I assume would 

 be Cooper's Hill for a long time to come." — " Rather than Downton 

 and Cirencester ? " " Yes. One reason why I should recommend 

 some teaching of forestry at Downton and Cirencester is because I 

 think agriculture and forestry should not be dissociated." — " Do 

 you think that there is sufficient opportunity of practical instruction 

 in forestry at Cooper's Hill 1" " I do not think there is now, but 

 I think there might be. Under any circumstances that is a 

 necessity." — " Do you think that we ought to ask the Government 

 to endow a professor, or to contribute to the establishment of a 

 class of forestry at Cooper's Hill?" "There is one there already." 

 — " That is only for India, is it not ? " " Yes, primarily, but the 

 instruction given for India would be very useful for land agents 

 generally ; and, as was recommended in Colonel Pearson's Report, 

 and which I approve of, shorter courses might be given at the same 



