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3. That the following Bodies should be invited to send 



delegates to the Board : — 



The Royal Agricultural Society of England ; 



The Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland ; 



The Royal Dublin Society ; 



The Office of Woods and Forests j 



The Linnean Society ; 



The Surveyors' Institution ; 



Tlie English Arboricultural Society ; 



The Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society ; 

 and, that the Director of Kew Gardens should be a member ex 

 officio. 



That the Boai'd should also comprise three Members of each 

 House of Parliament, and a certain number of owners or managers 

 of large woodlands, a preference in the latter case being given to 

 those who are in a position to aflford facilities for study in their 

 woods. 



4. That the functions of the Board should be — 



{a.) To organise Eorest Schools, or, at any rate, a 



course of instruction in forestry. 

 (b.) To make provision for examinations, 

 (c.) To prepare an official syllabus and text-book. 



5. That the examiners should be required to examine in the 



following subjects, namely : — 

 (a.) Practical forestry. 

 (h.) Botany. 



(c.) Vegetable Physiology and Entomology, especially 

 in connection with diseases and insects aftect- 

 ing the growth of trees. 

 id.) Geology, with special i-eference to soils, 

 (e.) Subjects connected with land agency, such as 

 land drainage, sui'veyiug, timber measui'ing, 

 etc. 

 The expense of secretarial staff and examiners need not, in the 

 opinion of the Committee, exceed £500 a year, and the cost might 

 be considerably reduced by fees for diplomas. 



