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of thoroughly trained scientific forestry officers. In the third 

 place, and perhaps this is the most important, I do not see 

 forestry succeeding in Scotland unless it has the hearty co- 

 operation and approval of the foresters and landowners of 

 Scotland. It appears to me that these conditions must be 

 fulfilled if forestry is to succeed in this country." 



The Chairman. — " Before calling on Sir Andrew Agnew, it 

 will be your wish that on your behalf I should thank Dr Greig 

 for coming here, and should say how much we have appreciated 

 his address." 



Discussion. 



Sir Andrew Agnew then opened the discussion on the 

 Report of the Forestry Sub-Committee of the Reconstruction 

 Committee, and moved the following resolution : — 



" That this Meeting of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural 

 Society welcomes the publication of the Report of 

 the Forestry Sub-Committee of the Reconstruction 

 Committee, and urges the Government to adopt the 

 scheme of afforestation recommended in the Report, 

 and to bring it into operation without delay." 



The following subjects dealt with in the report were then 

 spoken upon briefly by the following members : — 



1. Recommendations, by Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, Bart. 



2. Forest Authority, by Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, Bart. 



3. How the Scheme will affect Scotland, by Colonel 



Fothringham. 



4. The Education and Training of Foresters, by Mr 



Richardson. 



5. Forestry and the Education (Scotland) Bill, by Dr 



Borthwick. 



6. Organisation of Native Timber Supplies, by Mr A. Spiers. 



7. Provision of Plants and the Importance of Preparation 



in Advance, by Mr Massie. 



8. Forestry and Small-Holdings, by Mr Gilbert Brown. 



9. Social and Economic Benefits, by Colonel Balfour of 



Dawyck. 



In the course of Sir John Stirling-Maxwell's speech upon the 



Forest Authority, Sir William Haldane raised the question 



as to whether the resolution was wide enough to cover this point. 



After Sir William Haldane's remarks the meeting adjourned 



