4 ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT, AUGUST 5, 1884. 
Inp1A.—The Indian collection occupies the south central tran- 
sept, and several bays on each side ; it is very large and interesting, 
occupying an area of 5000 square feet; the Catalogue has a histori- 
cal preface by Sir George Birdwood, describing the first beginning 
of Forestry in India. The arrangement of the collection is admir- 
able,—the Commissioner, Colonel Michael, and his assistant, Mr 
Cole, having had previous experience in the Paris, Vienna, and 
Amsterdam Exhibitions. A special Report will be published. 
The Index Collection of Timbers sent by the Government of India 
comprises 800 specimens, with their habitats and commercial uses, 
and illustrates arboreal vegetation from Tibet to Cape Comorin ; 
each specimen is carefully labelled and branded with a correspond- 
ing number referring to Gamble’s “‘ Manual of Indian Timbers.” 
In the Indian Court may be specially noticed the very valuable 
series of maps and diagrams executed by the Forest Survey De- 
partment under Major Bailey, R.E., who himself arranged them 
in an instructive manner. The excellence of these topographical 
surveys can scarcely be overrated in connection with the demareca- 
tion and management of the reserved forests divided into blocks 
or compartments, and in the case of boundary disputes their value 
is undeniable. For students of forestry this is a most important 
feature of the Exhibition, and shows the silent progress of the 
great work which has been carried on by Dr Brandis and others 
during the past twenty-five years. 
Another country which exhibits maps showing in detail the 
general distribution of forests, is DrNMARK. There are three 
sheets displaying the occurrence of the forests of conifers and of 
broad-leaved trees, also the extent of newly-planted areas and the 
geological formations on which they grow. There are also maps 
of the forest district of Kronborg, which resemble those made in 
Germany, and are very neatly executed. 
Othar Holnboe, custom-house surveyor, Christiania, furnishes a 
map representing the principal woods of Norway, and the export 
of forest produce from the different parts of the country to Britain 
and other countries. Robert Bell, LL.D., Assistant-Director 
Geological Survey of Canada, exhibits a large map showing the 
distribution of the forest trees of Canada. 
The Government of Japan displays a chart illustrating the 
natural distribution of forest trees in Japan, and marking certain 
zones, each indicated by a particular tree, which forms a prominent 
