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in the forest school?” “Even if he got three or four months in 
two years mixed up with the rest of his education, it would be very 
valuable to him.”—‘“ He would be worth £30 or £40 a year more 
than he would otherwise?” ‘‘ Yes, obviously.” 
“T know you have had a great opportunity of considering the 
subject, and if you would like to make any suggestions as to the 
management of our woodlands, the Committee would be very glad 
to hear you?” “Two years ago I gave a great deal of attention 
to the subject, when I was occupied under the India Office with Dr 
Brandis, and we then submitted two schemes for their consideration. 
My opinion is clear that we ought to utilise in some sort of way the 
existing means in the country of giving a general education, and to 
supplement that by giving a special forest education in some con- 
venient place, where there should be a museum supplied with an 
instructor in forestry, who might give lectures on the subject, and 
conduct the pupils from time to time into different forests which he 
might select, with the view of explaining on the ground the teach- 
ing which he had given them in the lecture-room. Further, I think 
there ought to be some lectures on what I think is called physical 
botany, and especially that class of botany which refers to the 
growth of trees and the different natures of the different trees. I 
would put the school in the most central place I could find. I have 
been to Edinburgh, and I have also visited the South Kensington 
establishment in London. King’s College and University College 
seem both to me to grant facilities for general education. You 
might have your examinations, say, in different standards for diffe- 
rent certificates. In the higher class, we will say, the land agents 
who would be in charge of large properties might attend a larger 
scheme of lectures, and the woodreeves and wood bailiffs might 
attend only the elementary lectures, say, upon physical botany and 
wood management. What is wanted in England is to teach the 
management of forests in an economical way. Then I would have 
a series of examinations granting certificates to those passing them.” 
““Would your idea be to have a course of either two years or 
three years, say two years, in the lower grades, and in the third 
year a course of instruction up to a higher standard?” ‘ Quite 
so; but I think the lower grades need not be occupied entirely 
with the two years’ course. You might arrange the course 
of the lectures so that if you gave lectures on physiology, 
biology, and so on, at South Kensington, they would not be re- 
quired for the lower class of men. These might only attend for the 
