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Engineering College, near London. When the forest school or 
schools might be established was left uncertain ; but that a Forest 
School must come, there is no doubt. In a time of extraordinary 
commercial depression there have been unusual obstacles to over- 
come, but they are being surmounted, and the day is not far 
distant when our foresters will have, at least, the same facilities 
for their proper education and training as those so long enjoyed by 
their Continental brethren, 
Now I should like to make a few remarks on the Colonial 
and Indian Exhibition in London, During the last month I have 
been many times through that magnificent Exhibition, and have 
examined, more or less in detail, the wonderful display of 
material wealth there to be seen, including the vegetable and 
forest products of every colony in the British Empire. No one 
can visit the collection without feeling its great educative power ; 
and one could not go away from it without having enlarged views 
of the magnitude of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and of 
their great economic resources and commercial wealth. The 
Empire of India, too, was worthily and admirably represented. 
Its exhibits were grouped into State Collections, and the whole 
Court gave one some idea of the productive power and resources 
of India, though the visitor might have some difficulty even after 
his survey in grasping the fact that the Court represented a popu- 
lation of 252 millions, and an area of cultivated land of 189 
millions of acres. The handsome archway which formed the 
entrance to the Imperial Court was entirely composed of Indian 
timber. It had a breadth of 46 ft., and contained about 3000 
specimens of useful timbers, including the index collection which 
we had in Edinburgh at the Forestry Exhibition. There were 
some splendid specimens of Padowk timber, and of bamboo pro- 
bably the finest collection that had ever been brought together. 
Although not specially bearing upon arboriculture, a most inte- 
resting sight was the reproduction of some of the curious features 
of an Indian bazaar, and having spent many years in India and 
speaking some of its dialects, I fancied myself, when in the Court 
and talking to its occupants, as once again among my old Indian 
friends. 
Turning again to the Colonies, one of the striking features of 
the Exhibition was undoubtedly the illustration afforded of 
colonial vegetation, both as exemplified in the collections of plants 
and flowers, and in the admirable photographs and drawings 
