REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON FORESTRY. 315 
REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE 
HOUSE OF COMMONS, 1886, ON FORESTRY. 
In continuation of the investigations made on the subject in 
1885, of which a Report appeared in last year’s 7'ransactions, a 
Select Committee of the House of Commons was again appointed 
on the 23d of March 1886, ‘to consider whether, by the establish- 
ment of a Forest School, or otherwise, owr Woodlands could be 
rendered more remunerative.” 
The Committee, which consisted of twenty-two members, met 
on the 19th of May for deliberation, and elected Sir John Kenna- 
way, Chairman. The Committee met again on the Ist of June, 
when Colonel G. Pearson, and Dr J. Croumbie Brown, were 
examined at considerable length. At the next meeting, held on 
the 4th of June, Dr W. Schlich, Mr Julian Rogers, and Mr Alex. 
M‘Kenzie were examined. The last meeting was held on the 18th 
of June, only five members attending, Sir John Lubbock in the 
Chair, when the following Report was agreed to :— 
“ Your Committee have taken some evidence upon the matters 
referred to them, but have not had sufficient time to conclude their 
investigation on account of the Dissolution of the present Parlia- 
ment ; they have, therefore, agreed to report the Evidence already 
taken to the Howse, and to recommend that a Committee on the 
same subject should be appointed in the neat Parliament.” 
It is much to be regretted that such an important investigation 
has been again interrupted, and that another season must pass over 
before any definite Report can be issued. The evidence tendered 
at the two meetings held by the Committee in June 1886, is of an 
interesting nature, and helps considerably in making the subject 
better understood. 
The gist of the evidence, bearing on the establishment of a 
British School of Forestry and the advantages that may be derived 
therefrom, is contained in the following extracts from the Report 
of the Select Committee, which was ordered by the House of 
Commons to be printed, on the 18th of June 1886. 
On Tuesday, Ist June 1886, the first witness called was Colonel 
George Pearson, who had given evidence in 1885, and in the course 
of further examination spoke as follows :— 
*“‘ Have you seen any reason to modify the opinions you expressed 
before the Committee last year?” ‘None whatever. Iam very 
