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students that would be likely to go there. In your opinion it 
would be better to have one well-equipped school than to have 
two not so well provided?”  ‘ Yes, certainly; I believe that for 
some years to come there will not be more students than could be 
properly taught at one school.”—‘‘ You do not think that the 
distance the students would have to come would be so important 
a consideration as that of having a forest school thoroughly well 
equipped?” “T think not.”—‘‘ Do you consider that one advan- 
tage of a forest school would be, that there might be a certain 
amount of research into different questions as to the habits of 
insects and other matters of that sort bearing upon the manage- 
ment of woodlands?” ‘That is a matter I attach special im- 
portance to; it will form a centre of research upon questions 
connected with all departments of forestry ; the facts as they are 
observed in different parts of the country will be brought together.” 
—‘* You think we have a great deal to learn which even the most 
experienced foresters are not acquainted with?” “A very great 
deal indeed.”——“ And you would attach great importance to the 
mere fact of teaching young men what we ourselves have ob- 
served?” ‘“T would attach very great importance to that.”— 
** At Cooper’s Hill you are proposing to utilise, for the purpose 
of instruction, certain portions of Windsor Forest?” ‘If they 
can be made available.”—‘“ That is the idea?” “ Yes.”—“ Have 
you visited the Forest of Dean?” ‘I have spent a couple of 
days there.”—“ The Windsor Forest has been chosen mainly as 
being nearer Cooper’s Hill?” “It has.”—‘‘ Would the Forest of 
Dean be as suitable?” ‘The Forest of Dean in its present state 
is very uniform ; there is not much variety ; itis principally oak.” 
—‘ Then it would be good as far as the oak is concerned, but not 
good in other respects?” “Ido not think the Forest of Dean is 
of a specially suitable character for our purposes; it is too 
uniform,”—‘ Are there any other woodlands in this country that 
you think would be suitable?” ‘I should say that even the 
New Forest would be a better field of instruction than the Forest 
of Dean, because there is more variety.” ——‘‘ You think that there 
are in the New Forest woodlands which might be suitable for the 
purpose?” “To a certain extent.”—‘“ Reverting for a moment 
to the question with reference to belts of hardwood trees as a pro- 
tection to the growing firs, would trees, such as the birch, for 
instance, grow up quickly enough to give protection, because that 
protection is required mostly when the firs have grown to a con- 
