DISCUSSION ON FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION AND EDUCATION. I I 



advise the Cabinet as between two rival schemes, that, in other 

 words, they have these two schemes in front of them, and I do 

 not see why this Society should put itself in a rather invidious 

 position by approaching this Sub-Committee again when they 

 have got the two schemes before them. This, I may say, I 

 have had from Lord Curzon himself. I understand they do not 

 want any more material in front of them." 



Mr Richardson. — "I do not think we have any knowledge 

 of these rival schemes." 



The Chairman. — "Mr Stebbing may be in the confidence of 

 the War Cabinet, but we are not. As I understand it, Lord 

 Curzon and Mr Barnes have a very important question to deal 

 with, and naturally they will want all the information before 

 them. However, whether they do or not, we do not know 

 officially, and the question now is " 



Mr Stebbing. — " 1 am prepared to submit the letter that I 

 have referred to." 



The Chairman. — "Will you kindly allow me to proceed? I 

 do not know about this. As a matter of fact, I wrote Lord 

 Curzon myself, and he answered my letter. However, it had 

 nothing to do with this question here." 



The resolution was adopted by 45 votes to 3. 



The Secretary. — "The resolution will be sent to the Sub- 

 Committee of the Cabinet (Lord Curzon and Mr Barnes), the 

 Prime Minister, the Minister of Reconstruction, the Develop- 

 ment Commissioners, the Board of Agriculture, and any others 

 the meeting may wish it to be sent to." 



Sir Hugh Shaw-Stewart. — " I move that it also be sent to the 

 Scottish Members of Parliament." 



Sir James Campbell seconded, and this was agreed to. 



Education. 



The Secretary then read the following report of the Education 

 Committee of the Council, and explained that it was submitted 

 to the meeting with the object of enabling members to express 

 their views and to submit suggestions upon the subject : — 



The Education Committee met in 19 Castle Street, Edinburgh, 

 on 26th June 1918, to consider the remit made to them by the 

 Council on nth May last. There were present Sir John Stirling- 

 Maxwell, Dr Borthwick (convener), and Messrs Allan, 



