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in a subject like forestry in such a short time as that, and to 

 send them out with a hall-mark of this sort. Forestry is a thing 

 which requires a long training, and schemes of that kind ought 

 to be knocked on the head." 



Mr Whitton.— "I think, Mr Chairman, that Mr Richardson 

 has covered all the ground, but perhaps I may be permitted 

 to mention what the Corporation of Glasgow is doing. In the 

 first place, there were 14,000 acres of which the Corporation 

 were to plant 4000, and in the planting of that we have tried 

 to meet the requirements for the education of young foresters in 

 the West of Scotland Agricultural College. The first plantation, 

 with a wide variety of trees, is merely intended as a place for 

 a demonstration area, and also to test the suitability of those 

 species of trees. I have a report here which is for the Com- 

 mittee. When I get this finished I will send a copy to show 

 what the City of Glasgow has done. It is in rather a unique 

 position. It is only now and again that we get conveners who 

 take an interest in the matter. We have been very fortunate in 

 our last two conveners. The present one is going to push on 

 to get 2000 acres over and above the 4000 already earmarked 

 for forestry. 



" I should also like to mention the desirability of getting 

 foresters released. Out of a staff of fourteen men who nearly 

 all joined up, six have been killed, and we are nearly at a stand- 

 still. We have girls cutting down coppice-wood. I am very 

 glad to say that some of the girls are doing very well. There 

 is no heavy timber as it was all cut down eighty years ago, but 

 I agree with Mr Richardson that girls are not physically fit for 

 that work." 



Mr Buchanan. — " I am to meet you in the afternoon, so 

 perhaps Sir John will take my place." 



Sir John Stirling-Maxwell. — " There is one point to which I 

 should like to draw your attention. Hitherto we have been 

 discussing practical forestry, which is very interesting, but 

 underneath lies the question of administration, and we would 

 like to express our opinion that it is one of your first duties to 

 look into the question of forestry administration in Scotland. 

 We believe that the present administration in Scotland has 

 proved neglectful. The administration has been neglectful in 

 regard to the fact that the Board of Agriculture have allowed 

 forestry no participation in the funds of the Board, which, as 



