FORESTRY AND THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. C~ 



the Board of Agriculture, in nurseries under the control of the 

 Commissioners of Woods, who will in future undertake the 

 whole of the operations in connection with the raising by the 

 State of emergency plants in England and Wales. The grant 

 applied for was recommended. 



" A grant of ^,200 was also made to the Commissioners of 

 Woods towards the cost of the maintenance during 191 7-1 8 of 

 the Forest of Dean Demonstration Area, on the condition that 

 the Land Revenues of the Crown continue as hitherto to bear 

 the cost of general improvements and maintenance of Dean 

 Forest and adjoining woodlands. 



3. Scotland. 



"The following grants to the Board of Agriculture were 

 recommended : — 



"(1) ^2000 for each of the financial years 1917-18 and 

 1 9 18-19 to meet expenditure on the extension of State Forest 

 Nurseries in Scotland, with a view to the provision of plants 

 for afforestation when the war is over. About 4,500,000 seed- 

 lings had been produced by the close of the 1917 season, mainly 

 by means of grants from the Development Fund. 



"(2) ;£iooo to meet expenditure in the year 1917-18 in 

 connection with (a) preliminary arrangements for leasing or 

 other proposals for the afforestation of privately-owned land in 

 Scotland, and (/') survey work. 



"(3) jQ 2000 f° r tne )' ear 1918-19 to meet the salaries and 

 expenses of three Forestry Officers for advisory, survey and 

 research work, one at each of the three Scottish Agricultural 

 Colleges. This grant includes provision for the cost of survey 

 work and the preparation of afforestation schemes. 



"(4) ,£930 to meet, for the period 1st December 191 7 to 

 31st March 191 9, the salary and expenses of an additional 

 Forestry Officer to the staff of the Board of Agriculture. The 

 Commissioners were informed that the Secretary for Scotland, 

 looking in particular to the felling of Scottish forests during the 

 war, was satisfied that Scotland was ripe for definite afforestation 

 schemes. The Board stated that they were anxious to prepare 

 schemes to be in readiness for planting operations when the war 

 is over, and that the appointment of an additional officer to the 

 Board's staff for this purpose was essential. The Commissioners 



