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Development of Afforestation. 



The following Resolution was proposed by Mr Richardson 

 and seconded by Mr Allan : — 



" This General Meeting of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural 

 Society welcomes the announcement that a Committee 

 of the Cabinet has the question of Forestry Administration 

 under consideration. 



"The Meeting desires to impress on Lord Curzon and 

 Mr Barnes the paramount necessity (i) of placing the 

 Central Control of Forest Policy under men conversant 

 with the subject; (2) of freeing the local administration 

 in Scotland from the subservience to agriculture under 

 which it has hitherto laboured ; and (3) of making 

 immediate progress with the replanting of cleared areas 

 and the planting of large additional areas, so that public 

 opinion may be satisfied that steps are being taken 

 to protect the country from the grave national danger 

 of a timber famine in the future. 



" The Meeting respectfully repeats to the Government a 

 request made to the Minister of Reconstruction that 

 this Society should have an opportunity of considering 

 and expressing its views upon schemes in contemplation 

 before they are actually adopted." 



Mr Menmuir moved as an amendment that instead of No. 1, 

 in the second paragraph, the following should be inserted: "of 

 placing the Central Control of forest policy in Scotland under 

 men conversant with the science and art of forestry." Mr 

 Drennan seconded. 



Mr E. P. Stebbing referred to American and Indian condi- 

 tions, where he said the Minister of Agriculture had charge of 

 both agriculture and forestry. 



The President pointed out that there was no antagonism 

 between agriculture and forestry, but that on the contrary they 

 were helpful to each other. He also referred to the financial 

 side of the forestry question as affecting private planters, and 

 invited members to read and consider his article on " Taxation 

 of Woodlands," which would appear in next issue of the 

 Transactions. 



There being no other members expressing a desire to speak, 



