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on the system already described, along with an admixture 

 of beech, were next visited. The growth is excellent, and even 

 silver firs, 6 years planted, are 5 feet high. 



At Altforgan farm, at the head of the lake, a halt was made, 

 where the party were kindly entertained to luncheon by the 

 Liverpool Corporation, who were represented by Alderman 

 Rutherford. After lunch Mr Rutherford extended a cordial 

 welcome to the Society, and expressed the pleasure it afforded 

 him to do so on behalf of the Liverpool Corporation. He 

 thought those who undertook tree-planting were, necessarily, 

 optimists and considered not only themselves but posterity 

 as well. Mr Rutherford paid a compliment to the Scottish nation 

 in this respect. The Scottish people took great interest in tree- 

 planting because education, which for so long had been an 

 important thing in the life of the Scottish people, had led them 

 on to all kinds of scientific knowledge and research, and it had 

 enabled them to be in the forefront in the matter of tree-growing, 

 in which they were looking after the interests of posterity. 



Mr Buchanan, in reply, proposed the Corporation of Liverpool. 

 He said the Society were greatly indebted to the Corporation 

 and to the Water Committee for their kind invitation. They 

 had been much interested in all they had seen. The planting 

 of so many trees would be of great benefit to the water 

 supply. 



Colonel Davidson and Colonel Addie briefly replied. Colonel 

 Addie said he thought the Corporation had taken a wise step 

 in safeguarding the water supply in the way they were doing, 

 and probably they were setting an example to the whole of 

 England in national afforestation. The Corporation had put 

 into operation both forestry and sheep farming, and he thought 

 he would be able to present figures to the chairman this year 

 that would satisfy him from the financial point of view. He 

 was glad the Society had been able to visit Lake Vyrnwy to 

 see for themselves the biggest national effort in the way of 

 forestry, sheep farming, and water supply, in which all the men 

 employed were discharged soldiers. 



The return journey was made by the south of the lake, 

 and several interesting coniferous plantations were seen. At 

 the top end of the lake felling operations were being carried 

 out. The wood was planted in 1870 with larch, Norway spruce, 

 Douglas fir, and Scots pine. At the present time, the crop 



