l86 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



schemes of forestry education. It has been found for climatic 

 and other reasons that it would not be possible for each part of 

 the Empire to establish a complete scheme of forestry education 

 of its own, and therefore it is essential that those parts of the 

 Empire which are willing and able to establish complete systems 

 should, as far as possible, frame such schemes with a view to 

 combining for meeting the needs of those parts which can only 

 themselves make a partial provision for their requirements. 



Part of this subject has been dealt with by a committee whose 

 report, which refers mainly to the higher training of forest officers, 

 is approved by the Conference. 



The main principles embodied in this report are as follows : — 



(i) That one institution for training forest officers be estab- 

 lished in the United Kingdom. 



(2) That students be selected from graduates having taken 



honours in pure or natural science at any recognised 

 university. 



(3) That it be an integral part of the work of the institution 



to arrange supplementary courses at suitable centres 

 for students requiring special qualifications and also 

 special courses for forest officers from any part of 

 the Empire, whether at the institution itself or at 

 centres of training in other parts of the world. The 

 Governments should recognise these courses as part 

 of the ordinary duties of the forest officer, at any 

 time during their service, and the Governments 

 concerned should give special facilities to forest 

 officers in their service to attend such courses. 



(4) That a Department of Research into the formation, 



tending and protection of forests be associated with 

 the training institution. 



(5) Encouragement should be given to the existing provision 



made by universities and colleges for forestry instruc- 

 tion for those who do not desire to take the full course 

 suggested for the forestry service. It appears that 

 this is especially applicable to the United Kingdom. 



It is also desirable to make adequate provision for woodmen's 

 schools for the training of foresters as distinct from those which 

 are intended for forest officers. 



10. Forestry Bureau. — The Conference approve the suggestions 



