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young men from factors' ofifices who are in training for land- 

 agencies. The average attendance during the past three 

 years has been 28. This course is in every way suited for 

 the class of men indicated under this head by the Forestry 

 Committee. It serves as a valuable introduction to the higher 

 courses referred to above. 



(c) For the benefit of men who may not be able to attend 

 either of the above courses, lectures to be given, under the 

 auspices of County Councils, in neighbourhoods where woods 

 are numerous; scholarships and bursaries being offered in 

 these counties to enable men who attend the lectures to enter 

 for higher courses of instruction. Such lectures have, for the 

 past three years, been given at various centres, the average 

 annual total number of students having been 115. The 

 classes have included factors, head foresters, assistant foresters, 

 gardeners, and others interested in the subject. 



F. Bailey. 



First Steps at Inverliever. 



Many questions are being asked as to the future of Inver- 

 liever, but the problem is one that may be summed up quite 

 tersely. The first step is to put the whole organisation of the 

 12,000 acres under the most competent forest officer that can 

 be found. This functionary should visit Inverliever at least 

 quarterly. 



The second is to appoint a competent Advisory Board of four 

 or five level-headed timber-growers or managers, — not to assume 

 any responsibility, but to advise on the practical application of 

 the plan to local conditions, and to offer suggestions for its 

 modification or improvement for the consideration of the forest 

 officer as occasion may arise. They might possibly have some 

 authority delegated to them, but their chief function would 

 be to keep the expert in touch with practical necessities, so 

 that he would have all information before him on which to 

 make his decisions. 



The third step is to appoint a local foreman, who is likely to 

 plant at the lowest effective expenditure and with the fewest 

 deaths, and could be relied upon to carry out intelligently the 

 directions he receives. 



