lO TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORI CULTURAL SOCIETY. 



period necessary for the development of the area, 

 such a scheme to have regard not only to the area 

 actually acquired at the moment, but to the extent 

 of land which might become available in future in 

 the same locality ; the scheme of management so 

 drawn up to be submitted for the consideration of 

 the Commissioners at the time the application is 

 sent in for the annual funds required for the planting 

 and development of the land. 

 (e) That in the event of any portion of the land or property 

 thereon being sold or leased, the Department should 

 forward to the Commissioners annually an account 

 of the proceeds of such sale or lease. 

 The Commissioners stated further in their report to the 

 Treasury, that they would be prepared to consider an application 

 for an advance not exceeding ^^5000 for the acquisition of 

 another available area of 2000 acres in the event of the Depart- 

 ment failing to purchase it under the Land Purchase Acts ; and 

 also definite applications for annual advances towards meeting 

 the cost of maintenance and suitable management of small 

 woodlands acquired under the Land Purchase Acts, which a 

 County Council is prepared to purchase, or the Department is 

 prepared to purchase and transfer to the charge of the County 

 (Council concerned. 



The Commissioners received from the Treasury on the 

 2nd March 1911, a copy of a letter from the Department of 

 Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, urging certain 

 alterations in these conditions. On the loth March a reply 

 was sent agreeing, so far as the Commissioners were concerned, 

 that proposals might be considered for temporary and wholly 

 unavoidable deviations from the prescribed plan of management 

 for an afforestable area. The reply stated further, that they 

 were prepared to give prompt attention to any representation 

 made to them by the Department in favour of the purchase of 

 any afforestable area, which the Department have reason to 

 believe would be more advantageous than that of any of the 

 areas previously approved, but that they would desire that their 

 approval should be obtained before the completion of the 

 purchase; and that they were prej)ared to recommend the 

 addition of two trained foresters (together with the necessary 

 clerical assistance) to the staff of the Department, and to 



