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The necessity for the hostel and apprentices' quarters depends 

 on the situation of the forest. If a large village is handy, they 

 might be wholly or partially dispensed with and their place 

 taken by private lodgings. We are inclined, however, to think 

 that both are desirable adjuncts to the Demonstration Forest, 

 and that the work of teaching would be substantially helped if 

 the students and teachers all lived on the spot. If there happen 

 to be suitable buildings on the estate, the initial cost of provid- 

 ing this accommodation would be small. The fees charged for 

 board and lodging in the hostel and apprentices' quarters should 

 be so fixed as to cover the whole cost of maintenance, including 

 service, heating, lighting and ordinary repairs. 



A bothy for workmen may also be required, but is less 

 desirable and should certainly be dispensed with if there is a 

 village within reach. 



The buildings which have to be erected will afford an oppor- 

 tunity, which ought not to be lost, of showing the uses to which 

 home timber can be put. 



7. Small Holdings. — We have already expressed the opinion 

 (see i) that it is desirable to provide small holdings for workmen 

 periodically employed in the forest. Small holdings should 

 form an integral part of State afforestation in Scotland. 

 Less occasional labour will be required in the Demonstration 

 Forest than in an ordinary forest which does not include a 

 school of apprentices. If the estate acquired contains only 

 2000 acres or less of standing wood, the permanent staff and 

 apprentice students may at first be able to undertake all the 

 work. If more labour is required, a bothy may be used as a 

 temporary expedient. But unless men and holdings of the 

 class needed are available in the immediate neighbourhood, 

 suitable ground should, from the beginning, be earmarked for 

 small holdings, and these should be equipped with buildings 

 from tine to time, as they are required. 4000 acres of wood, 

 with a permanent staff of 5 foresters and 20 apprentices, would 

 give employment to an equivalent number of additional hands 

 for a great part of the year. K\\ these should be small 

 landholders. 



8. Cost: (i) Capital Expenditure.— \\. is impossible to estimate 

 the probable capital expenditure until an estate has been 

 selected. The value of land varies very much in different parts 

 of Scotland, and it changes hands at prices which vary from 



