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Education Committees. It appears to be in accordance with the 

 traditions of education in Scotland to link up forestry in this way 

 with the County Bursary Scheme. 



We advise that the number of students should, to begin with, 

 be limited to 20. The school would thus turn out 10 trained 

 men every year. Reckoning the working life of a forester at 

 30 years, it would after 30 years keep Scotland supplied with 

 300 trained foresters. This number would be easily absorbed. 

 It may be found necessary to increase the number of apprentices 

 later, especially in the event of afforestation by the State or by 

 individuals, but it is doubtful whether in that case it might not 

 be better to establish an additional school in one of the newly 

 afforested areas. 



18. Classes for Woj-ki/ig Foresters a/ready in Situations. — The 

 special summer classes and excursions recently organised at the 

 teaching centres will, we trust, continue. Classes on similar 

 lines should be provided in the Demonstration Forest. 



19. Introductory Classes in Primary Schools. — It appears to us 

 desirable that in woodland districts, or in districts about to be 

 afforested, the Supplementary courses provided in the Primary 

 Schools, as well as the Continuation classes, should include 

 instruction which would serve as an introduction to the study of 

 silviculture. Suitable training for teachers is needed, and the 

 Demonstration Forest might be utilised for this purpose. 



Part III. Further Stkps for the Promotion of Silviculture 



IN Scotland. 



We place this subject last in our report, as it is so placed in 

 our reference, but it is clearly desirable, and indeed necessary, 

 that the Government should consider its forest policy as a whole 

 along with its scheme of forest education. 



20. Preliminaries to Afforestation. — Since we began our 

 inquiry, the Development Commissioners have issued their first 

 report. We find ourselves in close agreement with the policy 

 for the development of forestry in Scotland sketched on pages 

 23 and 24 of that report. 



On one point we would respectfully offer a suggestion. The 

 Commissioners express the opinion that " no scheme of State- 

 afforestation on a large scale can be considered until investiga- 

 tion has shown where State forests might economically and 

 remuneratively be provided (regard being had to the interests 



