6 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARRORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



research, and forest gardens, and the remainder for other objects, 

 mainly the purchase and equipment of a State forest. Of the 

 total sum the Board estimated that about ^2000 would be 

 necessary in the current financial year, ;i/^2o,ooo in 191 2-13, 

 and the balance in 1913-14. 



It will be convenient to set out in some detail the 

 Commissioners' conclusions on this scheme. 



(a) Advisory Work. — They agreed to recommend grants not 

 exceeding ;^5oo per annum for a period of three years, to cover 

 salaries and travelling allowances at each of the five centres 

 selected for this purpose. It was understood that two of these 

 centres (Oxford and Cambridge) were to be equipped for higher 

 education in forestry, and the other three (Bangor, Newcastle 

 and Cirencester) for forestry education of a simpler kind. Such 

 aid ought not to debar educational assistance from being 

 concentrated in one or two localities where circumstances might 

 indicate that it would ultimately prove more effective. As it 

 seemed not impossible that Wales might be selected as affording 

 the most suitable centres for demonstration and the development 

 of State forestry, it might become essential to provide educational 

 and other facilities nearer to the scene of action than are Oxford, 

 Cambridge or Newcastle. 



(b) Instruction. — With this proposed addition of another 

 officer for advisory work to the staff of each of the five selected 

 centres, they thought that it was unnecessary at present to 

 consider any further grant in respect to forestry instruction at 

 existing institutions. The demand for advice will not so 

 suddenly increase as to employ the whole time of the new 

 officers ; and increased provision for instruction will therefore 

 have been made temporarily at those five places. 



(c) Research. — Pending the organisation of a national demon- 

 stration area, where they believe research should be principally 

 centred, they agreed to recommend that research work should be 

 assisted at Oxford and Cambridge by a grant to each University 

 of ;!^5oo per annum for two years, to provide for the salary and 

 expenses of a research officer. They were also disposed to view- 

 favourably the proposal to spend ^200 per annum for two 

 years on research work outside these two Universities, provided 

 that it was carried out at Bangor, Newcastle or Cirencester. 

 They were of opinion that the research grants should be 

 conditional on the work being confined to investigations into 

 the diseases of indigenous trees and the structure of indigenous 

 timber, and to such exotics as have been proved or may be 

 shown to be of commercial importance to the United Kingdom. 

 They do not think that money should be granted from the 

 Development Fund for investigations into the forest growth of 

 other countries, whether temperate or tropical, for which it is 

 believed separate provision is already made. 



(d) Forest Gardens and Demonstration Plantations. — While 



