THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND FORESTRY. 9 



" the use of the Forest of Dean as a demonstration area." 

 Sir Sainthill Eardley-Wilmot was invited, and agreed, to serve 

 on the Advisory Committee, whose dehberations are now 

 proceeding. 



Besides the apphcation of the Board of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries, the Commissioners considered during the year the 

 following applications from local authorities for assistance in 

 promoting instruction and research in forestry : — 



1. Denbigh County Council: ;^5o "for the purposes of 



forestry." 



2. Oxfordshire County Council : Amount not stated. 



Forestry included in a general scheme for agricultural 

 development. 



3. Wilts County Council : ^loo for inquiries, experiments 



and research. 



It was decided that these applications could be sufficiently 

 covered by the comprehensive scheme of the Board of 

 Agriculture and Fisheries already made. 



In addition, applications were received from the following 

 teaching centres in England and Wales : — 



1. Cambridge University : ^200 for temporary quarters for 



the School of Forestry. 



2. Armstrong College, Newcastle-on-Tyne : ^150 — ^200 



for a forestry lecture-room and museum. 



3. University College of North Wales, Bangor : Amount 



not stated. For a forestry school, research station, 

 and demonstration area. 



4. Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester : ^1000 



annually for research, instruction, and experiments 

 in agriculture and forestry. 



5. Oxford University (application made by the Board of 



Agriculture and Fisheries) : ;£s°° annually for aiding 

 forestry instruction at the University. 



The desired grant of ;^2oo was recommended to Cambridge 

 University for temporary quarters to meet immediate needs, 

 pending the completion of the comprehensive scheme of the 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. A grant of ;^2oo was 

 recommended to xA^rmstrong College for a new building to be 

 used for purposes of forestry lectures, and of a forestry museum 

 to be erected in Chopwell Woods, which are managed by the 

 College authorities under an agreement with H.M. Office of 

 Woods. The consideration was deferred of the application 

 of the University College of North Wales, Bangor, pending 

 the completion of the Board's scheme. The Commissioners 

 reported against the application of the Royal Agricultural 

 College, on the ground that the proposals were sufficiently 

 covered by schemes approved or under consideration. With 

 regard to the application made on behalf of Oxford University, 



