DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTRY IN ENGLAND. I47 



18. Development of Forestry in England. 



Reports by Advisory Committee.^ 

 The English Advisory Committee on Forestry, appointed by 

 Mr Runciman in February 191 2, has recently issued several 

 reports and memoranda of great importance for the develop- 

 ment of forestry in England. These reports deal in a concise 

 and at the same time in a thoroughly comprehensive and practical 

 manner with the preliminary steps which must be taken in 

 initiating a large scheme of forestry development. On this 

 occasion the Committee was asked : — 



1. To consider and advise upon proposals for a Forest 



Survey. 



2. To draw up plans for experiments in silviculture and to 



report upon questions relating to the selection and 

 laying out of forestal demonstration areas. 



3. To advise as to the provision required for the instruction 



of woodmen. 

 We give in full the three reports on each of the above remits. 



Report on First Reference. 

 "i. The first of the three references submitted to us- — 'To 

 consider and advise upon proposals for a Forestry Survey ' — 

 received our careful and detailed consideration at the three 

 meetings of the Committee held respectively on March 19th, 

 April 23rd, and May 20th. 



"2. We understand that the proposals referred to are those 

 contained in the Memorandum on the Development of Forestry 

 submitted by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries for considera- 

 tion by the Development Commission. 



" 3. We have had before us, in addition, the following papers 

 bearing directly or indirectly on the reference : — 



Report of the Departmental Committee on Forestry in Scot- 

 land. [Cd. 6085.] Forest Survey of Glen Mor by Lord 

 Lovat and Captain Stirling of Keir. Report on Kerry 

 Woods by Mr R. L. Robinson. Memoranda by Sir Wm. 

 Schlich, Sir S. Eardley -Wilmot, Professor Somerville, 

 Mr Middleton, and the Secretary. 

 "4. We consider that the operations which are comprised in 



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