152 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY 



((?) The Board or the landlord may, at the end of any year, 



terminate the agreement, but in the event of any such 



action being taken by the landlord the latter shall 



refund to the Board the sum originally paid for the use 



of the area." 



The following reservation is added by Mr Munro Ferguson : — 



" I agree with paragraph 6, that the Forest of Dean with the 



adjoining Crown woods is well suited to meet the requirements 



imposed by a Demonstration Forest, and am of opinion, 



therefore, that the whole area should be removed from the 



control of the Deputy Surveyor and placed under a trained 



forest officer." 



Report on Third Reference. 



" I. We have given the third reference submitted to us — 

 ' To advise as to the provision required for the instruction of 

 woodmen ' — our careful consideration. We have had before 

 us the opinions of the following lecturers in forestry : — Messrs 

 Henry (Cambridge University), Fraser Story (University College 

 of North Wales), Pritchard (Royal Agricultural College, 

 Cirencester), and Annand (The Armstrong College, Newcastle- 

 upon-Tyne), and Drs Nisbet (Glasgow University), and 

 Borthwick (Edinburgh and East of Scotland Agricultural 

 College). 



" 2. As some confusion appears to exist as to the precise 

 meaning of the word ' woodmen,' we prefer to use it to indicate 

 the man whose occupation is only the manual labour connected 

 with forestry operations. 



" 3. The elementary education of the woodman as above 

 defined is clearly a matter which rests with the local 

 Education authorities, and should be provided by them. 



" 4. We find that there is a growing demand for well-qualified 

 working foremen and head foresters, and that should forestry 

 become more popular in the country the demand will increase 

 considerably. 



" By a working foreman, we understand one who works with 

 and directs a gang of woodmen, and by a head forester one 

 who supervises the forestry operations within the area committed 

 to his charge. 



" It is to be hoped that if the local Education authorities 

 provide educational facilities by continuation classes or other- 



