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the altitudes, and which would give the quality of the land with 

 regard to the possibility of afforestation. We hope to obtain 

 an answer from the Board of Agriculture as to what steps they 

 actually took in ascertaining the value of the land, and I can 

 only say that when the Council obtain an answer from the 

 Board of Agriculture — which is not always a very rapid process 

 — they will submit to the Northern Branch an account of the 

 answer which they receive." 



The Chairman continuing, said : — " Mr Galloway has secured 

 very valuable figures as to the actual sums which have been 

 expended under the Development Commission in grants for 

 afforestation in recent years, and we are proposing to print 

 those figures in the Transactions so that they will become 

 accessible to all the members" (see p. 148). 



On the motion of Mr Buchanan a hearty vote of thanks was 

 accorded to the Chairman for presiding, which terminated the 

 meeting. 



16. Summary of the Position of Scottish Forestry in 

 regard to the Development Fund and the 

 Agriculture (Scotland) Fund. \2nd Febmary \^\\^ 



By R. Galloway, S.S.C, Secretary of the Society. 



The Development Fund was created by the Development and 

 Road Improvement Act, 1909, dated 3rd December of that year 

 and entitled — An Act to promote the economic development of 

 the United Kingdom and the improvement of the roads therein. 

 The improvement of roads is however entrusted to a separate 

 Road Board who receive a special grant called the Road 

 Improvement Grant, and have therefore no interest in the 

 Development Fund ; consequently this part of the Act need not 

 be further referred to here. 



The Development Fund at present consists of ^^500, 000 

 charged on and issued out of the Consolidated Fund for five 

 years, in addition to any other sums that may be specially voted 

 by Parliament. In 1910-11 a special vote of ^^400, 000 was 

 added to the Fund, bringing up the total to ;^2,9oo,ooo. 



It is unnecessary to detail fully all the purposes to which the 



