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Fund may be applied, but speaking generally they are — 

 Agriculture and Rural Industries, Forestry, Reclamation 

 and Drainage, Rural Transport (except roads). Harbours, 

 Inland Navigation, Fisheries and other purposes calculated 

 to promote the economic development of the United Kingdom. 



Forestry in the Act includes (i) the conducting of inquiries, 

 experiments and research for the purpose of promoting forestry, 

 and the teaching of methods of afforestation; (2) the purchase 

 and planting of land found after inquiry to be suitable for 

 afforestation. 



The Commissioners were originally five in number, but by the 

 amendment Act of 19 10 the number was increased to eight. 

 The period of service is ten years, and one member retires every 

 year but may be reappointed. The first Commissioners were 

 appointed by Royal Warrant on 12th May 19 10, and at 31st 

 March 1913, the close of the Commissioners' financial year, their 

 names were as follows: — Lord Richard Cavendish {Chairman); 

 Mr Vaughan Nash, C.V.O., CB ( Vi ce- Chair man) ; Sir S. Eardley- 

 Wilmot, K.C.I.E. ; Mr H. Jones-Davies ; Mr M. A. Ennis; 

 Sir William Haldane; Mr A. D. Hall, F.R.S.; Mr Sidney 

 Webb, L.L.B. 



Two of the Commissioners may receive salaries not exceeding 

 in the aggregate _;^3ooo per annum. 



The bodies that can apply for advances are a Government 

 Department or a Public Authority, University, College, School, 

 or Institution, or an Association of persons or Company not 

 trading for profit, applying through a Government Department. 

 Thus applications from individuals cannot be considered. 



Money may be advanced from the Fund either by way of 

 grant or by way of loan, or partly in one way and partly in the 

 other, and upon such conditions as the Commissioners may think 

 best. The Commissioners' duty is to consider and report to the 

 Treasury on applications referred to them. They have no power 

 to make grants or loans — only to recommend them. They have 

 no executive powers, that is to say, they cannot carry out any 

 schemes themselves. 



Where an advance is made for any purpose which involves 

 the acquisition of land, such land can be acquired and held by 

 the recipient of the advance, and powers may be obtained if 

 necessary to acquire it compulsorily. 



The Commissioners have to submit an annual report to the 



