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Equipments in the three Countries for the 

 Development of Forestry. 



England. 



Five Advisory Officers at ^500 . ^2,500 



Research Officers ..... 1,200 



Experimental work ..... 1,000 



4,700 



Forestry Staff at Board of Agriculttire : 



Superintending Inspector . ^500- 700 

 Tliree Inspectors at ^300-400 900-1,200 



One Assistant Inspector . . 150- 250 



One Clerk .... 200- 500 



„ .... 70- 300 



^1,820-2,950 



1,820 



^6,520-7,650 



The whole of the ^4700 and ;^iooo of the ;^i820 is paid 

 out of the Development Fund = ^5700 per. annum meantime — 

 the above exclusive of the teaching staffs at the various centres. 



Ireland. 



Professor of Forestry .... ;^5oo- 600 

 Chief Forestry Inspector . . . 500- 600 



Two Assistant Forestry Inspectors . 600- 800 



Superintendent — Avondale Forestry Station 200 & Board, &c. 

 Working Foresters — eleven at ;^75-iSo 825-1,650 



Note. — About ;^2ooo of this expenditure and of the general 

 clerical staff of the departments is paid out of the Development 

 Fund. 



It appears that the Irish Board are also in receipt of ;jr6ooo 

 per annum from Parliament, to enable them to preserve existing 

 woods or estates passing through the Estate Commissioners' 

 hands. They have further received a loan of ^^25,000 free 

 of interest for thirty years from the Development Fund as 

 mentioned elsewhere. 



