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centres, including Edinburgh, now possess an area 

 of this nature. 



(b) The Demonstration Area. This area must be 

 far larger than the small one, comprising several 

 thousand acres managed on the best principles of 

 scientific forestry. 



The Development Commissioners have given con- 

 siderable attention to the acquisition of demonstra- 

 tion areas for the use of the training centres in Eng- 

 land and Scotland. An English demonstration area is 

 in existence, comprising the Forest of Dean and neigh- 

 bouring High Meadow Woods. This is an excellent 

 area in which the Scottish student can study con- 

 ditions not obtainable in the north. We have used 

 it during the four war years with, I think I may 

 say, excellent results. Since the Forest of Dean 

 belongs to the Crown, its acquisition for the purpose 

 required was comparatively easy. Unfortunately a 

 demonstration area has not yet been settled upon 

 in Scotland, but we may hope that this will be one 

 of the first pieces of work put through after the 

 peace settlement. 



The Demonstration Area is required for the prac- 

 tical work of the advanced students, where amongst 

 other work they prepare what we term a working 

 plan that is, a plan which prescribes, for a period 

 of years, every piece of work, including fellings, 

 plantings, tending of the woods, their protection, 

 export works to be inaugurated, and so forth, which 

 has to be carried out in the area during the period. 

 It is a highly technical piece of work. 



The Demonstration Area is also required for re- 



