FORESTRY SUBCOMMITTEE 



wood are given: United Kingdom, 40; 

 Sweden, 47-6; Russia in Europe, 37-0; German 

 Empire, 25-9; Norway, 21-6; France, 18-2; 

 Belgium, 17-7; Europe (1900), 31-0. 



The percentage of woods belonging to the 

 State in each country is given as: United King- 

 dom, 24; Sweden, 33-2; Russia in Europe, 

 66-4; German Empire, 33-7; Norway, 285; 

 France, 12-0; Belgium, 4-8. 



The conclusions arrived at by the Com- 

 mittee are certainly pregnant and to the point 

 that " The whole sum involved is less than 

 half the direct loss incurred during the years 

 1915 and 1916 through dependence on im- 

 ported timber "; and, further, that at least 

 2,000,000 acres of land in the United Kingdom 

 could be devoted to the cultivation of timber 

 without real detriment to existing industries. 

 The Committee also recommends, or rather 

 estimates, that approximately 100,000 acres 

 of hardwoods will require to be planted in 

 order to render the Empire safe in future wars. 



With these findings and suggestions of the 

 Subcommittee no one will disagree, the only 



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