222 FORESTRY ACT AND COMMISSION 



could be sent to the Secretary, Forestry Commission, 

 22 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W. i. 



With the passing of the Forestry Act and appointment of 

 the Forestry Commission a new era in British forestry begins, 

 and during the next ten years there should be a very great 

 change for the better in the forestry outlook in Great Britain. 



Nevertheless, although the Government will be doing a con- 

 siderable amount of work to raise timber for the future, the 

 new plantations will not yield any timber for very many 

 years, and it is of great importance that private owners should 

 continue to do all they can to put the existing woods into good 

 order ; there is great scope in this direction, and if the existing 

 3,000,000 acres of woodlands can be got into a good sylvicul- 

 tural state, much will have been done to ensure the supply of 

 timber in the future. 



