36 A NATIONAL PLANTING SCHEME 



officer in charge of the planting scheme would then 

 be responsible for supplying the plants and labour. 

 The plantations when formed would remain under 

 the local estate foresters, the advisory officers 

 being responsible that they received proper super- 

 vision and tending to ensure that the objects desired 

 are attained. It is not within the province of this 

 article to discuss the staff which would be ultimately 

 required for the management of the woods so formed. 

 The chief desideratum at present is to plant up avail- 

 able areas of afforestable land within the shortest 

 space of time possible. Experts are well aware that 

 no insuperable difficulties will be encountered in their 

 subsequent supervision. 



It is suggested that a plan such as is here sketched 

 would achieve the result aimed at in the quickest and 

 most effective manner. 1 



1 This article and Art. i appeared in The Scotsman, October 19, 

 26, 1915. They have been slightly revised. 



