68 APPENDIX (o (he SECOND REPORT OF THE [N e 23, 24. 



Appendix, N" 23. 







Copies of LE TTERS between the Commiffioners and the Surveyor General of Hi* 

 Majefty's Woods, as to the Timber in Windlor Foreft. 



>, 

 My Lord, Simninghill Wells, 1 3th January i86"S. 



IN coniequence of the converfations with which two of the underfilled Commiffioners have been 

 favoured by your Lordftiip, we beg leave to put your Lordlhij) in pofieffion, at the earlieft opportunity, 

 by this private ronimunicutiun, of the explanation we intended to lay before the Lo> ds -of the Treufhry 

 of that pafiage in the Firft Report of the CommiHioners for enquiring iutu the State of Windfor Foreft, 

 which Itales that the greater proportion of the Timber in that Foreft is going into rapid decay, and 

 ought to be cut as foon us polTible. 



That the Commiffioners by no means intended by that Report to recemmend the felling of any wod(^ 

 in Wmdfoi Fared, -without due regard to what may be required in executing any plan for the improve* 

 rnentof the Foreft which may hereafter be deemed proper to adopt, either at the recommendation of 

 the Commiflloners or otherwife ; the Commiffioners being deeply imprefled with the elfential pro- 

 priety of adopting as a firft principle, of any fcheme that may be-conceived for the improvement of the 

 extenfive waltes of this Foreft, that the prefent woods, as far as they pollibly can be converted to 

 profitable purpofes, fheuld furnifh the means of the improvement ; and that with a hope that they may 

 be equal to, fuch a. purpofe, which the Commiffioners conceive the beft to .which they can be appro-i 

 priated, they do not view them in any way as competent to afford T>eyond that purpofe- afliftance to 

 any other. 



. We have die honour -to remain, ic. 



Right honourable Lord Glenbervie, (Signed) JOHN MITFORD. 



Surveyor General JOHN VERXON. 



of His Majefty's Woods, Sic. JOHN WICKENS. . 



Gentlemen, Office of Woods, &c. 2 ift January 1868. 



I AM much obliged to you for the favour of your letter dated the 1310. inftant, arid for the commu- 

 nication of your fentiments in refpeft of the Timber in Windfor Foreft, in which I beg to exprefs my 

 hearty concurrence, as they are in conformity to thole I have always entertained-on the fubjeft ; and 

 I truft they will alfo be found to be thofe of Government, whofe determination will, I have no doubt, 

 be materially guided by the opinions of gentlemen, who have been fele&ed by the Legiflature for the 

 purpofe of inquiring into the ftate of that Foreft. 



I am, Gentlemen, 



To Your, very humble fervant, 



John Mitford, JohnVernon, and GLENBERVIE. 



John Wickens, efqrs. 

 . Commiffioners for enquiring into the 

 , ftate of Windfor Foreft, &c. &c. &c. 



Appendix, N J 24. 



EXAMINATION of JAMES BURN. 



Sunninghill Wells, Stk O&obcr 1807. 



Sworn JAMES BURN, of New Windfor, faith, hewas firft employed byMr. Pitt, Surveyor Generalof Woodi, 



&c. about five and twenty years ago, as Deputy Surveyor; and in Mr. Robinfoa's time, was appointed 

 Woodward of Windfor Foreft to the Surveyor General. Mr. Robinfon was firft appointed in the year 

 1788. Many of the trees belonging to His Majefty in Windfor Foreft, were firft marked in or about 

 the year 1790; the trees were marked with an iron ; a fquare piece was cut out of the bark, th 

 letters on the iron, W. F. with a Crown, and the number, were (harp at the edges, ;md Itamped with u 

 hammer. Went on numbering the trees progreffively in each walk, and books made out of the 

 particular defcription of every tree, as to dimenfions and fpecies, by Examinant. Books returned to 

 the Office of Woods. 



Since the trees were marked, there has been no fall of timber, except for the repairs of bridges 

 in the Foreft. None but oak cut for repairs ; about 8 or 10 marked out at a time by Examinant for 

 that purpofe ; always done by an order from the Surveyor General, under the authority of a warrant 

 from the Lords of the Treafury. 



Began the firft operation of marking trees in Cranbourn Chace, clofe to the houfe ; marked the 



whole there progreffively. The trees in Cranbourn Park were marked. Winkfield Plain is part of 



Cranbourn Chace con- Cranbourn Chace (the whole of New Lodge Walk is within Cranbourn Chace) ; a great number of 



tains (outwalks; viz. treas \ n that walk. Did not mark any of the trees in the Inclofures of New Lod^e ; Milton's Walk, 



St ra i>oiiard'f, St. Leonard's Walk, and Cranbourn Walk are alfo part of Cranbourn Chace. After New Lodge, 



New Lodge, and marked 



JiiUoa'. 



