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of forest products, &c., would give every facility for the 

 study of these. 



From what has been commuuicated to me, on what I 

 consider good authority, students at the Watt Institute, 

 whatever their skill an^l attainments might be, would not, 

 according to existing arrangements, be eligible for admission 

 into the forest service of India, which is at present the 

 only very eligible career open to educated foresters ; but I 

 have no doubt that students, trained as they might be in 

 classes in the Watt Institute, would prove themselves the 

 equals in every respect but that of social position, of those 

 in that service who have studied in Nancy; that when 

 this came to be seen, and recognised as a fact, their 

 services would be in demand for even the Indian service ; 

 that whether they were admitted to the Indian service 

 or not, they would soon in India, or elsewhere, create 

 their own prestige ; and other students succeeding 

 them, if such arrangements be carried out, would reap the 

 benefit of this, and the School would rise in favour, On 

 these points I have no misgiving or doubt. 



Failing all of these plans whereby might be established 

 a National School of Forestry in Edinburgh, or meanwhile 

 until the necessity or the importance of something of the 

 kind indicated being done, permanent or provisional 

 arrangements might with advantage be made by existing 

 organisations, or by private enterprise, to organise 

 arrangements for the study of forestry there. The latter 

 was what was contemplated by the Committee of which 

 mention has been made as having been appointed at a 

 meeting held in the International Forestry Exhibition, 

 and it was only when they found that they could not 

 obtain the requisite funds that they resolved to advocate 

 the establishment of a Professorship in the University. 



As has been intimated, a large collection of implements, 

 specimens of wood, seeds, fibres, &c., was, at the close of 

 the Exhibition, placed at the disposal of this Committee 

 for use in connection with a proposed School of 



