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d. Dovclopmont of Forest Conservancy .... 105 



5. Summary 116 



Ceylon 118 



The Straits Settlements 121 



The Federated Malay States 122 



CyiH-us 123 



North Ikirneo and Siimarak ........ 124 



Chapter II. — Australasia 125 



Queensland 129 



Now South Wales 130 



South Australia 130 



Western Australia 131 



Tasmania 132 



New Zealand 133 



Victoria 133 



Sununary 134 



Chapter III. — British Possessions in Africa .... 137 



Capo Colony 137 



Natal 140 



Orange River Colony ......... 141 



The Transvaal .......... 141 



Southern Rhodesia 142 



Tho West Coast of Africa 143 



East Africa Protectorate ........ 144 



Uganda Protectorate 145 



Central Africa Protectorato 145 



Tho Sudan 145 



IMauritius 146 



Chapter IV. — British Possessions in America 148 



The Dominion of Canada 148 



Tho West Indies, British Honduras and Guiana . . . 159 



Chapter V. — Forestry in the United Kingdom .... 167 



Section I. — Tho Importance of Forestry ..... 169 



1. The JEsthotic ElTect of Forestry .... 169 



2. ElTect of Forests npon the Climate .... 169 



3. Effects of Forests upon tho Stahility of tho Soil . 170 



4. Tho Produce of Forests 171 



5. Conclusions 181 



Scctio)i II. — Measures to he taken in tho United Kingdom . 181 



1. Land available for afforestation 181 



2. Climate and Soil 183 



3. Proprietorship of the Land 186 



