80 FORESTS, WOODS, AND TREES 
reason are unwilling to place further burdens on the present 
for the benefit of future generations. We have little doubt 
that when the necessity of increasing our timber supplies 
has been explained to local authorities, much greater activity 
in systematic planting will be displayed, but in cases where 
they are still unwilling or unable to plant without assistance, 
local authorities should be eligible to receive all or any of 
the forms of assistance to which we refer.’ Two methods 
of assisting local authorities in municipal afforestation are 
then proposed : 
(1) Proceeds-sharing— The State would provide the 
cost of planting and general supervision, and would lay 
down the working plan; the landowner (local authority) 
would provide the land and the cost of local management. 
Accounts would be kept of the annual contributions made 
by each party, and on the basis of these, reckoned up at 
compound interest, the annual receipts would be divided. 
This method seems rather complicated, as the ratio deter- 
mining the division of proceeds would vary from year to 
year, but no doubt a simple method of crediting proceeds 
during the early years and arriving at a fair average ratio 
as the basis of calculation when the woods become fully 
productive could be mutually agreed upon.” 
(2) Assistance by Grants—Grants up to £2 per acre 
towards the cost of planting conifers and up to £4 per acre 
towards the cost of planting hard woods are recommended, 
the following conditions being imposed: First, the area to 
be planted and the working plan must be approved by the 
Forest Authority and adhered to. Secondly, a minimum 
area to be planted at a minimum rate per annum, namely, 
at least 100 acres to be afforested and at least 10 acres 
planted up each year. Thirdly, the Forest Authority must 
be satisfied that the planting and subsequent care of the 
trees will be under adequately skilled management. 
Fourthly, the grant to be refunded with interest if the 
preceding conditions are not fulfilled. 
Mr. Parry, ata meeting of the British Waterworks 
Association, 4th October 1918, preferred, under the con- 
