VI PREFACE. 



acres throughout the United Kingdom, no less than two-thirds, 

 on which 6,000,000 acres of timber-plantations can be formed, 

 are to be found in Scotland. 



Our present position with regard to Forestry, and to imports 

 of wood, timber, wood-pulp, &c., is indicated on pages 23 to 25, 

 and need not be recapitulated in this preface. 



J. NISBET. 



July 19, 1911. 



