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FORESTS, WOODS, AND TREES 



Airdrie and Coatbridge, Bo'ness, Kirkcaldy and Dysart, 

 Newburgh, Lauder, Turriff, Kingussie, Tain, and Kirkcudbright, 

 own or hold on long lease their catchment areas in whole 

 or part, the total amount of land in their possession being 

 reported as 27,829 acres. These figures are not exhaustive. 



Fig. 42.— West, Central, and South Scotland Catfhment Areas. 



as they do not include the small areas owned as reservoir 

 sites by some of the local authorities. 



Afforestation is being carried out by Edinburgh on 

 the Talla area, by Dundee on the Lintrathen area, and by Mid 

 Lanarkshire on the Camps area, and special attention may 

 be directed to the excellent scheme of the last-named 

 authority, which is described on p. 29. On the other 



