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timber famine. Commencing with the report of the Royal Commission 

 on afforestation in 1 906 and the subsequent warnings that have been issued 

 about the enormous rate at which forests have been cut down and timber 

 used far in excess of its replacement. 



These warnings have not fallen on deaf ears, and much has been done to 

 remedy this excess, but the effect of these scares has done an enormous 

 amount of harm to those engaged in the timber trade. 



Architects and engineers tend to look round for other materials in sub- 

 stitution of wood, believing that supplies will not always be available. 



As the argurnents against a timber famine are not so well known, the 

 vvriter has obtained the most up-to-date information from all the large 

 timber-producing countries as to annual cut, annual growth and re- 

 afforestation, and the results of this survey will be surpmarised. 



Some explanation is given of the work of Forest Products Research 

 Boards in all important countries and the possibilities of the future will be 

 dealt with — particularly with reference to changes in both supply and 

 demand. 



Symposium on Mining timber (10.30). 



Mr. L. Holland.— Mjwi'w^ timber in service. 



Mr, J. Macdonald. — Future supplies of mining timber from state 

 forests in Great Britain ( 1 1 . o) . 



Mr. J. T. FiTZHERBERT. — Waste of potential supplies in private wood- 

 lands (11.30). 



Afternoon. 

 Dr. S. E. Wilson. — The pitprop situation to-day (2.15). 



Mr. C. J. Jones. — Merchanting of mining timber, England and Wales 

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General Discussion on Mining timber (3.15). 



Saturday, September 4. 



Excursion to woodland estates. 



Sunday, September 5. 



Excursion to Clipstone Forest (Forestry Commission) and Whitwell. 



Monday, September 6. 



Mr. W. R. Day and Mr. R. G. Sanzen-Baker. — Forestry problems near 

 industrial areas (lo.o). 



Discussion on How the botanist can help the forester (10.45). 



Mr. D. W. Young. — Introduction. 



Dr. J. BuRTT Davy and others. 



