SECTIONAL TRANSACTIONS.—K. 451 
Mr. W. L. TayLor.—New forests in East Anglia (2.40). 
The Forestry Act, 1919. "The commencement, in 1920, of the afforesta- 
tion scheme propounded by the ‘ Acland Committee,’ of the War-time 
Ministry of Reconstruction, providing for the planting of 1,770,000 acres 
with conifers within eighty years, with additional broadleaved plantings. 
Afforestation in East Anglia; suitability of extensive areas; progress of 
land acquisition in the Norfolk and Suffolk light sandy districts ; total area 
in possession of Forestry Commissioners now 57,818 acres mostly situated 
in Breckland. The Forest of Thetford Chase the largest of the new forests ; 
area 35,411 acres, of which 25,577 acres already planted. ‘The local geology 
and soils, botany, climate and meteorology, natural history and previous 
utilisation. Species planted and argument for the choice made, particularly 
with regard to climatic conditions. ‘The forest nurseries, plant production 
and seed collection. Planting for amenity. Planting methods and costs, 
types of plants used and the employment already created by the work in 
hand. Risks and dangers ; the fire hazard, rabbits, deer, insects and fungi. 
The establishment of Forest Workers’ Holdings as a means of practical 
land settlement. The estimated yield of timber from the new plantations ; 
the ultimate local gain in new industries and employment and the influence 
of afforestation on the neighbourhood. 
Dr. L. DupLEy Stampe.—The present use of Breckland (3.5). 
This paper summarises some of the main results of the survey of existing 
land use in Breckland carried out in 1933-34 by the Land Utilisation Survey 
of Britain. The survey in this area was directed by J. E. G. Mosby, the 
hon. organiser for Norfolk, and land use was recorded on the six-inch 
Ordnance maps. The classification scheme is that used over the whole 
country : into F (forest and woodland, distinguishing twelve types and indi- 
cating young plantations separately) ; H (heathland, moorland and rough 
pasture) ; A (arable or crop land, including rotation pasture) ; M (meadow 
and permanent pasture); G (gardens, with subsections for orchards, 
nurseries, etc.), and W (waste land or land agriculturally unproductive). 
The field survey has now been edited and the results published in sheets 
on the scale of one inch to one mile. The limits of ‘ Breckland ’ are dis- 
cussed with reference to these maps and reasons given for distinguishing 
between Breckland proper and Breck Fen. Within the limits of Breckland 
so defined the areas at present under the chief utilisations have been cal- 
culated and are discussed and comparisons made with previous periods 
during the past century, of which some records exist. By eliminating areas 
under woodland and recently planted, attention is focused on those parts 
of Breckland for which the most suitable use has still to be determined. 
GENERAL DISCUSSION (3.45). 
Mr. W. E. Hitey.—The economics of woodland cultivation and the 
marketing of woodland products (4.15). 
Where bad forestry occurs in the plantations on British estates it is more 
often due to inability to market woodland products than to ignorance of 
silviculture. This applies particularly to thinnings, and every forester 
knows that in those parts of his woodlands where he can obtain profitable 
sales for small poles, thinnings will be made punctually, whereas in other 
parts they are liable to be neglected. The clearing of scrub is another 
operation which will be carried out so far as markets for firewood, pea and 
bean sticks, hurdles, etc., are available. 
