36 PEESENT AXD FUTURE PROSPECTS OF 



industry, of such enormoas value to' Tasmania, is to 

 succeed as it ought. Of course, I will be met with the 

 objection that the Government resources might not be 

 adequate to establish and keep up such a school. I do 

 not see why all the expenses of such an establishment, 

 in my opinion so necessaiy for advancing the pecuniary 

 and commercial interests of those engaged in timber and 

 agricultural pursuits, should fall entirely upon the 

 Government. The personal initiative and support of 

 the large number of persons interested ought to be forth- 

 coming if such a scheme is considered advisable and 

 necessary, and after formulating the lines on which it was 

 to be run and the amount which the promoters considered 

 likely to be forthcoming, the Government could be 

 approached for the grant of an annual subsidy until 

 the institution became self-supporting, as I feel sure, 

 if properly managed, in a few years, it would. To 

 raise these funds by an infinitesimal tax on exported 

 fruit and timber, or an annual subscription by all those 

 interested, should not be a matter of great difficulty if 

 taken in hand by competent persons, consisting of timber 

 and export merchants, members of your agricultural 

 societies, fruitgrowers, shipping companies, and prominent 

 public men. 



Another point which I should like to impress upon 

 Government is the fact that in numerous parts of Tas- 

 mania young trees are coming up from seedlings, which, 

 in 15 to 30 or 40 years, will be valuable timber, and that 

 these locations should be jealously reserved, and all 

 "rights" inimical to State interests there eliminated. 



I have thus given you a few of my impressions, and 

 made some suggestions which I believe would materially 

 benefit the forestry and agricultural interests of Tasmania. 

 It rests with you to decide whether they are worthy 

 your attention, . You may be quite certain that system- 

 atic forest and agricultural management not only benefits 

 those directly interested, but also the whole industry of 

 the State. 



I would impress upon you, however, that, if you 

 decide on doing something, lose no time in doing it at 



