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PART II.— FORESTRY IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE . 45 

 A. — GENERAL SUMMARY .... 45 



Historical, 46 ; Area of the Forests, 48 ; 

 Ownership, 48 ; Types of Forest, 49 ; Ee- 



LATIONSHIP of THE StATE TO FORESTRY, 50; 



The Forest Authority, 50 ; Forestry Educa- 

 tion, 51 ; Research, 52 ; Increment and 

 Utilization, 52 ; Exports and Imports, 54 ; 

 Income and Expenditure, 54 ; Summary and 

 Outlook, 55 ; The British Empire Forestry 

 Conference, 55. 

 B.— FORESTRY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND 



IRELAND 60 



section l— configuration, soil and climate . 61 

 section il— the forests and their produce . 63 

 Main Types of Forest, 63 ; Area of 

 Forests, 65 ; Ownership, 66 ; Increment of 

 THE Forests, 67 ; Imports and Exports of 

 Timber, 67 ; Sources of Imported Timber, 68 ; 

 Imports of other Produce, 70 ; Forest In- 

 dustries, 71 ; Activity of Corporations and 

 Private Proprietors, 72 ; Societies, 73 ; 

 Education and Research, 74 ; Importance 

 of Forestry to the Nation, 78. 



section hi.— the forestry SUB-COMMITTEE OF 



1916—1917 81 



Introductory, 81 ; War Experience, 83 ; 

 Adequate Forest Policy, 84 ; Replacement 

 OF Imported by Home-grown Timber, 86 ; 

 Future Forest Policy, 88 ; Methods of 

 Afforestation, 92 ; Replanting Cleared 

 Areas, 95 ; Afforestation and Employment, 

 96 ; Food Supply, 97 ; Promotion of Silvi- 

 culture, 98 ; Public Burdens, 100 ; Railway 

 Rates, 101 ; Timber Industry, 101 ; Woodland 

 Industries, 102 ; Financial Aspect, 103 ; The 

 Forest Fund, 108 ; The Forest Authority, 

 108 ; Summary of Proposals, 109. 

 section IV.— the forestry act, 1919. and after . Ill 



