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for meeting the needs of those parts which can only themselves 

 make a partial provision for their requirements. 



Part of this subject has been dealt with by a Committee whose 

 report, which refers mainly to the higher training of forest officers, 

 is approved by the Conference. 



The main principles embodied in this report are as follows : — 

 (i.) That one institution for training forest officers be estab- 



Hshed in the United Kingdom, 

 (ii.) That students be selected from graduates having taken 

 honours in pure or natural science at any recognised 

 University, 

 (iii.) That it be an integral part of the work of the institution 

 to arrange supplementary courses at suitable centres for 

 students requiring special qualifications and also special 

 courses for forest officers from any part of the Empire, 

 whether at the institution itself or at centres of training 

 in other parts of the world. The Governments should 

 recognise these courses as part of the ordinary duties of 

 the forest officers, at any time during their service, and 

 the Governments concerned should give special facifities 

 to forest officers in their service to attend such courses, 

 (iv.) That a Department of Research into the formation, 

 tending and protection of forests be associated with the 

 training institution, 

 (v.) Encouragement should be given to the existing provision 

 made bv Universities and Colleges for forestry instruc- 

 tion for those who do not desire to take the full course 

 suggested for the forestry service. It appears that this 

 is especially applicable to the United Kingdom. 

 It is also desirable to make adequate provision for woodmen's 

 schools for the training of foresters as distinct from those which 

 are intended for forest officers. 



(10) Forestry Bureau. — The Conference approve the sugges- 

 tions and recommendations for the constitution of an Imperial 

 Forestry Bureau which are contained in the report of a Committee 

 and strongly urge upon their respective Governments that they 

 should contribute to the support of the Bureau. They feel that 

 it will be largely upon the work of such a Bureau that the 

 proper development of the forestry resources of the Empire will 



