42 EXPLOITATION OF PLANTS 
The time is probably ripe for the preparation of a much 
fuller survey and report of this type of ground than 
has hitherto been considered necessary. And what is 
true of maritime wastes applies with equal force to other 
types. Towards the realisation of these objects there 
seems room for a ‘‘ Waste Lands Commission ”’ pro- 
vided with very considerable powers of initiative ; to 
such a body would also fall the task of guarding public 
rights, especially those of commonage. Into the details 
of organisation, however, space does not permit us to 
embark. 
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