538 Area of Woodlands in Great Britain, [dec, 



planted or re-planted in the three periods for the agricultural 

 divisions above referred to are given in the next table. 



It will be noted that whereas the earlier and later periods 

 extended over ten years, the intermediate period embraced only 

 four years. By dividing the figures in each case by the numbers 

 of years represented, the apparent average annual rate of 

 planting thus obtained may be considered to indicate ap- 

 proximately the relative amount of activity in woodland 

 extension during each period. Subject to the caution already 

 given as to the possibility of more complete returns, it would 

 appear that planting was carried on in Great Britain, as a whole, 

 during the past decade at the rate of 10,368 acres per annum 

 as compared with 8,225 acres during 1 891-5, and 9,894 acres 

 during 1881-91. 



Divisions. 



1881 

 to 

 1 891. 



1891 

 to 

 1895. 



1895 

 to 

 1905. 



I.— Eastern and North-Eastern 

 II. —South-Eastern and East Midland ... 



III. — West Midland and South- Western... 



IV. — Northern and North- Western 



Acres. 



5,879 

 12,481 

 14,270 

 14.643 



Acres. 



3J45 

 4,176 

 4,484 

 4,156 



Acres. 

 11,297 

 l5,58o 

 16,156 

 16,614 



England 



V.— Wales 



VI. — Scotland (Eastern) 



VII. — Scotland (Western) 



*_ — — . 



47,273 



11,120 



19,957 

 20,590 



I5,96l 



2,533 

 8,335 

 6,074 



59,647 

 8,629 

 22,768 

 12,639 



Great Britain 



98,940 



32,903 



103,683 



This tendency to reduced activity in the middle period, 

 followed by greater activity after 1895, * s suggested both in 

 England (as a whole) and in Wales. In the Eastern Counties, 

 as well as in the group of counties lying on the Welsh Border, 

 there is a suggestion of continuously progressive activity during 

 the whole twenty-four years, but in all other parts of the country 

 the general indication is in the direction just mentioned. In 

 Scotland experience seems to have been more varied. In the 

 Eastern and Lowland division the rate of planting has, on the 

 whole, increased, whereas in the Western and Highland division 

 it seems to have substantially diminished. This seems to be 

 largely due to some exceptional activity in Inverness and Ross 

 and Cromarty during the decade 1 881-91. 



