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Plantations:-Crown Woods under the Technical Supervision of the Forestry Commissioners.

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The areas and trees stated in the tables on pp. 15-17 are exclu.
sive of 1,316 acres planted in the Crown Woods which come
under the technical supervision of the Commissioners and are
shown separately on p. 18 but they include 86 acres planted at
Craigmyle under a proceeds-sharing scheme, and 420 acres planted
in Ireland and accounted for under Sub-head J (Agency Service).

Nurseries; Expenditure £30,194.-Expenditure and receipts
in connection with nurseries are given in Table E 5 (b) below.
Under the head "rents "expenditure in respect of nursery ground
is included which has already been accounted for under acquisition
of land (p. 13). Receipts are considerable, as they include
£764 received for seed purchased on behalf of the nursery trade.

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The total area under nurseries at 30th September, 1921,
including those belonging to the Crown, was 607 acres, stocked
with 111 million seedlings and 33 million transplants. Com-
parative figures for the three years 1919 to 1921 are given in the
following table :-

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Supply of Seed.-Resulting from the harvest of 1920, large quantities of European larch of good quality were available in the Tyrol, and the Commission's representative was able to secure an adequate supply of good origin at favourable prices. The crop of Douglas fir was also good, and seed of excellent quality was obtained from the State of Washington. On the other hand, Sitka spruce was practically a failure, and the Commissioners could not secure more than a fraction of their requirements. The Japanese larch crop was a complete failure. The supply of Corsican pine seed in Corsica was very meagre, and did not suffice to meet the requirements of the French Government. Small quantities of Calabrian pine seed were obtained from Italy and of the so-called Pinus nigra, which appears to be similar to the Corsican pine, from Cyprus. The supply of Norway spruce seed was ample.

With regard to broadleaved species, no acorns were available from this country and a supply had to be imported from France; beech, without producing a full mast, provided sufficient seed from the New Forest to meet the Commission's requirements.

The Canadian Dominion Forestry Branch completed the arrangements, referred to in the last Annual Report, for the extraction of Douglas fir and Sitka spruce seed, large quantities of which have since been received in this country.

The Commissioners desire to express their hearty thanks to the American Forestry Association for a gift of 50 lbs. of Douglas fir seed, to the Italian Government for a gift of 95 lbs. of Calabrian pine seed, and to the Serbian Government for their good offices in securing a small quantity of seed of Picea Omorica.

Sub-head F.

Advances for Afforestation Purposes: Expenditure £704.

The direct expenditure amounting to £352 is in respect of the proceeds-sharing scheme at Craigmyle; the remaining expenditure represents the time and expenses of the Commission's Officers engaged in supervising that scheme and the Liverpool Corporation scheme at Lake Vyrnwy, and in investigating proposals for new schemes.

Numerous enquiries regarding the conditions governing advances by way of grant or loan were received by the Commissioners, showing that considerable interest is taken in the matter, though for the reasons given above progress is unlikely without some modification in the conditions prescribed by the Forestry Act, 1919.

Sub-head G. Education: Expenditure £13,748.

Details of expenditure are given in Table G below. The item £1,766 for salaries and expenses of the Commission's officers represents part time of the Education and Publications Officer

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