PART I.—NEW ZEALAND. Pabliamentaby Debates and Resolutions. Page The Forests of the Colony (Debate, October, 1868) ... ... ... ... ... ... ••■ 1 Canterbury Forest Trees Bill (Debate, September, 1871) ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• 6 Forest Trees Planting Encouragement Bill (Debate, November, 1871) ... ... ... ... ... 10 Conservation of Forests (Debate, October, 1873) ... ... ... ••• ... ... ... ... 11 Recommendations op Committees. Committee on Colonial Industries, 1870 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 1873 13 Pbotincial Rbpoets. Analysis of Reports received in 1869 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 Reports received, 1874: — Otago ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ... ... ••• 16 Westland 30 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 Marlborough ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31" Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ... ... ••■ ... 31 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... ■•• •■■ •■■ ... ••• ... 31 Proposed Foeest Settlements. Hon. J. Vogel to the Superintendent, Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 Mr. W. Anderson to the Hon. J. Vogel ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 34 Extent and Rate oe Destruction of Foeest Lands —Peohts op Planting. Percentage of Forest Land in New Zealand, 1830, 1868, 1873 ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 Memorandum by Mr. T. Calcutt, of Cost of Planting, &c, 100 acres of Land in Trees ... ... ... ... 36 PART lI.—VICTORIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, CEYLON. Victoria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 South Australia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... •■• 4 Ceylon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ... •■■ < PART lII.—VARIOUS GOVERNMENT REPORTS. Preface by Dr. Bbandis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Repobt on State Foeests and Foeest Management in Germany and Austria. By Captain Campbell Walker, Conservator of Forests, Madras : — Introduction ... ... ... ... ... .., ... ... ... ... ... 1 Hanover ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Prussia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Saxony ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... •■■ 11 Bavaria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 Austria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Forests of the Prince of Furstenberg, in the Grand Duchy of Baden (Black Forest) ... ... ... 18 General Remarks ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 Forest Area, in proportion to population, in six of the largest German States, and in the German Empire ... 25 Ceown Forests, &c, in England. By Captain Campbell Walker : —■ Windsor Great Park ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27 New Forest ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27 Parkhurst Woods ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 Dean Forest ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 High Meadow Woods ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 Summary of Extent, Description of Timber, &c, in Crown Forests and Woodlands ... ... ... 34 Scotch Forests of the Earls of Seafield and Mansfield and the Duke of Athol: —■ Messrs. Lawson and Sons' Nurseries, near Edinburgh ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 Earl of Scafiold's Woods and Plantations in Strathspey ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 Earl of Mansfield's Woods, &c, at Scone, Perthshire ... ... ... ... ... ... 41 Duke of Athol's Woods, &c., Blair Athol and Dunkeld, Perthshire ... ... ... ... ... 42 Scotch Fie Foeests of Luss, Beech Forests of the Weister and Soiling, Speuce Foeests of the Hartz:— Extracts from Reports by Mr. Gustav Mann, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Bengal ... ... ... 44 On Plantations of Scotch Fie on Moorpan Soil. By George Ross, Forest Probationer ... ... ... 54 Ecclesiastical Foeests in the Province of Hanover. By George Ross ... ... ... ... ... 56 Natural Oak Forests of Sussex. By T. W. Webber, late of the Forest Department, India ... ... ... 58 Suggestions concerning the Professional Studies of Forest Officers on Fuelough in Europe. By D. Brandis, Ph.D., Inspector-General of Forests to the Government of India ... ... ... ... 60

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