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THE Forestry Commissioners, who have just issued their third annual report, were appointed in November 1919, to carry out a definite programme of afforestation, involving the planting of 150,000 acres of new land in the ensuing ten years, the cost to be defrayed from the Forestry Fund, a sum of 3,500,000l. voted by Parliament for the whole period. Acquirement of land, planting operations, and other activities, including education and research, were proceeded with according to plan during the first two years; but the unfavourable financial position of the Government necessitated a reduced programme in the third year, so far as expenses were met with out of the Forestry Fund. Fortunately the Commissioners obtained a large grant out of the Unemployment Fund, and their operations have practically not been restricted. During the year ended- September 30, 1922, the Commissioners expended 244,414l. out of the Forestry Fund, and 154,017l. out of the Unemployment Fund, in all 398,431l, a sum in excess of the normal programme.
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State Afforestation in 1921–22. Nature 112, 252 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/112252a0
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