. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. The Relation of Forestry to the Development of the Country. Description of Some European Forest Conditions by Mr. R. H. Campbell, Dominion Director ol Forestry. ^VIlile on a visit to the Old Country reoently I tho o{«|>ortunity of }j Sir William Schlieh, the head of the Forest tN'hool at the University of Oxford. Dr. Sdiliih is the oldest forester now in Eng- land and has had the longest experience in forestry work. He had the honor, with Sir Dietrich Brandis, of organizing the forest service in India and
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. The Relation of Forestry to the Development of the Country. Description of Some European Forest Conditions by Mr. R. H. Campbell, Dominion Director ol Forestry. ^VIlile on a visit to the Old Country reoently I tho o{«|>ortunity of }j Sir William Schlieh, the head of the Forest tN'hool at the University of Oxford. Dr. Sdiliih is the oldest forester now in Eng- land and has had the longest experience in forestry work. He had the honor, with Sir Dietrich Brandis, of organizing the forest service in India and spent twenty- five years in that service. He then re- turned to Eiifrland to the forest school liam has since the inception of the forestry work in Canada taken a very keen interest in it, and was very much jdeased to learn of the progress that is being made. Dr. Schlich Discusses Forestry Situation in Canada. I'r. Schlich was kind enough to discuss the Canadian situation somewhat fully, and after doing so he advised me that the. Mature Scotch Pine, Ballochbuie Forest, Scotland. which was then located at Cooper's Hill at which the forest students for the Indian service were educated, and has since been engaged in preparing men for the Indian forest service, which requires very high technical qualifications in its officers. Within the last few years the forest school was moved to Oxford and is now being carried on in connection with the Uni- versity. Sir William is still active and able to attend to his work in the school and deliver lectures, although he is begin- ning to feel the effects of age. Sir Wil- best policy to follow was to have forest reserves established wherever there were lands suitable for that purpose, and then go forward and develop a permanent policy of administration on these reserves. This wa-s the policy followed in the develop- ment of forestry work in India, and from Dr. Schlich's experience he was satisfied that this was the important basis for any adv
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