EMPIRE FORESTRY

Evening Star, Issue 19952, 23 August 1928, Page 4

EMPIRE FORESTRY

CONFERENCE AT PERTH NEW ZEALAND TO BE VISITED, Press Association—By Telegraph— Copyrigin BERTH, August 22. Deiegates from all parts ut the Em piro have assembled hero foi Hie open nig to-day of tho third British Empm forestry Conference, which will be eon tinned in all the Australian Slates am New Zealand, lasting until October 23 The delegates nninbei eighty-seven, in eluding representatives i'rom Canada India, North Borneo, and Nigeria. Much time will be devoted to visitin' forestry ■reservations and plantation; iu all the Australian States, and thci the delegates will visit Canberra, when the main section of the conference wil begin on September 26, and finisl about October 2. Discussions Jam been arranged upon forest products, testing, seasoning, tree preservation, lire protection, and other educational

'Tilts delegates will sail by the Mannganni lor New Zealand on October ‘I. Many distinguished forestry exports have forgathered, including Coni Clinton. chairman of the British Toros try Commission: Sir William Knr.se. director of the Imperial Institute, London; Prof, s.-m- Troup, director of the Imperial Forestry institute, Oxford; and high forestry authorities from Canada, South Africa, and Burma.