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TABLE OF CONTENTS . • .« w v.. , . > i>» ■ .1 --« r :> ' - PAGE XiETTeb. OF Transmittal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Part I—Report on Third World Forestry Congress— Chapter I—lntroduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 (1) Invitation to Congress .. . . .. .. .. .. 6 (2) Composition of New Zealand Delegation .. .. . .. 6 (3) Itineraries of Delegates .. : . .. . . .. .. 6 Chapter ll—Organization and Conduct of Congress .. .. .. .. 7 (1) General Description of the Congress .. .. .. .. .. ..7 (2) Organization of the Congress .. .. .. .. .. 7 (3) Proceedings of the Congress .. .. .. .. .. 8 ■Chapter lll—General Report of the Third World Forestry Congress .. .. .. 9 General Recommendations on Policy . . .. .. .. .. .. TO Section I—Silvics and Silviculture .. . . .. .. .. 11 Section II —Forest Surveys .. . . .. .. .. .. 12 Section III —Forest Economics .. .. .. .. .. 15 Section IV—Forest Utilization .. .. .. .. .. . . 16 Section V —Forest Industries . . .. .. .. .: .. 17 Chapter IV—Summary and Conclusions .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Part lI—A Survey of European Forestry Education and Research Organization— Introduction .. . . ... .. .. . . .. .. . . 20 Chapter I—Germany .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. 21 Chapter II —France .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. 29 Chapter III —Switzerland .. . . . . .. . . .. 35 Chapter IV—ltaly .. . . .. . . .. .. 40 Chapter V—Finland .. . . .. . . . . . . . . 43 Chapter VI —Sweden . . .. . . .. .. .. .. 49 Chapter VII —Norway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Chapter VIII —Denmark .. .. .. .. . . . . . . 60 Chapter IX—United Kingdom .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 65 Chapter X—Conclusions and Recommendations .. .. . . .. 67 Table (1) —Hann-Muenden Syllabus .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 27 Table (2) —Ecole des Barres Syllabus .. .. . . .. .. 31 Table (3) —Nancy Syllabus .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 33 Table (4) —Zurich Syllabus .. .. . . . . .. . . 39 Table (5) —Helsinki Syllabus .. .. . . . . . . .. 49 Table (6) —Stockholm Syllabus .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 51 Table (7) —Norwegian Syllabus .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 56 Table (8) —Copenhagen Syllabus (First Course) . . . . . . .. 61 Table (9) —Copenhagen Syllabus (Second Course) .. .. .. .. .. 62 Appendix (I)— Helsinki Commercial Course .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 Appendix (2) —Stockholm " White Paper " Proposals .. . . .. .. .. 71 Appendix (3) —Oxford Time-table . . .. . . . . . . .. 74 Part lII—An Investigation of Methods of Milling and Export Marketing in Scandinavia— Chapter I- —Introduction .. .. .. ■■ .. ... ..76 Chapter ll—The Timber Industry in Canada and the United States .. .. 77 Chapter III —Sawmilling Operations in Finland and Sweden .. .. .. 84 Chapter IV —Sawmilling Methods in Norway . . . . .. .. . . 89 Chapter V —Yard Handling and Preparation of Timber for Export .. .. .96 Chapter Vl—General . . .. -. .. ■ • • • • • • • 100 Chapter Vll—Conclusions Regarding Pinus Milling .. .. .. .. . -.100 Part IV —An Investigation of Industrial Relations in Scandinavia .. .. .. 103 Appendix (I)- —The Promotion of Farm Forestry in Finland .. .. . . 108

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