| Description | Wilfred E Hiley's 'History File' regarding his visit to Kenya to conduct an economic survey of the Forest Estates in Kenya (1949-1950). Material includes: a report of the Forestry Sub-Committee of Development Committee; recommendations; a 'Report by the Paymaster-General on his Visit to Africa'; a dispatch from the Colonial Office; a letter from P M Gordon to the Conservator of Forests regarding the Marquand proposals; the Conservator of Forest's reply to the Marquand proposals; extracts from a report by Gordon McG Sloan 'The Forest Resources of British Columbia'; a record of a meeting to discuss the proposals for the establishment of a Forest Commission; minutes from the first meeting of the Forest Advisory Committee; 'Memorandum with regard to the establishment of a Forest Commission in Kenya; 'Suggested Terms of Reference'; a letter from J Ingham, secretary for Agriculture and Natural Resources to the Conservator of Forests regarding the investigations of Wilfred E Hiley and P J Gill; and a circular 'Establishment of a Forest Commission'. |