FORESTRY COMMISSION

APPOINTMENTS

NEW DIRECTOR-GENERAL

Sir Roy L. Robinson. chairman of the Forestry Conmmission, is shortly to relinquish the appointment of Director-General of Forestry which,-in addition to the chairmanship of the commission, he has held since 1945. He has been chairman since 1932 and will continue to hold this appointment.

Mr. William Ling Taylor, the deputy director-general, will become director-general, and Mr. Arthur Hulin Gosling, Director of Forestry for Scotland, will become deputy director-general.

Mr. F. W. Himilton is to suoced Mr. T. W. Cleland as secratary. Mr. Cleland is leaving for health reasotks.

Sir Roy Robinson, a Rhodes Scholar, served with the Ministrie5 of Munitions and Agriculture from 1914 to 1918, and in 1919, on the setting up of the Forestry Commission, he became one of the first commissioners.

Mr. Taylor joined the staff of the Forestry C,ommission at its inception. He has served as divsional officer, deputy surveyor of the Forest of Dean, and assistant commissioner in charge of England and Waks and was appointed a member of the commission in 1938.

Mr. Gosliq has been a district fost officer, divisional officer and assistapt commissioner for Scotland, and since 1945 has been Director of Forestry for Scotland:

Mr. Hamilton has been chief clerk in the Directorate of Forestry for England since 1945.