The Board was asked to consider and report upon the subject of wattle bark, and whether the indiscriminate stripping of the trees, caused by the increasing demand for bark in Continental and English markets, in addition to the requirements of Victorian tanners, was likely to lead to the early extermination of the trees or to a reduction of the supply necessary for the home trade even temporarily. The Board were also asked to state whether forest regulations could be so framed as to conserve and encourage the growth of the wattle trees in order that a sufficient supply of bark might be ensured for local requirements as well as for the maintainance of the export trade.