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additional foi'est scliools wliere local authorities take the initiatory stops to 

 establish them. 



The Eoyal Forest Institvite in Stockholm is jaleasantly situated on a rise of 

 ground in a grove close to the bridge as one turns from the city to enter the 

 deer park. 



In Sweden it is the practice in every branch of the public service and 

 department of instruction to allow money for the travelling expenses of per- 

 sons sent abroad to obtain iulbrmation ; and sums varying from 500 rix-doUars 

 to 1,200 rix-dollars are often granted for travelling in foreign countries on 

 forest purposes. 



It was in France that modern forest science received its first development: 

 and much was thus accomplished in the course of the last century. The French 

 revolution and consequent wars interrupted the progress of this science in 

 France ; but it then shot up rapidly in Germany in the hands of Hartig and 

 Cotta, and under their teaching. And on the re-establishment of peace the 

 study was resumed in France by Lorentz and Parade, who found worthy 

 successors in MM. Nauquette, Clave, Tassy, and others. What is sought, as is 

 stated by M. Parade, is to secure a sustained production of timber, by the 

 replacement by annual growth of what is annually removed, combined with a 

 natural re-sowing of the ground, and a progressive, ever-advancing improve- 

 ment of the forest. 



With the introduction of the new treatment of forests, in accordance witli 

 the raeihode dcs coi)ip(Arieiiients, it was seen that in order to carry out this 

 thoroughly and efficiently it was necessary to have agents educated, in- 

 structed, and trained with a special view to the prosecution of the work ; 

 and in 1821. there was established at Nancy a school for the study of all that 

 is connected with forest culture and forest economy, such as had then been 

 established in various parts of Germany. 



In 1827 there was promulgated by Charles X. a new forest code, Le Code 

 Forestier, in which were embodied all provisions made by laws previously 

 issued applicable to the newly introduced method of forest management, while 

 what was not so applicable was either modified to meet the requirements of 

 the new rcgiiiiv, or was abrogated and declared to be so. And this was fol- 

 lowed by the promulgation in the same year of an Ordonnance Reglementaire, 

 or OrdoiinancG du Sui, pour I'execution du Code Forestier. And these, with a 

 few subsequently ordained modifications of particular articles, constitute the 

 existing Forest Law of France. 



In this Code it is ordained. Sect. iii. — "40. There shall be, under the super- 

 vision of the Director-General of forests — (1) a Royal School designed to 

 train candidates for employment as forest agents. And (2) Secondary Schools 

 for the instruction of pupil guards. 



"41. The instruction in the Royal School shall embrace natural history, in 

 its relations to forests ; mathematics, applied to measurement of solids and to 

 the drawing of plans; legislation and jurisprudence, administrative and judi- 

 cial, in forest matters ; forest economy, in what concerns specially the culture, 

 the management, and the exploitation of forests, and the production of trees 

 proper for naval purposes ; drawing ; and the German language. 



" 42. The Minister of Fmance shall appoint three professors, to be attached 

 to the Royal Forest School, namely : a professor of natural history, a pro- 

 fessor of mathematics, a professor of forest economy, legislation, and juris- 

 prudence. The courses of instruction shall last two years. They shall 

 commence on the 1st November in each year, and close on the 1st September 

 following. One of the three professors shall discharge the functions of 

 Director of the school. A drawing master and a German master shall be 

 attached to the Royal School. 



" 43. The Royal Forest School shall be established at Nancy. There shall 

 be appropriated to this school — (I) a house to serve for lecture-rooms for the 

 professors, the establishment of a library and a museum of natural historyv 

 and a dwelling for the director. (2) A piece of land for the nurseries and 

 forest cultures requisite for the instruction of the pupils. 



" By terms of the regulations for admission to the Forest School, approved 

 by the Minister of Finance on the 24th February, 1864, the examination of the 



