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UNDER FOEESTERS. 



SiE,— I am glad to see some of my younger brethren, professionally 

 speaking, have had the courage to appear " in print " in the pages of the 

 Journal of Forestry, and to so ably expose some drawbacks to an otherwise 

 very attractive, healthy, and enjoyable profession. The thanks of all 

 ''under" foresters are certainly due to " Under Forester," page 721, and 

 "A Forester's Apprentice," page 788, for the endeavours they have made 

 to elicit information from " those who know," upon some points in the 

 life and experiences of a forester, which are of vital importance to the 

 welfare of the profession, and upon which I know, from dearly bought 

 experience, it has previously been hard to obtain any information what- 

 ever. Now that we have your Journal, as a medium through which to 

 give and receive information upon all matters affecting Foresters, I hope 

 there is a better time for us in the near future, and that the brethren of 

 the axe and spade will freely ventilate in your pages, which are so kindly 

 placed at our service, any grievance from which we consider ourselves 

 suffering, and all matters affecting our social standing and professional 

 progress through life. 



I do not intend to make any reply to the letters which already have 

 appeared on this subject, because I can scarcely speak from personal ex- 

 perience, and to make suggestions might be construed into presumption on 

 the part of one like me, holding a subordinate position, so that I will leave 

 those matters to my superiors in station and elders in years and ex- 

 perience, trusting that we " under " men may read in your early numbers 

 full and interesting replies and matured suggestions relative to the queries 

 put in the before-mentioned letters. We will feel most thankful to have 

 a course of procedure pointed out to us whereby we can elevate ourselves, 

 professionally and socially, to the same platform, at least, as the other two 

 important branches of country life, viz., Agriculture and Gardening. 

 The two professions I have just mentioned have innumerable " Societies '' 

 and " Associations " for the furtherance of their interests, and a voluminous 

 literature and numerous Press to advocate their principles and spread 



