342 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The text is accompanied with a map showing the location of the hulustries 

 liberating fumes and gases in Saxony, and indicating the extent of fume damage 

 in various districts. A more detailed map is given of the forest district of 

 Schwa rzenberg. 



Popular bulletins of the Swedish Forestry Association (Hkogsvdrdsfor. 

 Folskr., Nos. 9, pp. 1-32, pgs. 11 ; 10, pp. I-S2, pg^. 11; 11, pp. 1-32, figs. 22; 

 12, pp. 1-32, figs. I'l). — These bulletins deal respectively with the following sub- 

 jects : Forest Pastni-es, by C. Bjiirkbom ; Charcoal Burning, by E. Audersson ; 

 Draining in Forest liegions, by W. Bkman, and The Care and Utilization of 

 Forests, by F. Aminoff. 



A summary of the results of forest administration in Saxony for the year 

 1906 (rharand. Forstl. Jahrh., 57 (1907), Xo. 2, pi). 129-1 3',). —The sum- 

 marized data given show the alteration in forest areas, the present condition of 

 the domain funds, yields in timber and other forest products, and revenues and 

 expenditures of various kinds, together with the net returns for the various 

 forest districts to the secretary of agriculture for the year 190G. 



Report on Norwegian forestry, 1906, M. Saxlund ( Indbcrctning om det 

 Norskc i^kogvascn. Chrisfiania, 1908, pp. XVII+15S). — Report of the state 

 forester to the secretary of agriculture for the year 1906. 



Annual of streams and forests for 1908 (Ann. Eaux ct Forets, 4~ {1908), 

 pp. 369). — This annual contains the customary statistics complete to January, 

 1908, relative to the personnel of the forest administration of France and 

 Algeria, together with a list of promotions from the national school of streams 

 and forests and secondary school of professional instruction, and numerous 

 statistical data relative to forest operations. 



Review of forest administration in British India for the year 1905-6, 

 S. Eardlei'-Wilmot (Rev. Forest Admin. Brit. India, 1905-6, pp. 58, map 1). — 

 A summarized review of forest operations in the various provinces of British 

 India for the year 1905-6, relative to alterations in areas, forest settlements, 

 demarcations and surveys, the development of working plans, forest protection, 

 sylvicultural operations, experimental work, and exploitation, together with a 

 financial statement for the year. 



Tabulated statements are given of all the important data, together with a 

 map showing progress of forest surveys on September 30, 1906. During the 

 year 713 sq. miles were added to the reserves, making a total of 233,651 sq. 

 miles. Surveys were made of 3,608 sq. miles. The total number of square 

 miles under working plans was 39,922. The cut of timber and fuel wood was 

 246,334,840 cu. ft., together w'ith 210,173,780 bamboos and minor produce to the 

 value of 5,512,819 rupees (about .$1,764,100). There was a falling off in out- 

 put of over 5,000.000 cu. ft. of timber and fuel, and of more than 5,000,000 

 bamboos from the previous year. 



A table is given showing the gross revenue, expenditure, surplus, and pro- 

 portion of expenditure to gross revenue of the previous 33 financial years. The 

 gross revenue and surplus for 1905-6 are the highest recorded. The total value 

 for the whole year was 30,170,666 rupees (about $9,654,500) and the surplus 

 directly chargeable to revenue 17,919,178 rupees (about $5,734,100). 



Annual report on the forest administration in Ajmer-Merwara for 1906-7, 

 M. Prasad {Ann. Rpt. Forest Admin. Ajmer-Merwara, 1906-7, pp. JfO). — The 

 usual report relative to alterations in forest areas, forest settlements, working 

 plans, forest protection, sylvicultural operations and exploitation, together with 

 a financial statement for the year. The important features of the work are 

 summarized in tabular form. 



