THE ORGANIZATION OF A COMMUNAI, DOMAIN IN SICILY I4I 



On the other hand, such a quantity of oHve trees will provide work for 

 hundreds of labourers, who will thus be protected against unemployment, 

 the first cause of emigration. 



Other steps taken by the commune are the foundation of nursery 

 gardens with a view to reafforestation and the sale of forest trees and fruit 

 trees to private persons. 



In Sicily, plantations are very often made with plants from Central and 

 Southern Italy, and, consequently they very rarely succeed. It has 

 therefore been decided to make up for this, by means of nurseries, which 

 will only be extended when the studies in course with regard to the 

 search for and utilisation of water have been terminated. 



The above report concludes : What has been done at San Pietro and 

 what is still only planned is an encouraging beginning of the improve- 

 ment a domain. 



In fact, while the public customarj^ rights have been preserved, though 

 regtdated, at the same time a rapid reorganization of the forest and a 

 better system of exploiting its products have been adopted. 



The water collected and led into canals, the olive trees grafted, the cork 

 oaks more luxuriant, the imposition of suitable regulations, the timber 

 cut up, the pastures improved, show altogether a large programme already 

 partly realised and promising good things for the future. 



