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map may be read. Attached to the sHding ring, at the base of the up- 

 right eyepiece, is a vernier for the purpose of reading the angle through 

 which the line of sight is turned. 



The instrument also includes an attachment for the sketching of a 

 panoramic profile of the surrounding country. A paper circle is laid 

 over the map. Then, by following with the "point" the outline of the 

 mountains and hills as they exist, their profile is automatically trans- 

 ferred to the paper. The thumb-screw imparts a horizontal movement 

 to the pencil at the same time that it moves the point in a vertical one. 

 The complete instrument weighs about fifty pounds. 



Positions for Foresters 



The Government of New Zealand desires to fill two positions, namely, 

 a Director of Forestry, at ii,ooo salary, and a Chief Inspector of For- 

 estry, at ^500. Both must be British subjects, graduates of a school of 

 forestry of recognized standing, the former of not less than five years' 

 and the latter of not less than two years' experience in forest manage- 

 ment. First-class passage to the Dominion will be paid. Applications 

 are to be made on special forms, obtainable from the High Commis- 

 sioner for New Zealand, at 415 Strand, London W, C. 2., and are to be 

 in by October i, 1919 ; but this date will probably be extended. 



From a reliable correspondent employed in the Forest Department 

 of the Federated Malay States, we learn that the department contem- 

 plates increase in its technical stafif, and wishes to locate good men, 

 finding it difficult to do so in Great Britain. This country is new but 

 very wealthy, especially in tin and rubber. The forest revenues col- 

 lected last year amounted to over one million dollars. The Forest De- 

 partment is headed by a Conservator of Forests, G. E. S. Cubitt, who 

 comes from the Indian Forest Service and is highly praised by our 

 correspondent. Some men acquainted with logging methods are espe- 

 cially needed. The superior staff of the department at present consists, 

 besides the Conservator, of four Deputy Conservators, eight Assistant 

 Conservators, and one Forest Research Officer. 



The Lumbermen's Obligation to the South 



The Federal or State governments must take title to the lands and 

 assume supervision over reforestation work for the benefit of future 

 generations. Private enterprise does not meet the requirements of this 

 situation and can do little more than encourage Federal and State activi- 

 ties along these lines. To an appreciable extent, cut-over lands reforest 



