748 JOURNAL OF FORESTRY 



themselves from the proper conservation and utilization of the public 

 forest resources and the evils which must inevitably follow upon forest 

 destruction. It points out that the forests are administered primarily 

 for the use and benefit of the local inhabitants, who will be the first to 

 reap the benefit of proper care and who would equally be the first to 

 sufifer the disastrous effects of waste and destruction. It is explained 

 in a simple analogy that the Bureau of Forestry is not a police or 

 purely protective organization to prevent the people from using the 

 public forests, but rather an institution which exists solely to enable all 

 the people, present and future, to derive the fullest and most perma- 

 nent benefit from this very large and valuable public property. Next 

 :follows a concise outline of the privileges granted under existing 

 forest law, and an equally clear statement of what is prohibited. 

 "iFinally, all inhabitants are urged to get in touch with the nearest forest 

 officers for more detailed information, and to report all violations which 

 may be brought to their notice ; and the circular closes with a list of all 

 forest stations in the islands. The dialects and languages into which 

 this circular has been translated and the number of copies printed in 

 each are as follows : 



Tagalog 71,200 



Pampango 13,675 



Pangasinan 19,250 



Ilocano 42,975 



Ibanag ■ 7,700 



Cebu V'isayan 70,840 



Leyte Visayan 34.500 



Iloilo Visayan 56.550 



Bicol 29,450 



Spanish 5,150 



English 10,000 



The real difficulty came with their proper distribution, and to meet 

 this successfully various expedients were adopted. A list of all mu- 

 nicipalities and townships (nearly 1,000 in number) was prepared, 

 showing the best obtainable estimate of the number of inhabitants and 

 •the dialects spoken. With this as a basis, the proportionate number of 

 circulars and posters was mailed to the municipal "presidente," with 

 a circular letter in Spanish asking him to use all practicable diligence 

 to see that the circulars were distributed judiciously and widely not 

 only in the "pueblo" itself, but in the outlying varrios or villages in his 

 jurisdiction, and to have the posters nailed permanently and promi- 

 nently on the public buildings and in various other points where they 

 would attract the largest possible number of readers. Forest officers, 

 in their trips of inspection, were required to observe and report upon 



