428 Forestry Quarterly. 



Moore, on p. 43. vol. Ylll, of the Quarterly has given the defi- 

 nitions of area division in India, and on the following page sug- 

 gested the substitution of "block" for circle. A "working block'' 

 i. e. an aggregation of stands to be managed under one system, 

 that is a managerial unit or management class, seems to us neat 

 and more explanatory and we have used it for a long time. 



It is unfortunate, however, that Mr. ]\Ioore, in his definition 

 as it appears to us. somewhat mixes up two classes of area divi- 

 sion, which should be for obvious practical reasons, kept separate, 

 namely, the administrative divisions, which are geographical loca- 

 tions, and the managerial divisions, which are based primarily on 

 ideas of management. 



If this is done, the problem of ranging hitherto unused parts 

 into working plans, will solve itself more easily, although it will 

 always remain a problem requiring revision of original plans. — 

 The Editor. 



