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in informing the public of the results. One systematic work of 

 great importance to the timber industry that needs to be done 

 by this division is the introduction of a uniform and rational 

 system of measuring wood to be used throughout the country. 

 Like the Chinese currency, the Chinese system of measuring 

 wood is very complicated and exhibits no uniformity. It needs 

 to be standardized ; it needs not adopt the unit from any particular 

 country, but the unit should be easily convertible to other units 

 and admit of mathematical calculation. In doing this work, the 

 Division should try to have the cooperation and support of all 

 the timber guilds in the country. 



To the Division of Accounts is assigned the usual work of 

 recording money transactions. 



c. The Provincial Service. The provincial service may be 

 called the Forestry Bureau of such and such province. The head 

 of the Provincial Bureau is responsible to the central office at 

 Peking. If the reforestation work to be done in a province is 

 on a limited area, the administrative work of the head of the 

 Provincial Bureau will consist in organizing and directing a 

 forest planting force with the help of a few assistants. There 

 is no need of an elaborate organization. If the forest interest in 

 a province, however, is considerable and promises extensive and 

 permanent work, the provincial administration may have the fol- 

 lowing divisions: Reconnaissance, Reforestation, Extension, In- 

 vestigation and Accounts. 



The work of reconnaissance is necessary in reforestation work 

 of considerable proportion. To this Division is therefore as- 

 signed the work of ascertaining (1) how much forest area there is 

 in the province, (2) of what character and condition is the forest, 

 (3) where lies the need of improvement, (4) where is the need 

 of the reforestation work most urgent, etc. These conditions, 

 when ascertained, must be reported to the Central Bureau. 



The Reforestation Division handles the organization and direc- 

 tion of the forest planting force, and supervises the field work. 

 It should also keep records of the areas forested, species used, 

 cost per acre, percentages of success or failure with explanations 

 thereof, etc. These also should be reported to the Central Bureau. 



The work of the Extension Division is mainly to arouse public 

 interest in forestry and to help any private enterprise in forest 



