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Under ordinary circumstances it would have been advisable to 

 locate the falls so that they follow in sequence from N.E. to S.W., 

 as the heaviest and wettest winds come from the S.W. But as 

 the copses do not form large compact blocks, and as past experi- 

 ence has shown that no great local danger may be apprehended on 

 this account, it seems unnecessary to sacrifice other advantages 

 connected with the present age of the coppice in various compart- 

 ments merely to obtain additional security from a danger which is 

 not imminent. Where practicable without sacrificing immature 

 crops, the falls have been located so as to run from N.E. to S.W., 

 and felling operations should annually be commenced at the N.E. 

 side of the fall, continuing thence in a S.W. direction till com- 

 pletion. But on hill-sides the fall should also be commenced at 

 the top and continued downwards in order to minimise damage to 

 stools during the process of felling and extracting. 



C. — Thinnings, Etc., in the Conifer Plantations during the 

 next 10 Years (1899-1900 to 1908-1909). 



