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staff to be constantly on the alert in dry weather, but endeavours 

 have had to be made to replace the pine by less inflammable 

 species. 



The first Working Plan of the forest was made in 1861, and 

 under it 13,724 hectares were devoted to high forest, 1618 hectares 

 to coppice, and 1631 hectares to special working. This plan was 

 kept in force and worked till 1880, when, owing to much damage 

 done by frost and snow, many of its provisions had to be 

 suspended and the dead wood cleared out. A new Plan was then 

 found necessary, and this was made and brought into force in 1892. 

 This new Plan divided the forest into five sections, which it will 

 be interesting to enumerate. 



Hectares. 

 Section 1. High Forest of Broad-leaved Trees. 



9 working circles, treated, on a rotation of 120 

 years (4 periods of 30 years), by the method of 

 successive regeneration fellings (shelter-wood 

 compartment method), .... 7,23 ( .' 

 Section 2. High Forest of Conifers. 



3 working circles, treated, on a rotation of 72 years 



(8 periods of 9 years), by the same method, . 3,292 



Section 3. High Forest in Selection. 



5 working circles, with a rotation of 7 years for the 



selection fellings, .... 2,975 



Section 4. Coppice with Standards. 



3 working circles, with a rotation of 30 years for 



the coppice, ..... 1,758 



Section 5. Artistic Parts. 



1 working circle, without fixed system, maintained 



to preserve ancient trees and picturesque localities, 1,616 



16,880 



And this is the Plan which is now in force, and which is giving 

 such excellent results. 



In a Congress at which so many foresters from all parts were 

 assembled, there were naturally several interesting meetings of a 

 more convivial character. On the 6th a dejeuner was given at the 

 Restaurant de la Belle Meuniere, close to the Jena Bridge, by the 

 French members of the Congress to their foreign guests. There 

 were many speeches, and the excellent fare and the cordial recep- 

 tion were greatly appreciated. On the 7th, again, the foreign 



