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When employed on piece-work, the wages of men were esti- 

 mated at from is. gd. to 3s. 5d. in summer, and is. 5d. to 3s. in 

 winter. 



In all, 159,283 hands were employed, and 10,506,941 days' 

 work were paid for ; but the total sum paid is not mentioned 

 in the summary now before me. This means, however, the 

 equivalent of permanent employment all the year round for 

 about 35,000 hands ; and as the Prussian State Forests extend 

 to 6,498,300 acres, it also means that (besides all permanent 

 officials and subordinates) one hand might be permanently 

 employed for every 185 acres of woodland. 



And at the same time it is interesting to note, in conclusion,, 

 that the average prices obtained, or estimated, as the value for 

 timber and firewood in these Prussian State Forests, were as 

 follows during the year 1902: — 



