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sidered to be the most deserving of immediate promotion, the number 
of names on the list being limited to three times the number of the 
anticipated vacancies. The Minister of Agriculture makes all promo- 
tions up to and including the grade of inspector, but the conservators, 
the inspectors-generals, and the Director of the Department are 
nominated by the President of the Republic. No officer can, how- 
ever, be selected for promotion whose name is not found on the list, 
and who has not served at least two years in the lower grade. 
The yearly pay of the various grades is as follows :-— 
Director of the Forest Department, . : . £800 
Inspectors-General, 3 Classes, . : : . £480 to £600 
Conservators, 4 Classes, . : : : . £320 to £480 
Inspectors, 4 Classes, - : 4 : . £160 to £240 
Assistant-Inspectors, 3 Classes, é P 2 S120 S152, 
Sub-Assistant-Inspectors, 3 Classes, . : . £80 to £104 
Sub-Assistant-Inspectors on Probation, . - £60 
In addition to their salaries, the officers receive travelling allow- 
ances, usually a fixed sum per annum, at various rates according to 
local circumstances. 
A pension, at a rate which varies according to the grade of the 
retiring officer, is obtainable after the age of 60 years; but no 
inspector can become a conservator after he has passed the age of 
55 years. Conservators are usually pensioned at the age of 62, 
and inspectors-general at 65. 
Subordinate Stafi:—All members of the subordinate staff must 
have served in the army, and, as a general rule, they must have 
attained the rank of non-commissioned officer ; they cannot be less 
than 25, or more than 35, years of age at the time of their 
appointment. They receive their first nomination from the Minister 
of Agriculture, who promotes them from a list similar to that 
which is annually prepared for the superior staff. The scale of 
annual salaries is as follows, viz. :— 
Head Guard, 3 Classes, . . £36 to £44 
Guard, 2 Classes, . , . £28and £30, with 
an additional £2 after 15 years’ service. 
They must live in or near the forests, where they are provided, 
as far as possible, with accommodation for themselves and their 
families in houses specially built for them; but if such houses are 
not available, they receive a lodging allowance. In addition to their 
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