APPENDIX C. 371 



The surplus of growing stock is due to a surplus of woods over 

 100 years old. With favourable prices for timber, the removal of 

 this surplus in the shortest possible time would be advisable, so as 

 to prevent loss of increment, and take unnecessary capital out of the 

 forest, but as prices run low at present, it appears judicious to keep 

 the greater part of it over for a while. 



A consideration of the several compartments showed that the 

 removal of the following material during the. next ten years is 

 advisable on sylvicultural grounds : 



Final cuttings . . . 1,146,000 cubic feet 

 Intermediate cuttings . 154,000 



Total . . 1,300,000 



As this amount exceeds the expected increment by 213,870 cubic 

 feet, equal to about -fth of the surplus of growing stock, the yield has 

 been fixed at 1,300,000 cubic feet, or annually : 



Final cuttings . . . 114,600 cubic feet 

 Intermediate cuttings . 15,400 



Total . . 130,000 cubic feet. 



If in the course of the 10 years prices should rise, there would 

 be no objection to reduce the surplus of growing stock further by 

 additional cuttings. 



The disposal of the yield is effected as follows : 



(1) Free grant to the Roman Catholic Priest 



at Herrenwies . . ... . 1,500 cubic feet 



Free grant to the Eoman Catholic School 



at Herrenwies . . . . . = 1,000 



(2) Sale by public auction and occasionally 



by private sale . . . ' . . = 127,500 



Total annual disposals . -. 130,000 



&. Minor Produce. 



The principal items are forest pasture and the removal of litter, 

 the utilization of which is permitted to the Herrenwies settlers, as a 

 privilege. 



According to Government orders the privilege of forest pasture 

 may be exercised only to such extent as the condition of the forest 

 and the requirements of regeneration may permit. The district 



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