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br.j.c.rrown.jhe republication and enforcement of the law of the Colony 

 Aug. 21, 1865. in regard to the cutting of timber. Secondly, the procuring 

 of accurate reports and diagrams of the boundaries of private 

 property bordering on forests belonging to the Crown. 

 Thirdly, an increase, if necessary, of the number of rangers, 

 and of the remuneration allowed to them for their services. 

 Fourthly, the commissioning of some one acquainted with 

 forest economy to visit all the forests of the Colony, and, 

 after inquiry and personal observation, to report what 

 practicable regulations would secure a greater measure of 

 uniformity of usage in the management of the forests, and 

 what special regulations may be further required for the 

 management of any. III. With a view to the promotion 

 of arboriculture throughout the Colony, I recommend : 

 First, that seeds, and to some extent seedling trees, obtained 

 from the forests, and also seeds of Australian and European 

 trees, such as blue-gums, Port Jackson willows, black-woods, 

 oaks, pines, &c., be placed at the command of civil commis- 

 sioners, with permission to employ prisoners in sowing or 

 planting these in suitable places within the districts over 

 which they are appointed. Secondly, that such seeds and 

 seedlings be placed also at the command of municipalities, 

 agricultural societies, divisional councils, and other official 

 bodies holding land in trust for the benefit of the community. 

 Thirdly, that arrangements be made for the supply of such 

 seeds and seedlings on reasonable terms to the public so long 

 as this may be deemed necessary, or possible without 

 interfering injuriously with the accomplishment of the 

 same thing by private enterprise. IV. With a view 

 to the developing of our timber trade, and so making 

 the forests a more productive source of revenue, I recom- 

 mend : First, the preparation of a detailed report of each 

 forest, specifying the boundary and extent of each patch or 

 clump ; the different kinds of timber trees growing in each 

 of them ; the numbers, either proportional or absolute, of 

 each different kind ; the general magnitude they have attained, 

 and the situations they generally occupy, stating what num- 

 bers or what proportions are of easy access, or of difficult 

 access, or in situations altogether inaccessible, but which may be 

 made accessible at a moderate expense. At present, we cannot 

 tell what we have. Suppose a demand were to arise for a parti- 

 cular kind of timber, and the purchaser were to say, " I 



