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admini strati on. He will spend three months studying condi- 

 tions and making his plans and will report to Forester Gifford 

 Pinchot 



Hifa.il e in Porto Rico he will select and appoint native 

 rangers picking inen who have a thorough knowledge of forest 

 conditions in Porto Rico. This is in keeping with the gov- 

 ernment's policy of putting all National Forests under admin- 

 istration of local officers. 



Many nf the laws governing the regulation of the 

 National Forests in this country will not. apply to Porto Rico 

 forests because of the different conditions. It is expected 

 that the Loquillo National Forest will be put under actual 

 administration next fall, by which time the details of Forest 

 agent Rothkugel's plans will have been worked out and approved 

 by the forest officers in Washington. 



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