FOREST PROTECTION 67 



CHAPTER VI 

 FOREST PROTECTION 



BY Forest Protection is understood the preservation of 

 woodlands against damage caused by man and that brought 

 about by external natural influences, such as noxious plants, 

 animals, and unfavourable atmospheric phenomena. It con- 

 siders measures for establishing and maintaining the security 

 of woods and forests, so far as action is within the power 

 of the forest owner in his private capacity. Regulations 

 coming within the jurisdiction of the state belong to the 

 subject of Forest Laws. 



Protection Against Offences Caused by Man 



In safeguarding the forest against the encroachments of 

 man, it is of importance that all boundaries of woodlands 

 be properly defined by means of permanent marks. The 

 natural features of a district are frequently of too indefinite a 

 character to be useful for purposes of demarcation, though 

 streams, valleys, and ridges may certainly help in the task. 

 In the division of forests, trees are to be avoided as being of 

 unstable durability and apt to lead to confusion by becoming 

 incorporated in the forest growth. Fixed points of boundary 

 are mounds, fences, ditches, stones, and posts of iron, and 

 these may be said to include the most usual forms of artificial 

 landmarks. 



Objects designating boundaries should be numbered where 

 possible, described in a special register, and have their posi- 

 tion exactly indicated upon plans or maps. The cost of 

 construction and preservation of such marks is ordinarily 

 borne as a mutual concern between adjoining proprietors. 

 The marches or boundaries should be inspected periodically, 



