124 THE FOREST LANDS OF FINLAND. 



forest economy of the kingdom, and seeing that correspond- 

 ing restrictions should be introduced into the management 

 of the forests of the State, more especially in regard to the 

 clearing of forest lands. 



A Committee was appointed in the year following 

 to prepare and submit a scheme embracing measures 

 which should be adopted to meet omissions in the then 

 existing law, and deficiencies in the powers of those who 

 were entrusted with the administration of the forests. 

 This Committee, as stated, on 28th June 1856, submitted 

 such a scheme for the management of the forests. In 

 this it was proposed, amongst .other measures, that the 

 destruction of saplings should be placed in the same 

 category as depredations, and that proprietors of forests, 

 in making use of the same for their own benefit, should 

 be prevented from laying waste the same by mismanage- 

 ment and destructive operations, and authoritatively pro- 

 hibited from making use of these forests otherwise than in 

 accordance with what it was natural and legitimate to do 

 with them as forests. 



The Finnish Commissioners state that at the date of 

 their report, 25th March 1869, all that was thus designed 

 had not been fully carried into effect, but that important 

 legislative steps had been taken to secure that in certain 

 districts a forest economy, founded on scientific principles, 

 should be introduced into forests belonging to the Crown, 

 and into woods attached to the residences of civil and 

 military officials, and to ecclesiastical establishments ; and 

 that forests belonging to the community in other ways 

 should be placed under the superintendence of the service 

 established for the protection of game, in accordance with 

 the Royal letter of 21st June 1859, and the Regulations 

 of 14th April 1824. And they go on to state that several 

 prescriptive rights had been by special arrangement re- 

 called or modified ; amongst others, tivedjande had put under 

 restrictions only ground specially suited for agriculture was 

 to be assigned for new settlements, and in the inspection or 



