CHAPTER VI. 



FOREST ADMINISTRATION. 



SECOND only in importance to the prescription of a 

 system of exploitation appropriate to the conditions of the 

 forests, and the requirements of a country, is the proper 

 organisation of an administrative and executive body of 

 officials to determine what should be done, and to do what 

 is required in the management of the forests in accordance 

 with what has been prescribed. To this subject the Com- 

 missioners appointed in 1805 to enquire into the state and 

 condition, the extent and capabilities of the forests in the 

 Grand Duchy, the management of these, arid the adminis- 

 tration requisite for the development of their resources, 

 gave special attention. 



The Crown forests and the Crown parks throughout the 

 land are divided into districts of inspection, which are 

 again divided into rtviers, or administrative districts, and 

 these again are subdivided into wards, under the charge of 

 wardens, or forest watchers. The districts of inspection 

 are under the charge of Oberforst-Masters ; the reviers, 

 or administrative districts, are under the charge of 

 Forest-Masters, with the assistance of a Forest- Warden in 

 each ward. 



In accordance with the report and suggestions of these 

 Commissioners, the Forest Administration has still its head- 

 quarters at Helsingfors, and consists of a Director-in- 

 chief, who is appointed by the Emperor on the nomination 

 of the Economic Department of the Senate, a forest 

 engineer, a secretary, a chamberlain, a treasurer, and three 



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