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been somewhat reduced since the improvement of roads, 

 and a more active speculation thus induced has given to 

 wood a pecuniary value which it had not before ; but on 

 the other hand the more active speculation has also had an 

 injurious effect in so far that many proprietors, induced by 

 the high prices given, have sold their forests to the possessors 

 of saw-mills, and these considered it profitable to clear 

 them off, root and branch. 



SECTION F. SUMMARY. 



In the annual reports of the Forest Administration full 

 and explicit information is given in regard to all that has 

 been done under the direction of the Administration in 

 the course of the year in the several inspection districts 

 of the Grand Duchy. I had occasion to study that for 

 1871. From this it appeared that there were at the close 

 of that year : * 



29,781,066-25 tunnland of forest land ; and 

 16,396 19-60 days' work of labour spent on them. 



The expenditure had been 



27,181 mk. 57 p. for days' wages. 

 350,144 mk. 75 p. for deductions and diverse charges. 



In all, 377,326 mk. 32 p. 

 The delivery of forest products, &c., had been 



182,879 pieces sawn timber. 

 135,765 pieces sawn timber in beams. 

 14,339 pieces house timber and planks. 

 3,298 pieces damaged by wind-shake and decay. 

 72 pieces dry wood, and 



* The following are the measurements in use in Finland, frequently quoted in notices 

 of forest economy : A Finnish tunnland measures 56,000 square feet, and is equal to 

 0-45 Russian decatin, 0-49 French hectore, and 1'22 English acre. Izi a geographical 

 square mile are H'115 Finnish tunnland. A Finnish foot is equal to 0-29(59 French 

 metre, which is divided into 10 inches or decimaltinns. A Normal fathom or Normal 

 klafter is equal to 100 cubic feet of closely-packed wood. 



