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needful for legislation on the subject; but as a multitude 

 of particular points in connection with the case could 

 only be determined by the Government, and carried out 

 administratively, the Committee have divided their sugges- 

 tions regarding forest legislation into two special pro- 

 posals : the first one for a forest law, the second a proposal 

 for deciding and letting the public know what would take 

 place in certain cases in consequence of the application of 

 this forest law. Into these two proposals there have not 

 as yet been introduced such alterations or additions as the 

 Committee look upon as necessary, in so far as the existing 

 law has to do with other matters which extend beyond the 

 mere question of forests. But there were deemed necessary 

 certain alterations and additions in connection Tvith three 

 existing codes or prescriptions : Prescription of 9th 

 November 1 868, concerning mortgages; Decision of 27th 

 December concerning, among other things, the erection of 

 houses for new occupants; and the Prescription of 19th 

 February concerning egostychning. These three matters 

 had therefore to come before the Committee. 



'The Forest Committee's proposal for a new Forest 

 law, with a view to replacing the administrative arrange- 

 ments of the year 1857, is divided into chapters, of which 

 the first treats of the woods belonging immediately to the 

 Crown ; the second of woods belonging to the community, 

 and managed in common ; the third treats of different 

 forests of private persons ; the fourth of Svedjande and 

 Kyttunde ; the fifth, of forest fires ; the sixth, of the 

 responsibility for depredations on forests, as well as for other 

 violations of the laws regarding them ; whilst the seventh 

 and last chapter contains various special ordinances. 



' This division differs considerably from that of the laws 

 proposed by the Committee in 1879, and the contents 

 differ still more. 



' The chapter relative to woods belonging immediately to 

 the Crown is introduced by the following paragraph : 



