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allowing them to be cut only under contract, and a license is required 

 for transportation of forest products, giving the government a check 

 on operations. 



Hungary 



The war and the treaty of peace took away about six-sevenths of 

 the forest area of Hungary, leaving what remains of the country with 

 little more than three million acres. Only about 10 per cent, of this 

 is estimated to be the property of the State. Before the war, Hungary 

 was an exporter of wood, but with the reduced resources it is esti- 

 mated that the country will be in large measure dependent for 

 these supplies. 



India 



The total forest area of British India is 215,000,000 acres, while 

 that of the Native States totals another 40,000,000 acres. Of the 

 total for all India, the British Government owns 160,000,000 acres. 

 Nearly 350,000,000 cubic feet of wood for all purposes is estimated, 

 and while railway timber is imported, there is large exportation of 

 saw timber and considerable export of manufactured products. The 

 forests are administered by the Indian Forest Service, which draws 

 on the Imperial Service, the Provincial Service and a subordinate 

 service of rangers and guards for its personnel. The forests are classi- 

 fied for various purposes, the government dedicating about one-half 

 of its land to forest production. Dehra Dun is the centre of educa- 

 tional activities in India, where training is provided for the service. 

 The Indian Forester is published by the Forest Service. 



Italy 



The Treaty of Rapallo added to the 12,000,000 forest acres of 

 Italy about 3,000,000 more acres. The forest assets of Italy have 

 been decreasing rapidly, and a considerable amount of those that 

 remain are situated in mountainous regions where they are not only 

 in a measure inaccessible but are likewise important for the protection 

 of water supply and the prevention of erosion. Figured in the forest 

 assets, also, there are large areas of chestnut groves of economic 

 importance but not considerable in the saw timber resources. The 

 ownership of the Italian forest areas, both in the original and acquired 

 territory, is about equally divided between private forests and those 

 owned either by the State, communes, communities, semi-public 



