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ings or liabilities shall be affected hereby, but the state forester 

 shall in all respects and for all purposes be the lawful suc- 

 cessor of the superintendent for suppressing the gypsy and 

 brown-tail moths. 



1904, 409, sect. 2. It shall be the duty of the state forester 

 to promote the perpetuation, extension and proper manage- 

 Duties of ment of the forest lands of the commonwealth, 

 stateforester. b ot h . pu bli c an( | private. He may upon suitable 

 request give to any person owning or controlling forest lands 

 aid or advice in the management thereof. He shall give such 

 a course of instruction to the students of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College on the art and science of forestry as may 

 be arranged for by the trustees of the college and the forester; 

 and shall perform such other duties from time to time as 

 may be imposed upon him by the governor and council. The 

 state forester shall have the right to publish the particulars 

 and results of any examination or investigation made by him 

 or his assistants as to any lands within the commonwealth, 

 and the advice given to any person who has applied for 

 his aid or advice. Any recipient of such aid or advice shall 

 be liable to the state forester for the necessary expenses of 

 travel and subsistence incurred by him or his assistants. 

 The state forester shall account for moneys received under 

 this clause according to the provision of section five. 



1904, 409, sect. 3. The state forester may establish and 

 maintain nurseries for the propagation of forest tree seed- 

 Establishment lings upon such lands of the commonwealth, at 

 ies ' the Massachusetts Agricultural College at Am- 

 herst, or at any other state institution, as the superintendent 

 or trustees of the institution may set apart for this purpose. 

 Superintendents of institutions where land is set apart for 

 this purpose may furnish free of cost the labor of their inmates 



