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Propositions. 



64. That conservator, with the sanction of Government, may 

 dismiss any person on the auxiliary staff after due warning. 



65. That any officer of the forest department who does not 

 perform his duties in an efficient manner may be dismissed by 

 Government. 



GO. That Government may authorise conservator to dismiss 

 any official of the department of a lower grade than a forest 

 ranger, but that such official shall have the right to appeal. 



67. That Government may summarily dismiss any person 

 employed in the forest department found guilty of having 

 taken a bribe, and that such dismissal do not hinder the 

 Government from proceeding against said person, and also 

 against the party who gave the bribe. 



08. That if Government deem it necessary any officer of 

 the department suspected of having taken a bribe, but of 

 which there is not sufficient proof to take before a magistrate, 

 be dismissed from the service, but that said officer be not 

 debarred from proving his innocence by petition to Governor. 



Section IX. — Forest Committee. 



09. That a forest committee be appointed, of which the con- 

 servator be a member. 



70. That the governor be judge what matters shall be re- 

 ferred to the committee, and what shall not. 



Section X. — Management of Reserves. 



71. The conservator send in to Government annually a full 

 and detailed report of all forest operations during the year, 

 report to state, among other particulars, amount received for 

 timber, amount expended on works, amount paid for salaries, 

 how officers have been employed, how contracts have been 

 carried out, how many licenses to fell timber have been 

 granted, amount received for them, rate per tree, rate per 

 cubic foot of timber, number of contraventions, nature of 

 offences against forest laws, and how offenders have been 

 dealt with; in short, every matter with which the department 

 Las had to deal during the year. 



72. That conservator furnish the Government annually with 

 detailed estimate of income from all sources for the year, 

 under separate and distinct headings, stating from what 



rves fund- are to be derived, and from what kinds of 

 produce. 



