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broadcast or at random. The work would be begun 

 in specially selected localities, and the greatest avail- 

 able strength turned on to these from Revenue, Irri- 

 gation, Forest, and Agricultural Departments ; and 

 you would begin prudently, not forcing the measure 

 down any one's throat, but talking about it to every- 

 one, and having public meetings (and very effective 

 these are in the interior of districts if you manage 

 properly) and devoting special endeavours to con- 

 vincing men who, you know, carry weight locally, 

 and letting it leak out that there will be turbans and 

 dresses of honour for people who materially aid the 

 progress of the scheme, and just possibly a C.S.I, or 

 CLE. for any one who carried a large tract of 

 country, and so on. Every one who has carried a 

 new great measure through a district, such as the 

 voluntary 1 per cent, subscription to schools was in 

 the old days, knows all about it, and knows that any 

 harmless and beneficial measure, not opposed to the 

 religious opinions of the people, can be carried by 

 patience, perseverance, and tact, if only it be known 

 that the Government approves, and really wishes, and 

 sooner or later intends, to have it carried. 



It may here be noticed that this extensive reboise- 

 ment, while operating to augment materially the 

 manure supply, to improve the breed and increase 

 the supply of cattle and economise the agricultural 

 capital of the country, cannot fail to exercise a power- 

 ful check over the ravages of famine. 



How far the increase of trees in level country ope- 

 rates (if at all) to increase the rainfall, is still an open 

 question ; but that a tract thickly studded with forests 



