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50. ANNUAL REPORTS. The annual reports of the Forest Department, 

 prepared by the Conservator of Forests, are not printed, presumably for 

 reasons of economy. This is much to be regretted, for apart from the value 

 of stimulating interest in the work of an important Department, the wide 

 publication of its activities would do much to remove any misapprehensions 

 which may arise regarding its work and aims. Eeports on the progress of 

 forest work in Kenya would also be read with interest in other parts of the 

 Empire. It is therefore urged that the annual reports of the Department 

 be printed in future. 



18. STAFF. 



51. PRESENT GRADING AND STRENGTH. The following statement shows 

 the present sanctioned cadre of the Forest Department and the actual staff 

 in December, 1921 : 



The question of Surveyors has already been dealt with (paragraph 18). 

 The case of the non-European staff was discussed with the Conservator of 

 Forests, and it was agreed that no alteration in the existing grading is called 

 for at present : as the work of the Department extends increases in the staff 

 will be necessary from time to time, and such increases should be justified by 

 Divisional Officers. 



The European staff is divided into two branches, (1) the Administrative 

 branch (Conservator and Assistant Conservators) and (2) the Executive 

 branch (Foresters). Proposals for the reorganization of these branches are 

 given below (paragraphs 53, 55 and 56). 



52. RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING. Under present rules Assistant Con- 

 servators of Forests are recruited from among University students under- 

 going a course of training in Forestry at Oxford, Cambridge or Edinburgh, 



