224 France. 



inspectors and some 20 assistants. The forest dis- 

 tricts or cantonments (ranges) finally are under 

 the direct charge of Gardes generaux (162), with 

 the assistance of Gardes generaux stagiaires (67) 

 and underforesters or guards {Brigadiers) (3,650) ; 

 altogether a personnel of over 4,400 officials. While 

 this is a larger force per acreage, yet the expense for 

 personnel per acre is less than one-half that of the 

 Prussian forest administration, and one-quarter of 

 that in several of the other German state admini- 

 strations. 



In 1909, a reorganization was effected improving 

 to some extent the salaries. 



The legislation of 1909 also further strengthens 

 State influence by placing certain private properties 

 under the control of the Administration, and allow- 

 ing the latter to undertake the management of private 

 properties at the request of owners for a considera- 

 tion. 



The budget for 1911 places the total expenditure for 

 the Forest Administration at 3 million dollars (98 cents 

 per acre), of which 950,000 for reboisement and other 

 improvement work. The receipts for the last five 

 years have averaged near 7 million dollars, so that 

 a net result of $1.60 per acre seems attained, con- 

 sidering the expense of reboisement as new invest- 

 ment. 



4. Work of Reforestation. 



The most noted work of the forest administration, 

 and one for which it deserves high credit, has been 

 that of the reclamation of waste lands, of which, in 



