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forest, and the total was estimated at somewhat over 

 20 million acres. 



The following peculiar classification, published in 

 1874, gives (in round figures) at once an insight into 

 the meaning of monies, and the probable condition of 

 the "public forest" area: 



Acres. 

 State Reserves 865,000 



Salable State Property 4,550,000 



Public Institute Forest 20,000 



Communal Forest 9,860,000 



Open Commons for Wood and Pasture 1,880,000 



Common Pasture for Draft Animals 425,000 



Total 17,600,000 



An estimate of the actual forest (timber and cop- 

 pice), does not exceed 12 million acres for a popula- 

 tion of 18 million, or .7 acres per capita. The latest 

 official figures claim as State property around 600,000 

 acres, and municipal institutional property 11.5 

 million acres; these constituting the public forests. 

 According to official classification, these public forests 

 are to the extent of 5.3 million acres high forest, 3 

 million coppice, the balance brushwoods. 



In spite of this evident lack of wood material, ex- 

 cept for firewood or charcoal, the importations in 

 1903 did not exceed 13.5 million dollars, accentuating 

 the absence of industrial development. .The official 

 statement of imports reports 6.5 million dollars 

 more than the above figure, but this includes horses 

 and cattle enumerated as forest products products 



