362 Portugal. 



of them. The oak forest is also to a large extent still 

 used for hog raising. 



Besides the native forest areas, there are in exist- 

 ence a number of parks and plantations of exotics, 

 the climate of Portugal in parts resembling that of 

 California and permitting a wide range of introduc- 

 tions, even tropical. There is perhaps nowhere such 

 a good opportunity of seeing the most varied forest 

 flora in fine development as the forest parks of Mont- 

 serrate, of Bussaco, and in the various botanical 

 gardens. 



Extensive Eucalyptus and Acacia plantations, 

 some 1500 acres, of high economical value, near 

 Abrantes, are the enterprise of a private landowner, 

 W. C. Tait. 



The deficiency of wood supplies is covered by an 

 importation of about 1.5 million dollars against which 

 there is an export of a little over half a million, mainly 

 cooperage stock. The best developed forest industry 

 is the growing of cork giving rise to an export of 

 around 5 million dollars. A considerable naval store 

 production is also developed. 



The first attempt at a real management of the 

 State's property dates from 1868; a regular organiz- 

 ation, however, did not take place until 1872, when, 

 under the Director-General of Commerce and Indus- 

 tries, a forest administrator with a technical staff of 

 three division chiefs, corresponding to the three 

 sections of country, and six forestmasters were 

 installed. 



At present, the staff of the Inspector consists of 



