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acres planted), employing a Conservator and six 

 Foresters. 



In the other colonies at various times unsuccessful 

 beginnings were made, and there exist in Queensland, 

 New South Wales, and Victoria so-called Forest 

 Branches or departments, but mostly without power 

 or equipment, and no intelligent conception of forest 

 policy seems practically to exist. 



In Queensland, since 1897, the Governor in Council 

 may reserve forest lands and regulate the cutting by 

 diameter limit. One and a half million acres have 

 been reserved, but no staff for administration exists. 



In New South Wales six million acres were with- 

 drawn from settlement, but it is mostly used for pas- 

 ture, and withdrawal may be revoked at any time. 

 No effective system of control exists. 



In Victoria five and a half million acres have been 

 declared reserves under act of 1890, nearly half the 

 forest area. There exists a forest department of one 

 Conservator, two Inspectors and 25 Foresters, but no 

 plan of management. Four State nurseries of doubt- 

 ful value seems the whole result. 



The other colonies still merely exploit their forest 

 resources under loosely managed license systems, 

 without even an inefficient attempt at intelligent 

 treatment. 



