42 FORESTRY IN POLAND. 



In 1868, subsequent to the reduction in the number of 



officials, 27,210 roubles. 



1867, previous to that reduction, .... 31,245 ,, 



1866, 31,875 



1865, 31,857 



Giving as the average of the four years, - 30,557 roubles. 



' Each forest administration is divided into four sub- 

 divisions, with officials bearing corresponding titles ; one 

 of these is the under forester, on whom is devolved the 

 charge of sales and fellings. Of these there are in all 

 192. 



' When the forest is not large, and is unimportant, they 

 employ as under foresters warders, who receive the desig- 

 nation of controul guards, and a somewhat higher pay than 

 the other warders, discharging as they do all the functions 

 of under foresters. Of these there are 22 in all. In 

 accordance with this, the whole of the Crown forests are 

 divided into 214 sub-divisions, to each of which an under 

 forester is appointed, with an average of 2*1 desatins 

 for each. 



' Of forest warders there are 92 mounted guards ; but 

 the principal ward and responsibility rests on the foot 

 guards, of whom there are 1072, giving to each a district 

 of 660 desatins, which, considering the populousness of 

 many places, is a ward of very considerable extent. In 

 view of this, in the more dangerous wards there are also 

 under guards, of whom at present there are 345. 



' The local forest administrations in the different Govern- 

 ments are classified as those of forests, and those of sub- 

 forests. The number of the whole is 63, in which are 

 included those of the latter category, the distinction 

 depending on the size of the forests. The forest adminis- 

 trations are committed to chief foresters, or Oberforst- 

 Meisters, each of whom has an assistant supposed to act as 

 his clerk, with the small salary of from 90 to 100 roubles. 

 Generally young men, who have newly entered the forest 

 service on leaving the school of forestry, hold such appoint- 

 ments. The sub-forests are under the charge of Forst- 



