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PARAGRAPH XXXVI. 



PUBLIC (GOVERNMENTAL) MEASURES 

 RESTRICTING THE OWNER OF FORESTS. 



The measures restricting the rights of the owner taken by a 

 government for the benefit of the people are influenced by 

 the following factors: 



(a) Climatic conditions. 



(b) Area of private forest as compared with the area of public 

 forest and with the entire area of the country. 



(c) Importance of a given forest for the protection of low- 

 lands, water supply, navigation, sanitation, etc. 



(d) Character of property, whether municipal, entailed or ab- 

 solutely individual. 



The extent of these restrictions might cover the following 

 points: 



1. Devastation of the forest. 



2. Forest pasture, which might be prohibited, or restricted 

 to certain species of animals (e. g. no goats) and to certain 

 parts of the forest. 



3. Burning the forest, which might be forbidden, or restricted 

 to certain seasons and conditions. 



4. Subdivisions of the forest below a specified minimum area, 

 which should be prevented. 



5. Compulsory contributions to salarj' of administrative or 

 protective staff. 



6. Control of all working plans by public forester. 



7. Plantations forbidden close to fields. 



8. Compulsory formation of forest companies. 



9. Compulsory afforestation after clear-cutting. 



10. Mineral rights. 



