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pose of encouraging conservative management. For the 

 salaries of the cantonal higher forest officials 20 to 

 35 per cent, are contributed, for the higher corporation 

 and co-operative association officials 5 to 25 per cent., 

 for the lower forest service 5 to 20 per cent. The Fed- 

 eration participates to the extent of one-third in the 

 accident insurance of forest officers; a minimum salary 

 of the officials and also their proper education being 

 made conditions. To secure the latter the Federation 

 pays for teachers and demonstration material under pre- 

 scribed conditions. 



In 1901 the federal contributions amounted to $100,- 

 000 in all. In 1903 the total appropriation was $126,- 

 000, namely, $9,000 for the Inspector-General's office; 

 $26,000 towards salaries of cantonal foresters; $80,000 

 towards reboisement; $8,000 towards survey. The 

 cantonal governments contributed about the same 

 amount outside of the cost of their forest administra- 

 tions. It is estimated that the budget will have to be 

 increased by $50,000 annually for some time to come. 



The organization which is to carry out this forest pol- 

 icy is still the one which originated with the law of 1876, 

 somewhat modified by the law of 1892, namely, a for- 

 estry division in the Department of the Interior with 

 one Superior Forest Inspector and three assistants. 



The Cantons have their own administrations, mostly 

 under one forester of higher grade (called variously 

 Oberforster, Forstinspektor, Forstmeister, Oberforst- 

 meister. Bern has three co-ordinate Forstinspektor). 

 The Cantons are or are to be districted into forest circles 

 (Forstkreise) the subdivision to be approved by the 



