Working Plans. 345 



A map, prepared by the survey branch naturally 

 forms the basis of the plan. The form of the plan is 

 prescribed by the p^o^^ncial regulations, and the 

 preparation is also carried on by the pro\dncial serAace 

 under advice and supervsion of the imperial depart- 

 ment. The "strip valuation survey", which Brandis 

 introduced, covering sometimes as much as 30 per cent, 

 of the area, is employed in determining number of 

 trees and sizes, growing stock and cut, modeled after 

 the European practice, except that little, perhaps too 

 little, money is spent on their elaboration, especially 

 on determining the proper amount of cut. That the 

 cut is controlled at all is the most important result. 



6. Education and Literature. 



In 1866, Sir Dietrich Brandis selected as assistants 

 two young men who had been trained in the Forest 

 Schools of Germany in turn his successors and at 

 the same time arrangements were made for the train- 

 ing of young Englishmen in the forest schools of France 

 and Germany. At the end of 1875 the professional 

 education was entirely transferred to Xancy. The 

 present force of Conservators is composed largely of 

 these men. For some reason, the training of men in 

 Germany and France became unpopular, and this 

 objection finally led, in 1884, to the establishment of 

 a chair of forestry at Cooper's Hill College for Engineer- 

 ing in England. At first, the course of study extended 

 over 26 months, during 22 of which the candidates 

 prosecuted their studies at the college; the remaining 

 foiur months being spent under suitable super\asion 

 in selected British and Continental forests. 



