88 ANNUAL REPORT OF 



trees from the public forests are not sold standing on the 

 root, the felling and the conveyance (transport) of the 

 wood is contracted for, while the planting and sowing, 

 as well as the work in the nurseries, are carried out at 

 daily wages, which as a rule is not higher than the earn- 

 ings of ordinary day laborers, viz, (about Kr. 3,00 a day.) 

 Where there forests are situated far away from inhabited 

 places, cabins have been erected for the use of the labor- 

 ers, and cottages for the staff. 



The State has four great and several smaller nurseries, 

 and for the drying of tree seeds two large and four small- 

 er establishments which supply the necessary seed for 

 public use and are also able to set apart a great portion 

 for private consumption, especially of spruce seed. 



In accordance with Section 3 of the Act of Storthing of 

 July 20, 1893, rules and regulations for the protection of 

 the forests have up to now been adopted in 77 districts, 

 and in accordance with Section 8 of said Act ordinary 

 forest regulations in 37 districts, together 114 districts. 



The majority of these regulations aim at prohibiting 

 the cutting of trees under certain dimensions, still with 

 the modification that cutting of trees, not holding the 

 proper measure, is allowed in most cases where they have 

 been selected by the overseer, who is paid by the district 

 in question. The said Act of the Storthing is not con- 

 sidered to allow binding regulations, for replanting and 

 sowing of destroyed forests to be included in the above 

 regulations. 



In accordance with the Act of Storthing of July 14, 

 1893, w i tn supplementary Act of July 27, 1896, regula- 

 tions for the prevention and extinguishment of forest fire 

 have hitherto been adopted in 164 districts. The regu- 

 lations provide for compulsory attendance of able-bodied 

 men in case of forest fire. It has been found that these 



