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of the entire state forestry service is under the Secretary 

 of Finances. 



The salary of a superior forest officer averages $1,075 

 (from $900 to $i 250), to which must be added an allow- 

 ance of $600 for traveling expenses, horse keeping and 

 the use of a house free of rental. The salary of the Su- 

 perior forest master averages 11,524, ranging from $1,500 

 to $1,800, to which must be added a traveling allowance 

 of $1,200 and the use of a house free of charge. 



In the case of physical disability the forest officers 

 draw a pension depending on the duration of their state 

 service and on the salary received so far. This pension 

 is at least 30 per cent of the salary. In no case does it 

 amount to over 80 per cent. The latter figure is paid 

 after 40 years or more of state forestry service. At the age 

 of sixty-five years the state forestry officer is entitled to a 

 pension in case he desires to retire, even if his constitu- 

 tion would enable him to continue in the service. 



An annual report of the Saxony forest administration is 

 published in the "Tharandter forstliches Jahrbuch." This 

 periodical is a distinguished periodical on forestry. 



As further information, it may be stated that the ad- 

 ministration of a forest range, by the superior forester 

 under the supervision of the superior forest master, is 

 outlined by ' ' the working plan ' ' which is prepared by the 

 bureau of forest working plans at Dresden, containing 

 prescriptions for a period of ten years. The superior for- 

 est officer co-operates in the preparation of this working 

 plan, which has to be submitted to the secretary of finan- 

 ces. The preparation of a working plan is based on a 

 thorough knowledge and a thorough scrutinizing of the 

 conditions of the forest range, which often takes several 

 months. The forest working plan contains a statement 

 showing the areas of the different compartments or units 

 of the forest range; it contains a description of these com- 



