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and repairing forest roads, etc., are earning on the average 

 about 75 cents a day. 



The average sum of wages paid annually per 1,000 

 acres of forest amounts to about $200. By the rate of 

 wages of 75 cents per day, the stated amount represents 

 the working time of one man for 267 days nearly for 

 one year. Since actually the chief work is performed 

 between fall and spring, a comparatively large force has 

 to be employed during the stated business season, while 

 for the rest of the year the work is rather scarce. 



The management of the Crown, State and Communal 

 forests, is performed by the government Oberforster, 

 under supervision of the ministry of finances, section for 

 administration of forest and cameral estates. This sec- 

 tion is formed by eight members, to-wit, one Minister- 

 ialrat (a forest officer) as chairman, six Oberforstrat and 

 one lawyer. 



As stated above, there are 234,955 acres of communal 

 forests owned by municipalities or public institutions and 

 being of the same value as the State forests. They are 

 managed and supervised by the State forest officers; the 

 sale of forest products however lies in the hands of the 

 legal representatives of the proprietors. As an equiva- 

 lent for managing their forests, the owners have to pay 

 yearly a fixed amount per acre into the State treasury. 



The private forests of ist class (135,285 acres) entailed 

 forests in possession of families and managed on forestry 

 principles by technically and scientifically educated offi- 

 cers, paid by the proprietors, represent a similar value 

 per acre as the State forests. 



The remaining 63,900 acres of forests ordinary pri- 

 vate forests mostly forest lots of small extent, are in 

 the hands of individuals and to a certain extent used at 

 the will of the owners. The condition of that class of 



