CHAPTER VIII. THE WORKING-PLAN REPORT. 



55. Form of report. 



THERE is no stereotyped form of report for general use, and the 

 size of the report and the amount of detail it contains must 

 obviously depend upon the size and importance of the forest, 

 and on the complexity of its component parts. With this 

 provision, the form of the report will usually be more or less as 

 here given. 



PART I. SUMMARY OF FACTS ON WHICH THE 

 PROPOSALS ARE BASED. 



CHAPTER I. DESCRIPTION OF THE TRACT. 



Name. Ownership. Situation. 

 Configuration of the ground. Elevation. 

 Soil and subsoil. 

 Climate. 



CHAPTER II. COMPOSITION AND CONDITION OF FOREST. 



Distribution and area. Existing subdivisions. 



State of boundaries. Adjoining properties. 



General description of crops, with silvicultural notes regarding 

 species and their regeneration. 



Legal position of forests. Rights and concessions. 



Sources of injury. Wind, frost, fire, game, insect and fungoid pests, 

 weeds. 



CHAPTER III. MANAGEMENT. 



Past and present methods of treatment. Results. 

 Special works of improvement*. 

 Past revenue and expenditure. 



CHAPTER IV. UTILISATION OF PRODUCE. 



Marketable products. Classification and prices. Lines of export; 

 method and cost of extraction. Local industries. Centres of con- 

 sumption and markets. 



CHAPTER V. MISCELLANEOUS FACTS. 

 Labour supply. . 

 Forest staff. 



