the fiscal year which began July 1 has been made by an ap- 

 propriation of $100,000 for the year. The original appropria- 

 tion of $200,000 was available until expended, and with a sup- 

 plementary $75,000 has carried the work to the present time. 



The secretary of agriculture requires as a preliminary to 

 co-operating with any state, that the state authorities submit 

 a definite plan showing in detail exactly what it is proposed 

 to do. With these plans are required maps showing areas to 

 which protection should be given. These areas must be ac- 

 tually on the watersheds of navigable streams, and the plan 

 of protection well conceived and thoroughly practical, with 

 an organized system of administration by state officers. 



The amount spent yearly in any one state by the govern- 

 ment is limited to $10,000. It is used solely for paying look- 

 out watchmen or patrolmen. The state officials select these 

 men, subject to the approval of the department of agricul- 

 ture. The maps submitted to the government show where 

 each of the men will be located, the approximate routes of 

 patrol, and all features necessary to a clear understanding 

 of the state's plan of fire control, including the location of 

 lookout stations, telephone lines, headquarters of state fire 

 wardens, and the like. 



Under the terms of the co-operative agreements, the secre- 

 tary of agriculture may terminate the co-operation at any 

 time that he finds it not to be conducted in a satisfactory 

 manner. In this way the responsibility for organizing and 

 maintaining the work is placed upon the state which, how- 

 ever, must keep its system up to a good standard of efficiency 

 in order to have the cc-operation with the government con- 

 tinued. Officials of the U S. Forest Service act as inspectors 

 to keep the department informed as to how the states are 

 handling the work. Under this plan a great advance has been 

 made in the development of efficient state systems of fire pro- 

 tection. 



Four new state forests have recently been added to those in 

 Hawaii, making 27 in all, with an aggregate of 683-,ioi acres. Of 

 this amount, 67 per cent belongs to the territory, the rest being 

 private land administered by the territorial forest officers. 



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