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No change in 1912 in other grades. 9 Reorganization under considera- 

 tion. 



Salaries. The yearly salary of a French forest officer is low 10 and has 



9 L' Administration Forestiere et des Transformations. By "P. F.," "R. E. and F.," 

 pp.1618-620. 1911. These data on organization were checked by Lt. Col. Pard6, 

 Director of the Barres Ranger School. 



10 During the war they have received per diem allowances to compensate for the high 

 cost of living. As a matter of fact these were entirely inadequate and were only $1 to 

 $2 a day. The amount depended on rank. 



On account of the increased cost of living, the following new salary schedule (retro- 

 active to July 1, 1919) was approved by Deschanel on March 13, 1920. The salaries 

 are in dollars at the normal rate of exchange: 



As a matter of fact these salaries at the current rate of exchange are about one-third 

 the amounts listed in dollars because to-day (May 15, 1920) it takes 15 francs to equal 

 a dollar. 



It is interesting to compare the French salaries with those paid in British India in 

 1916, which are more than double those paid officers in the U. S. F. S. : Inspector general, 

 $10,600 per year. Chief conservators, $8,600 per year. Conservators in three grades, 

 $7,600, $6,800, and $6,000 per year. Deputy conservators and assistant conservators, 

 $1,520 per year, rising by annual increments of $160 to a maximum salary of $2,800, 

 when the annual increment becomes $200, until a maximum of $5,000 is reached in the 

 twentieth year of service. (While drawing pay up to and including $2,160, officers are 

 styled assistant conservators, and after this deputy conservators.) 



The provincial Forest Service, recruited from the native population, includes: Extra 

 assistant conservators, $1,000 per year, and rising by annual increases of $80 to $2,200 

 in the sixteenth year of service. Extra deputy conservators, $2,300 per year, and ris- 

 ing by annual increments of $100 to a maximum of $2,600. By special orders in each 

 case an extra deputy conservator's pay may be raised to $2,800, $3,200, or $3,400, 

 respectively. 



The subordinate force is paid as follows: Rangers, $200 to $800 per year. Deputy 

 rangers and foresters, $60 to $160 per year. In Burma the pay ranges from $80 to 

 $200 per year. 



For guards and other subordinates the pay varies, according to the standard of 

 wages in the various provinces, from $28 to $60 per year. 



