ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT FOREST BUREAUS. 



The cultivation and preservation of the forests of the Empire of Austria 

 and the administration of the laws with reference thereto are entrusted to the 

 Ministry of Agriculture. The right of appeal, however, in certain contested cases 

 to the Ministry of the Interior is reserved. 



Under the supervision of the Minister of Agriculture the several Provincial 

 presidents (statthalters) are authorize 1 to execute the forest laws and regulations, 

 and as next in authority to these statthalters the several district captains are 

 empowered to enforce the laws in question, and to exercise a general authority, 

 supervision and control over all the subordinate officers charged with the execu- 

 tion of the forest laws, and forest police regulations. This subordinate class of 

 forestry officers is composed of two classes : 



1. The officers who have entered the service permanently, after passing the 

 requisite examination, and are in the line of promotion, like officers of the regular 

 army. 



2. The volunteer officers who for the sake of pursuing their studies and 

 adding practical experience to theoretical knowledge, accept the position in the 

 forest service as an honorable distinction, but receive a salary in proportion to 

 the extent of their field of action and responsibility. 



This latter class, however, like the first, must have passed certain examina- 

 tions, proving their qualifications before they can enter the service as such volun- 

 teers. 



The professional and regular forest officers in the Empire are classified as 

 follows : 



A. Forest Inspectors. 



2. Chief forest counsellors (called oberforestrathe). 



5. Forest counsellors (or forestrathe). 



7. Chief forest commissaries (called oberforestcommissare). 



B. Forest Technicists. 

 Forest inspection commissaries (called forestthechniker). 



G. Forest Wards Belonging to the Category of Servants. 



Forest wards, class I, salary per annum, 500 florins. 

 Forest wards, class II, salary per annum, 400 florins. 

 Forest wards, class III, salary per annum, 300 florins. 



The forest inspectors are charged with the duty of superintending the'execu- 

 tion of all forest laws, of examining the condition of the forest, fostering and 

 furthering instructions in forest culture and acting as adjuncts to the'Statthalter. 



From early spring until late in the fall the forest inspector should visit fand 

 inspect the forests in his district and make a report of each inspecting tour'to the 

 Statthalter. 



The Statthalter may also order the forest inspector to make special inspecting 

 tours in addition to the regular tour. 



The forest inspector is required to inspect the offices of the district captains 

 with reference to forest affairs. 



