INTRODUCTION. 9 



Quality of locality means the yield capacity of a piece of land 

 according to the nature of the soil and the climate of the 

 locality. 



These definitions will suffice for the present ; all further 

 terms will he explained as may he necessary. 



The matters dealt with in this volume have been arranged 

 under the following headings : — 

 Part I. — The Utility of Forests. 

 Part IL — The State in Pielation to Forestry. 

 Part III. — Forestry in the British Empire. 



