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So far as to the superior (or Imperial) forest staff. For 

 the training of the executive staff, consisting of natives of 

 India, a fine forest school was established in 1878 at Dehra 

 Dun. Here about 700 native officers have received their 

 education in forestry. A second forest school was started a 

 few years ago in Burma, and the establishment of a third 

 school in Southern India is now under discussion. Thus, 

 an efficient staff" for the systematic management of the 

 Indian forests has gradually been built up which stands as 

 follows : — 



Staff of Indian Forest Department. 



Inspector-General of Forests 1 



Conservators 19 , 



^ , _ - 200, Imperial Service. 

 Deputy Conservators ... 117 



Assistant Conservators ... 63/ 



Extra Deputy Conservators... 5j ^., -p, . .... 



^, ^ ,„„,- 112, Provincial Service. 



Extra Assistant Conservators 107 ) 



Eangers 437 437, Executive Service. 



Deputy Eangers and Foresters 1,226 , ^^^^^^^ p^.^^ective Service. 

 Forest Guards ... ... 8,533 J 



Total ... 10,508 



Before leaving this subject an essential point in the 

 organisation must be explained. It has already been stated 

 that in the early days of forest conservancy friction occurred 

 between the civil and forest officers. This has been overcome 

 by making the divisional forest officer the assistant to the 

 Collector of the district. While the Conservator of Forests (or 

 chief forest officer of the province) retains in his hand the 

 direction of all professional matters, his official correspondence 

 with the divisional officer passes through the Collector, who 

 is thus kept informed of what is going on and can interfere 

 whenever he sees fit to do so. Any difi'erences between the 

 Conservator and Collector are adjudicated by the local 



