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between the forests owned by the State and that owned by the 

 people so as to protect the State forests against the transgression 

 of boundary lines, and also to rectify the despoliation of forest 

 products cither intentionally or by mistake. 



3. To survey the State forests covering an area of 1,380,- 

 OOO cho that is easily to be ultilized and also economically under 

 a keen demand, and to ascertain the exact areas of these 

 forests so as to prepare the perfect forest maps. 



It need scarcely be stated that to attain the three objects 

 mentioned above will take a considerable length of time. Not 

 only that, since the nature of the work bears serious relations 

 to various other matters it is next to impossible to pass fair 

 judgement upon the question of the preservation and abandon- 

 ing of these forests by taking a general observation of the 

 forests covering such a large area, unless the work is carried on 

 continuously. In order to smoothly accomplish the under- 

 taking, [30th the demarcation and the actual survey of 

 boundaries must go hand in hand and as at the same time 

 the present forest system necessitates the speedy completion of 

 the work, it was projected to continue it for a period over 

 extending some years. It is highly commendable that these 

 measures were adopted so as not to be swayed by temporary 

 considerations and arguments. Notwithstanding the fact that 

 the first exploitation of State forests have been attained by the 

 work of a few experts, it is gratifying that comparatively 

 satisfactory results have been obtained. Such programni 

 the disposal of the State forests either by means of sale or 



. conversion of the State forests to the cultivate land and 

 pasture as well as the preparation of the working plans for the 



