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proceeds to be realized from the disposal of unnecessary State 

 sts and the law to that effect was finally promulgated with 



the consent of the Imperial Diet. 



The completion of this work has to be attained chiefly by 

 the disposal of the State forests not needing preservation, so 

 that it is obvious that the Government should pay attention to 

 the method of the disposal in order to complete the work as 

 soon as was predetermined. According to the plan proposed. 

 the advantages for the State accruing from the adjustment of 

 the State forests are various. To mention some, it may be 

 stated that by the disposal of State forests and genya not 

 necessary to be preserved, the district under the Government 

 management will be narrowed affording great facilities to the 

 protection of State Forests and economizing the expenses for 

 control. The receipt of the land tax to be collected from 

 forests disposed of, will amount to 50,983 yen yearly, which 

 will add to the yearly increase of the Exchequer revenues. 

 The compilation of the working plans accompanied by the 

 actual survey will do away with the complications in the 

 work and will show what is the stock of the State forests. As 

 to the increase of the volume of timber to be felled, it was 

 figured that subsequent to the year 1910, the forest receipts 

 would be quadrupled. The afforestation of the land where 

 there are no trees, will read to the decrease of the wilderness, 

 securing the advantages arising in connection with the pro- 

 tection of land. Even on the supposition that 100 years hence 

 the timber produced will show the same ([notation as at 



nt, there will be forest receipts amounting to s mi 

 -000,000 yen which actually corresponds to about 13 percent of 



