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less revision in the official regulations. According to the 

 present regulations, there are ten Major Forest Reserves 

 throughout the country, each having Major Forest Office and 

 they are subdivided into 211 Minor Forest divisions, having 

 a Minor Forest Office respectively. Under these, there are 

 provided 1,317 Protect Ranges, these offices and ranges being 

 charged with respective functions. The number of officers in 

 these Forest offices at present are shown in the following 



table : 



No. of Officers. 



] Forest Commissioners or 

 Directors of Major Forest Offices ^Forest Export are ap- 



J pointed. 

 Forest Commissioners (Specially in charge) 22\ 



'" " " }Oi the So-nin rank. 



Deputy Commissioner of 



Forestry ,, ,. 20; 



Chiefs of the Minor Forest Offices subordinate officials and 



assistant experts are 

 ) appointed. 

 Forest subordinate officer ),-, . ) 



Forest Assistant-experts ... )' pe ia yin ang< ^ 779 (.Of the Han-nin rank. 

 Rangers ,, ,, 142SJ 



(Besides, there are 5 deputy-commissioners, 48 forest 

 experts, 707 subordinate officials and assistant-experts are 

 temporary appointed in charge of forestry affairs). 



The following table shows the location and the extent of 

 jurisdiction of Major Forest Offices and the number of Minor 

 Forest Offices and the Protect Ranges under the jurisdiction 

 of each Major Forest Office. 



