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governors are most enthusiastically engaged in the cultivation- 

 of forests. 



In reference to the encouragement of forest planting owned' 

 by the people, there were appointed forest experts and 

 circuit lectures concerning forestry were started. In order to 

 give object lessons, model forests as well as nursery beds were 

 established. The seedlings were conferred upon the people 

 free of charge or at. a low price. In cultivating the trees, 

 encouragements were given by allowing subsidies; besides, 

 there are various measures being adopted, among which there 

 was adopted a method of publicly recognizing the meritorious, 

 services done towards the forest industry, the establishment of 

 the forest association in order to give the lectures concerning 

 the benefits derivable from the forest industry. Moreover, the 

 Central Government grants subsidies for the encouragement of, 

 the planting several important species. It is, therefore, expect- 

 ed that the receipts from the forests will be greatly increased-, 

 contributing a great deal towards the benefit of the State, 

 when the adjustment of forests should be successfully completed. 



Section II. Forest Laws and Regulations. 



As stated above, the Forest Law at present regulates the 

 control of sylviculture in private forests, the convertion of 

 utilization forests to Protection forests, the release of protection, 

 forests, the forest offences, the use and appropriation of forest 

 lands, and the forest co-operative society. This was published' 

 in 1897 and revised in 1907. In reference to the operation of 

 this, many Imperial ordinances and departmental institutions- 



