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that in order to establish a forest co-operative society the 

 following conditions should be required. 



i. There must be the necessity to protect forests from 

 falling into decay or to restore devastated forests to their 

 former condition. 



2. There must be a necessity for the joint work to turn 

 the forests, owned by different parties, to good account. 



3. There must be a necessity of this kind of co-operative 

 society in order to arrange the necessary equipment for the 

 transportation of forest products or to maintain them. 



4. There must be a necessity for the cooperation of the 

 parties concerned for the preservation of a forest from 

 injuries. 



The forest co-operative society is required to do its 

 business within a fixed jusisdiction, the forest owners within its 

 limits only being entitled to membership in the co-operative 

 society. The establishment of the co-operative society is 

 sanctioned when there exists an agreement of upwards of two- 

 third of the forest owners entitled to be members of it and 

 when the aggregate area of the forests owned by those who 

 have come to an agreement concerning the establishment of a 

 co-operative society exceeds two-thirds of the total area of 

 forests of the locality, but subject to the approval of the local 

 governor in the form of "Shadan-Hojin" (Corporate Juridical 

 person). It is to be fined from 2 yen to 100 yen in case it 

 does anything in conflict with the orders of the authorities in 

 charge of it. 



Organs for the Work : As to the operative organs of the 

 co-operative society, managers and supervisors are elected from 



