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assigned to his office as clerk. In Tunisia each French guard 

 or ranger is usually housed in the center of his beat, together 

 with a native guard, who usually accompanies him when on 

 inspections as a protection against assassination. 



The conservator is paid 13,000 francs ($2509) per annum; 

 inspectors, 8000 ($1544), 7 (^SS 1 ), 6 5 ($ I 254-5)> and 

 6000 francs ($1158) in four grades; assistant inspectors, 5500 

 ($1061.50), 5000 ($965), and 4500 francs ($868.50) in three 

 grades; forest assistants, 4000 ($772) and 3500 francs ($675.50) 

 in two grades, and if assigned to an office as clerk, 3000 

 ($579); rangers in four grades, 2200 ($424.60), 2000 ($386), 1800 

 ($347.40), and 1600 francs ($308.80); French guards receive 

 1500 (8289.50) and 1400 francs ($270.20) in two grades. 



FIG. 4. The Djebel Ranger Station in southern Tunisia. Built on the site 

 of an old Roman military camp. 



Besides being well housed a ranger receives fuel or an allow- 

 ance of 75 francs ($14.48), 200 francs ($38.60) for travel ex- 

 penses, and 600 francs ($115.80) per year for a horse; the guards 

 receive the same allowance but with only 100 francs ($19.30) 

 for travel. The native guards are ordinarily little more than 

 grooms. 



In the cork-oak forests the force is kept employed super- 

 vising the state peeling and collecting operations but in the 



