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I also respectfully recommend the appropriation of $8,000, or so much 

 thereof as may be necessary during the next year, to prosecute these in- 

 quiries into the subject of forestry — $G,000 of which to enable Dr. Hough 

 to continue tiie work he has so well begun, and for which he has so much 

 really valuable matter in hand ready to be arranged, as well as to enable 

 him to make personal inspection of European forests, if advisable. 



I respectfully submit the above to the Executive, for transmission to 

 Congress, in compliance with the terms of the act constituting the Com- 

 mission on Forestry. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



WM. G. LE DUC, 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. 

 To the President. 



LoTWTLLE, N. T., December 8, 1877. 

 .Sir : I have the honor to transmit herewith a Report upon Forestry, 

 prepared by me under an appointment made by your predecessor in 

 ofiQce, in xjursuance of a provision contained in an act of Congress ap- 

 Ijroved xiugust 15, 1877, entitled '' An act making appropriations for the 

 legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the 

 year 1877, and for other i)urposes." 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



FEAis^KLIN B. HOUGH. 

 The Hon. William G. Le Due, 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 



