218 PROTECTION OF WOODLANDS. 



to woodlands can quite well be controlled by the ordinary laws of 

 the country. So far, however, as human interference, unauthorised 

 by the owner, is concerned, the Protection of Forests deals with 

 the best methods of obviating the dangers which may accrue 

 to woodlands from actions affecting the ownership, or the rights 

 of user, the thriving of the timber crops, or the productive 

 capacity of the soil. 



The actions of men, against which our woodlands will ordinarily 

 require to be safeguarded, may be classified as follows : 



1. Protection of forest boundaries. 



2. Protection against misuse of rights or servitudes. 



3. Protection against forest offences or misdemeanours. 



4. Protection against forest fires (which are nearly always 



due to human agency). 



5. Protection against smoke and atmospheric impurities. 



The best measures and methods for harvesting the natural 

 products of forests, including, of course, the intermediate yield and 

 the minor produce, as well as the outturn or final yield in timber 

 or bark, so as not to prejudice the well-being and continuous pro- 

 ductive capacity of the soil and the growing-stock, belongs pro- 

 perly to that branch of Forestry which treats of the Utilisation 

 of Forest Produce, and will therefore not be considered here. 



