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of the predictions of forest depletion, dustry that can sell by export lo the 



heard at the Newsprint Intpiiry, United States alone over sixteen 



come true. The Government of the million dollars worth of goods, and 



Province can even less afford to have that sup|)lies a livelihood for scores 



1967 witness the extinction of an in- of thousands of citizens. 



TAPPING TREES FOR RESIN 



The Batjan Sultanate, which is bound by contract to the Government 

 of the Dutch Indies, includes islands situated right in the east of the Indian 

 Archipelago. In these islands are found trees which, either by natural 

 secretion, or after preliminary treatment, yield the "damar" resin used in 

 Europe in the manufacture of varnish. These trees nearly always form forests 

 of a fairly wide area and exude "damar" naturally. Sometimes even it is 

 found buried in the soil, where it has collected from trees which have disap- 

 peared. 



Only the Agathis is treated artificially to stimulate the secretion of 

 resin. The natives make an incision of 30 cm. at man's height, then another 

 60 cm. higher, and others the same distance apart. Care is taken only to 

 cut half of the bark, leaving the rest intact. The "damar" flows slowly 

 from, the incisions and, after some months, large balls of yellow, very clear 

 resin form. The "damar" thus collected has a greater value than that 

 scraped from the bark, in which are always found bits of. the bark and other 

 impurities. After the resin has been collected the wounds are cleaned and 

 scraped, and, after 1 i/o months, there is a new flow. 



FOREST MANAGEMENT IN MOROCCO 



From a French Government report on agricultural organization in 

 Morocco, the following information is obtained as to the Waters and Forests 

 Department in Morocco. 



This Department, started in 1913, could only be organized in 1914, 

 and although the staff was considerably reduced (2 superior officers and 

 about twenty officers and French forest-guards), the result of the first w^ork- 

 ing year (1914-1915) may be considered as encouraging as, the receipts 

 have almost equalled the expenses. The magnificent forest of cork-oaks 

 at Mamora, rapidly being destroyed by the natives, has been put under 

 regular control. The cork from 120,000 feet has been utilized in 1914-1915, 

 and up to the present the control of two other forests has been organized. 



In addition, about 60 miles of fire lines nearly 100 feet wide have been 

 opened out; in 1915, three groups of ranger's houses were established, and 

 4 others in 1916, at the price of 25,000 fr. (£988) per house, each capable 

 of accommodating the guard's family as well as the native staff and also 

 suitable as a store, etc. 



TREE CULTURE IN URUGUAY 



The Uruguayan Government seeks to encourage tree planting, and the 

 National Nursery has supplied trees at a very low^ cost. In compliance with a 

 recent decree, the nursery will in the future donate large numbers of trees. 

 The decree provides that proprietors possessing, up to 100 hectares (247 acres") 

 of land will be supplied gratuitously with 100 trees and that the nursery can 

 distribute 200,000 trees every year in this way. The nursery will also donate 

 in 1917, 100,000 and in the following years 200,000 trees to rural municipalities, 

 schools, police farms, and other institutions. 



