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product to show how and where he secured the material. As 

 an additional precaution no transport is allowed at night without 

 a special permit. The notice of exploitation must be given 

 at least three months in advance. Suitable steps are prescribed 

 to make sure that the forests classified under article 76 of the 

 Algerian Code of 1903 (see page 179) are not denuded. In 

 addition, when the conservator considers it necessary he can 

 prescribe felling rules for private loggers to cover the following 

 points: method of felling; date for working up the felled ma- 

 terial; date when the removal must be completed; measures 

 for efficient control; protection against disastrous grazing. If 

 no restrictions are imposed by the conservator within three 

 months after notice, then the owner can go ahead without 

 further permit; certain areas, however, are exempted from the 

 application of these rules. 



Free Use. — The free use of dead wood, diss, palms, and 

 mast is personal and ordinarily without special permit. The 

 right holders can take without permit dead fallen wood or dead 

 branches which can be pulled off by hand, fallen acorns, or 

 acorns poled down. The use of axes, etc., in securing ordinary 

 free-use material is formally forbidden. 



For building or plow material the mayors, etc., draw up annual 

 Hsts which are submitted to the local forest officer in charge. 

 These lists give the names and residences of free-use holders, the 

 amount and quality of timber necessary for their personal needs, 

 and a justification of the free grant. After the local officers 

 investigate each case the conservators approve or disapprove, 

 taking into consideration the local needs and the yield of the 

 forest. This class of wood is marked and estimated. The 

 right holders do the felhng by groups and the local tribal chief 

 is held responsible for damage. After felling, the proper amounts 

 are divided. The governor may authorize the Forest Service to 

 fell the timber, but the right holders must pay the cost of felling, 

 utiHzation, and transport, according to a tariff recommended by 

 the Forest Service and approved by the prefect. 



Besides group permits, individuals may be granted material 

 by an inspector in emergency cases, such as arise after a fire 



