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No change in 1912 in other grades.^ Reorganization under considera- 

 tion. 



Salaries. — The yearly salary of a French forest officer is low^" and has 



9 L' Administration Forestiere et des Transformations. By "P. F.," "R. E. and F.," 

 pp._618-620. 1911. These data on organization were checked by Lt. Col. Parde, 

 Director of the Barres Ranger School. 



" During the war they have received per diem allowances to compensate for the high 

 cost of hving. As a matter of fact these were entirely inadequate and were only $1 to 

 $2 a day. The amount depended on rank. 



On account of the increased cost of hving, the following new salary schedule (retro- 

 active to July 1, 1919) was approved by Deschanel on March 13, 1920. The salaries 

 are in dollars at the normal rate of exchange: 



As a matter of fact these salaries at the current rate of exchange are about one-third 

 the amounts hsted in dollars because to-day (May 15, 1920) it takes 15 francs to equal 

 a dollar. 



It is interesting to compare the French salaries with those paid in British India in 

 1916, which are more than double those paid officers in the U. S. F. S.: Inspector general, 

 $10,600 per year. Chief conservators, $8,600 per year. Conservators in three grades, 

 $7,600, $6,800, and $6,000 per year. Deputy conservators and assistant conservators, 

 $1,520 per year, rising by annual increments of $160 to a maximum salary of $2,800, 

 when the annual increment becomes $200, until a maximum of $5,000 is reached in the 

 twentieth year of service. (While drawing pay up to and including $2,160, officers are 

 styled assistant conservators, and after this deputy conservators.) 



The provincial Forest Service, recruited from the native population, includes: Extra 

 assistant conservators, $1,000 per year, and rising by annual increases of $80 to $2,200 

 in the sixteenth year of service. Extra deputy conservators, $2,300 per year, and ris- 

 ing by annual increments of $100 to a maximum of $2,600. By special orders in each 

 case an extra deputy conservator's pay may be raised to $2,800, $3,200, or $3,400, 

 respectively. 



The subordinate force is paid as follows: Rangers, $200 to $800 per year. Deputy 

 rangers and foresters, $60 to $160 per year. In Burma the pay ranges from $80 to 

 $200 per year. 



For guards and other subordinates the pay varies, according to the standard of 

 wages in the various provinces, from $28 to $60 per year. 



