THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



21,100,000 acres of land within the boundar- 

 ies of the National Forests whose title has 

 already passed from the Government. The 

 boundaries of the National Forests also are 

 constantly being examined to determine 

 whether they include all the land, and only 

 the land, to be contained within them, and 

 whether they should be extended or reduced. 

 The first permits for the use of water- 

 power sites on Government land were issued 

 by the Forest Service, and the policy which 

 is just being adopted by the Interior De- 

 partment and other Government organiza- 

 tions in their handling of waterpower 

 questions was there first developed. These 

 permits are prepared in the Branch of 

 Lands. The first steps toward deterring 

 men who attempt in defiance of the law to 

 get possession of lands claimed to be agri- 

 cultural or mineral within the National 

 Forests are taken here, but the final decision 



