CHAPTER III. 



Legislation in Regard to the Planting op the Landes 

 WITH Trees. 



The planting of the Landes with trees was begun in 1789, under the 

 direction of the Minister, M. Necker, (father of Madame de Stael). 



On the 13th Messidor an /X(2nd July, 1801), there was issued the 

 following Arret6, or Order, relative to the plantation with wood of 

 the Dunes on the coast of Gascony. 



" The Consuls of the Republic on the report of the Minister of the 

 Interior, the Council of State having been heard, order : 



" Art. 1. Measures shall be taken to continue to fix and to plant in 

 wood the Dunes of the coasts of Gascony — beginning with those of 

 La Teste — according to the plans presented by the citizen Bremon- 

 tier, engineer, and the Prefect of the department of the Gironde. 



" 2. To this effect there shall be established a commission, composed 

 of the chief engineer of the department, who shall preside, a forest 

 administrator, and three members taken from the agricultural section 

 of La Societe des sciences, arts et belles-lettres de Bourdeaux, who shall 

 be appointed by the Prefect on presentation by the society. 



" The said commission shall direct and superintend the execution of 

 the works, together with the employment of the funds which shall be 

 appropriated thereto. The whole under the authority, and with the 

 approval of, the Prefect." . . . 



By another order, issued under date of the 3rd Jour complementaire, 

 an IX, it was ordered : 



" Art. I. The measures prescribed under Order of the IStk Messidor, 

 an IX, for the fixation and plantation of the Dunes on the coasts of 

 Gascony shall, in what relates to wicker hurdles and other artificial 

 works which they shall require, be discussed on the plans of the 

 citizen Bremontier, Engineer-in-chief, and approved by the Prefect of 

 the department of the Gironde ; and in what relates to sowings and 

 plantations these must be arranged with the Administration of Forests. 



" 2. The expenses for hurdles and other artificial works shall be 

 made from the funds of the department of the Interior, and those for 

 the plantations and the salaries of forest agents from the funds 

 appropriated to forests." 



