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fixed as follows, as fast as the necessary funds are 

 available and the promotions earned: 



Per year. 



Forest supervisor $1, 800 to $2, 500 



Deputy forest supervisor 1, 500 to 1, 700 



Forest ranger 1, 200 to 1. 400 



Deputy forest ranger 1,000 to 1,000 



Assistant forest ranger 800 to 900 



Forest guard 600 to 720 



EXAMINATIONS. 



In accordance with the law requiring the selection of 

 rangers and supervisors, when practicable, from the 

 States and Territories in which they are to be em- 

 ployed (Appendix, p. 161), and the President's order 

 placing them under the civil-service rules, regular ex- 

 aminations for these positions are held as required in 

 each State and Territory in which forest reserves are 

 situated. 



Examination for the position of forest ranger io along 

 thoroughly practical lines and is supplemented by a 

 field test to determine the applicant's fitness to do the 

 actual work on the reserve. The Civil Service Com- 

 mission appoints forest officers to conduct these exam- 

 inations. Those for the position of forest supervisor 

 are held by the regular civil-service examiners and 

 only at large towns. 



REG. 79. Only legal residents between the ages of 21 

 and 40 are eligible for the ranger or supervisor examina- 

 tions. This qualification will not be waived under any 

 circumstances. 



Applicants are examined as to fitness for positions in 

 the State or Territory of which they are legal residents. 



