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of the Governments of the Empire should lay down a definite 

 forest policy to be administered by a properly constituted and 

 adequate forest service. 



(2) Survey of Resources. — The foundation of a stable forest 

 policy for the Empire and for its component parts must be the 

 collection, co-ordination and dissemination of facts as to the 

 existing state of the forests and the current and prospective 

 demands on them. 



(3) Constitution and Status. — In order to attain continuity in 

 the development of forest resources it is desirable that certain 

 elements of stability be secured in the constitution of the forest 

 policy. This may be done by the following measures : — 



(i.) The definition, where this has not been done already, of 

 forest pohcy in a Forestry Act or Ordinance. 



(ii.) The reservation for the purpose of economic management 

 and development of forest land under conditions which 

 prevent the alienation of any which is primarily suitable 

 for forests except for reasons consistent with the 

 maintenance of the forest policy as a whole. 



(iii.j^The assurance to the Forest Authority of funds sufficient 

 to carry out the accepted pohcy for a series of years. 



(iv.) The grant to members of the forestry service of the status 

 of civil servants with due provision for pension. 



(v.) The appointment as the chief officers of the forestry 

 service of persons having a high standard of training in 

 forestry, their selection and promotion being by merit 

 alone. 



( vi.) The estabUshment in each of the larger parts of the Empire 

 and for the Colonies not possessing responsible govern- 

 ment collectively, of an officer, or officers, having 

 special duties of advising as to forest policy and survey- 

 ing its execution. 



(4) Organisation of Forest Industries. — It is extremely 

 desirable that the Forest Authority should be in close touch and 

 consultation with organisations representing the interests con- 

 cerned in the extraction and utihzation of timber and other forest 

 products. 



(5) Publicity. — It is the duty of the Forest Authority in every 

 part of the Empire to adopt and encourage methods of education 



