318 FORESTKY IN THE CROWN COLONIES. 



The Forest Staff. — Until lately the staff consisted of a Conser- 

 vator and 4 Assistants, but 1 Deputy and 7 Assistant Conservators 

 have now been added. 



Financial Position. — The expenditure of the Department in 

 1920 amounted to £8,394, and the income was nil. It is expected 

 to realise in future a sum of £8,000 annually by the levy of an 

 export duty. 



The Recruitment of the superior staff is effected by the Secretary 

 of State for the Colonies, and that of the subordinate by the 

 Governor and the Conservator of Forests from Natives of the 

 Colony. 



5. Increment and Utilization, 



The Increment is estimated at . 448,000,000 cubic feet. 

 The annual loss by fire, waste, 



etc., at .... 22,400,000 



Leaving a net Increment of . 425,600,000 „ 



This estimate is based upon the assumption that over an area 

 of 14,000 square miles an average annual increment of 50 cubic 

 feet may be expected, provided that shifting cultivation is 

 kept out of it. The estimate of waste seems very low, and it 

 seems risky to place the net increment at the high figure given 

 above. 



For Utilization the following data are given : — 



The consumption by the Native population is not known. 



