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In concluding tliis paper permit me to recapitulate the points I have 

 endeavoured to establish : 



1. The reckless destruction of forests must be put an end to. . 



2. No forest land to be sold for cultivation, 



3. All denuded forests to be acquired, planted, where necessary, witl 



Conifera, and closed, to give nature an 



repair damages. 



4. All virgin forests to be acquired and closed for the present, leaving the 



supply of timber to be provided, as now, by saw-mill proprietors from the 

 forests over which they have acquired rights. 



5. These rights to be respected. 



6. Large areas to be planted as soon as possible in various parts of the 

 colony with trees of the two great natural orders of the Eucalypti and 

 Coniferce. 



Manifestly these objects can only be accomplished by the Government of 

 the colony. 



