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A large extra list of persons interested in lumbering and wood- 

 lands, farmers, educators, and professional people in various lines is 

 now being compiled. This list will be carefully classified and will 

 be representative of all sections of the country. It will be used to 

 distribute material of importance to certain sections and to particu- 

 lar classes of people, and in general to stimulate a widespread inter- 

 est in forestry. 



EXPENDITURES. 



The expenditures for the year under the head of Records amounted 

 to $90,881.98, or 22 per cent of the total expenditure of the Service. 

 In this are included large items for such general expenses as supplies, 

 instruments, rent, and printing, which are incurred, at least in part, 

 in the execution of productive work, not in the routine maintenance 

 of office administration. 



The expenditures of the Office of the Forester for the year, includ- 

 ing the examination of reserve boundaries, State forest studies, pub- 

 lications, etc., was $121,078.16, or 284 per cent of the appropriation. 



