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Example.— -The following statement indicates the gross and net prices realised 

 for each class of produce : — 



The forest staff- — The strength, duties and cost of the 

 forest staff should be stated, and the adequacy or insuffici- 

 ency, as the case may be, of the existing establishment com- 

 mented upon. "Where alterations are necessary this should 

 be stated and explained. 



The duties of the subordinate establishment are particularly heavy, as the timber 

 ■works are conducted departmentally. Tiie injuries to which the forests are liable 

 have already been described, and the protective duties of the guards will be nnder- 

 stood. The average area of each guard's beat is about 1,400 acres ; but the forests are 

 scattered over a large area of exceptionally rugged country. It is often difficult to 

 obtain suitable Forest Guards, as the hill men are unaccustomed to discipline of any 

 sort. Proposals for increasing the staff, and for certain changes in its disposition, will 

 therefore be made. 



Labour supply. — It should be said to what extent and at 

 what rates of payment it is possible to procure local labour, 

 and whether, at particular seasons of the year, there are diffi- 

 culties with regard to the supply. Any other remarks 

 that may appear desirable in connection with the execution 

 of works in the forests should also be recorded under this 

 head. 



