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of da}', date, and place of such notice, giving such notice, if 

 possible, only in presence of a witness. 



Where the case requires prompt action the supervisor will 

 seize all material cut under trespass and invoke such assist- 

 ance as appears necessary. 



If the nature of the case warrants such procedure, the 

 trespasser is asked to settle, and his offer of settlement can 

 accompany the report. In all offers of this kind a certified 

 check for the amount offered should accompanj^ the report. 



Forest officers will note the above enumeration of tres- 

 passes and will guard against all of them. In no case should 

 the officer pass any work, etc. , without ascertaining whether 

 or not it is done under proper authority. In reporting the 

 different trespasses the form for general trespass, on page 75, 

 is to be followed. 



In all cases of trespass, the supervisor has the right to 

 administer the oath in taking testimony in the case. 



Care and Propagation of the Forest. 



In dealing with cases of timber sales the following instruc- 

 tions should be followed, and should be amplified wherever 

 experience and future study indicate such improvement. 



Instructions in Cases of Sales and also in Cases of 

 "Free Use" of Timber in Forest Reserves. 



Forest reserves have two chief functions: Continued pro- 

 duction of timber and regulation of the water supply; and 

 since timber constantly grows scarcer and in greater demand, 

 and as the industries which depend upon a sure and sustained 

 water flow are certain to increase, the future capability of the 

 reserves is of even greater importance than their present con- 

 dition. For this reason all questions concerning their man- 

 agement must be decided with regard for future effects as well 

 as immediate results. 



The relative importance of the functions referred to varies 

 in different reserves. Protection of the water supply should 

 never be lost sight of, even in the regions of heavy rainfall 

 where lumber production is most important; in mountainous 

 reserves of the arid States it is paramount. It can only be 

 insured where the ground is covered by vegetation, which 

 prevents rapid run-off', and is best attained by a dense growth 

 of vigorous timber. 



