156 LEGISLATION ON TOBBENTS, 



too strongly recommend to you to multiply your experimental trials and to 

 make them with all necessary care. 



" It is desirable, for instance, that you should carry on your operations 

 on a great many different spots. 



" The work of replanting woods can only be carried out successfully if it 

 secure the sympathy of the people of the locality, and nothing likely to 

 secure this should be neglected. 



"It is then necessary that you should make yourself well acquainted 

 with the wants of the communes, and lay yourself out to reconcile with 

 these, as far as possible, the measures to be adopted ; and if present profit 

 cannot be combined with the interests of the future, to sacrifice these ; it is 

 nevertheless necessary to give due consideration to this, and to reckon it 

 a matter of no small importance. 



" According to the idea of the Legislature, the encouragements given 

 should be given as much as possible in the form of grants of seed and 

 of plants. 



" The Administration is already engaged in carrying out drainage and 

 forming sicheries [for the drying of seeds], wherever it is practicable to do 

 so with advantage. 



" The case of establishing nurseries pertains more especially to you. 

 You will be supplied with all the funds needed to make these in sufficient 

 numbers and under the most favourable conditions. 



" You cannot give too much attention to the extension, diffusion, and 

 development of these valuable works, whether they be carried out on 

 account of communes or be executed on account of the State. 



" Whenever lands of a certain extent are to be replanted with woods, it 

 will always be found useful to locate one or more nurseries near to these, 

 so as to avoid the risk of failure consequent on too prolonged transport of 

 the plants. ' 



" Article 2 of the law bears, that in the distribution of subventions to 

 communes and public bodies, regard is to be had to their resources, to their 

 Bftcrifices, and to their wants, and also to the amount granted by the 

 General Councils for reboisement. 



" The application of this provision will require, on your part, much care, 

 discernment, and tact. 



" The distribution of subventions will give occasion for the forest officials 

 entering into frequent communication with the representatives of communes 

 and of public bodies; I need scarcely remind you that all your communica- 

 tions should be characterised by the greatest cordiality and. amity. 



"The General Councils will be led to consider whether, in carrying out 

 the views of Government, they ought not to devote a portion of their 

 resources to the work of reboisement. Instructions, which may be necessary 

 to their giving a deliverance on this subject, you should supply without loss 

 of time to the prefects, and, if necessary, take the initiative in communica- 

 tions of this kind. 



" The law divides itself into two distinct parts, relating severally to 

 encouragement and to coercion ; we have only to do with the first of these 

 here. 



" The happy results which may be obtained by encouragement may 

 render the application of coercive measures the more rare. This is a 

 consideration which should lead you to see that nothing be neglected which 

 at first sight gives assurance of success. 



