ABSTRACT BBPORT 1863. 203 



The Administration has, morover, in 1862, set agoing the coUeoting of 

 seed in the Crown forests, and has collected considerable quantities at a 

 very moderate expense. 



In 1861 there had been formed 473 nurseries, 330 hectares in extent, 

 and capable of supplying about 60 millions of plants per annum. 



In 1862 there had been formed 359 new nurseries, covering 272 hectares 

 96 ares, capable of producing annually about 40 millions of plants. 



Many of these nurseries are of small extent, and are designed to supply 

 plants for restocking the immediate vicinity. But in several cases central 

 nurseries of considerable importance have been formed, situated in suitable 

 districts, which had been bought or rented with a special view to the work 

 in hand. 



These nurseries have been the object of the greatest care, they are 14 

 in number, and are spread over ten departments. It is calculated that 5000 

 hectares is the extent annually reforested by means of planting, and that 

 40 millions is the necessary supply of plants. At the market price this 

 quantity of plants would cost 240,000 francs. 



In 1852 the expense for the formation of new nurseries, and the keeping 

 up of the old ones, amounted to 153,772 francs. 



D. Administrative Measures, 



A new district under a forest conservator has been formed. 



Annual conferences, attended by those taking a part in mountain 

 reboisement, have been instituted. 



The Director of the Government School of Forests has been appointed 

 to visit the works of reboisement in the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the moun- 

 tains of Central France. The object of this visitation is to encourage the 

 efforts of those employed, to secure everywhere good methods of culture, 

 and to report to Government upon the execution of the works and the 

 result obtained. 



According to the preamble to the law of 28th July 1860, the expense 

 of reboisement was estimated at 180 francs per hectare. In 1861 and 1862 

 160,055 hectares 63 ares had been reforested. The expense during these 

 two years had been 1,738,000 francs, or 180 francs per hectare, without 

 taking into consideration the part of the above mentioned expense incurred 

 in the preparation for enjoined reboisemetits, the formation of secheries, the 

 purchase of land, and other expenses not directly belonging to the work of 

 replanting, properly so-called. The expense per hectare reforested will be 

 still further reduced through use being made of the extensive resources 

 supplied by the nurseries and secheries, and of experience acquired by practice 

 in the execution of the works. 



Abstract of Ebport for 1863 : — 



According to the detailed accounts of expenditure on the work in 1862, 

 the expense has been as follows : — 



Subventions, - Francs, 350,000,00 



Purchase of Property, „ 13,231,00 



Execution and Superintendence of the Works, „ 761,957,31 



Total Francs, 1,125,188,31 



