42 FORESTRY IN GERMANY. 



classes of a gymnasinm — in any of the brahches of polity, etc., are always 

 selected from among the best fitted men of the same class for higher positions. 

 Thus they have an opportunity to generalize all the experience acquired in 

 subordinate positions, and in same branches of government or political 

 economy, etc. Thus Prussia, particularly, has been noted for nearly a cen- 

 tury for its large stock of able and qualified officials. 



The Ministry for Agriculture, Domains and Forests contains in its depart- 

 ments for forests the central direction for the whole state administration. 



This direction consists of one oberland-forstmeister (chief land master 

 forester), 15,000 marks salary; of a director and four technical forest coun- 

 cilors of ministry (7,500 to 9,900 marks salary). 



The Minister himself watches over the performance of the general princi- 

 ples for the preservation and utilization of the state property consisting in 

 forests. Upon his proposition the appointments and dismissals of all higher 

 forest officers, from chief foresters upwards, are made. He appoints boards 

 of commissioners to examine the condition of forest administration in the 

 provinces. 



The Berlin Ministry has a special forest organization bureau, which has 

 to direct the surveying of the forests, to file the original forest maps, and to 

 take care of their multiplication. This bureau consists of a master forester 

 (6,000 marks salary), examined in forestal sciences and surveying; of a 

 number of teclinically trained forest clerks and several draughtsmen. In 

 addition to salaries all Prussian officials, hence also foresters, get, if not free 

 quarters in kind are furnished, a compensation in money at rates varying 

 according to the comparative standard of rentals at the places of their resi- 

 dence. 



It is made compulsory for all forestal officials to wear uniforms. 



REVENUES FROM PRUSSIAN STATE FORESTS. 



The last Prussian budget for fiscal year ending March 31, 1887, sets forth 

 the following items of revenues, viz. : 



1. From wood disposed of., M. 52,000,000 



2. Secondary products 4,120,000 



3. From game ^^j^^ 



4. From peat.. 280,000 



5. From floated timber ,, 



6. From meadows..... " g^'g^ 



7. From stores of firewood _u 



8. From saw mills o. 



401,000 



Q. From larger mirseries 



' "^ 17,000 



10. From zoological garden near Cleve ,. 00 



lo«. From contributions to the foresters' widows and orphans funds', "pre- 

 scribed by law 



„ , ' 227,000 



11. From other revenues 



12. From the forest academy at Eberswalde , ' 



13. From the forest academy at Miinden \ 



Total revenues ,,. ,„ ~ 



M. 58,056,000 



