FORESTRY IN GERMANY. 43 

 COST OF MAINTAINING AND MANAGING FORESTS IN PRUSSIA. 



Ordinary expenditures. 



Salaries M. 6,577,855 



Additional compensation for rental 105,560 



Extraordinary remunerations and for relief funds for official's 2,248,300 



Mileage, office expenses, compensation for non-receipt of free quarters 1,883,166 



Maintenance and construction of new forest-service buildings.... 2,324,000 



Maintenance and construction of new roads in forests 1 ,498,200 



Macadamized and other roads, bridges 100,000 



Drainage, irrigation 60,006 



For forest cultures, for nursing plants for sale, for melioration of forest land, etc.. 4,290,080 



Cost of hunting administration -. 77,000 



Working expenses for peat cutting 106,000 



laying meadows 23,500 



floating timber '. 12,000 



stores of firewood 1,000 



sawing mills 389,000 



nurseries 21,000 



two zoological gardens 12,190 



fishing purposes 6,000 



Cost for surveying, lawsuits, etc 102,000 



sales of wood and leasing, messengers' hire, etc 15,600 



for renewal of officers, mileage 220,000 



for extirpation of nocuous animals, drainage, irrigation, building ex- 

 penses, etc 350,071 



Forest schools and other scientific purposes 188,470 



Municipal taxes and expenditures for police administration, etc 700,000 



Amortisation of encumbrances, liens, compensation for imposts and taxes 



rendered in kind 730,000 



Widows' and orphans' fund 70,400 



Contribution to sick laborers' insurance fund 7,200 



Relief fund, pensions f 80,000 



For relief of paupers living on forestal estates 7S)000 



Relief funds for other persons than officers employed in forests 18,500 



Purchase of forestal land 1,050,000 



Total M. 3i,787,oo<^ 



Extraordinary expenses. 



Amortisation of old encumbrances, liens M. 1,500,000 



Purchase of forestal land 950,000 



Total M. 2,450,000 



Recapitulation. 



Total revenues M, 58,056,000 



Total expenditures 31,787,000 



Hence, surplus , M. 26,269,000 



Less extraordinary expenditures 2,450,000 



Net surplus revenues M. 23,819,000 



