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FORESTRY IN GERMANY. 



The section of country running from Coblenz south on the Rhine, and 

 north and east of Bdxmen and Elberfeld, which are the neighboring consular 

 districts, are well covered with forest trees, said districts being better located 

 than this for the purpose of furnishing a full and reliable report upon the 

 subject. 



The Diisseldorf forest district, including always Essen, and in which are 

 parts of Arenberg and Miinster, is divided under the laws and regulations of 

 Rhineland and Westphalia into two country circles {land kreise), and it be- 

 comes necessary, in order to cover the ground, to embrace in this report sta- 

 tistics relating to parts of those sections of country which border on this con- 

 sulate and in which the area of forest is greater. 



AREAS UNDER FORESTS. 



District of government. 



Areas of 

 land. 



Areas of fis- 

 cal forests 



Areas of 

 land. 



Areas of for- 

 est land. 



Diisseldorf 



Miinster 



Arnsberg 



Essen of Kuhrf . 



Hectares. 

 546,709 

 724,904 

 769,690 

 20,650 



Hectares.'^ 

 15,975 

 2,100 

 i8,9S3 



Per cent. 

 2.9 

 0.29 

 2.4 



Per cent. 



15.9 

 1.6 

 5.8 



*i hectar = 10,000 square meters. 



f All forests are private. 



In the government district of Diisseldorf proper only about 2,550 hectares 

 of forest belong to what is called the commonality, or in which the people 

 have any rights recognized by law. All the rest, in which is embraced 81,875 

 hectares, is considered as private property and 15,975 belonging to the roy- 

 alty, the pecuniary benefits the population before had, as stated in the law, 

 are lost to the people. 



RECAPITULATION : 



Hectares. 

 81,845 



15,975 

 2,550 



Private forests 



Belonging to royalty 



Belonging to commonality 



T°'^' 100,370 



The rights of the people in what is called the common forest are confined 

 to the ordinary use, without abuse of any kind. 



The G'erman people, being noted for their love of out of door exercise, 

 frequent the^woods in summer for all kinds of excursions and gatherings, and, 

 weather permitting, at all seasons of the year persons may be met with walk- 

 ing through the public woods. 



The public forests are only allowed to be used in /a peaceful and quiet 

 manner, under certain rules and regulations. 



Watchmen are on duty to prevent damage to trees ; cutting of limbs and 

 branches is forbidden ; no smoking allowed ; shooting of game of any kind 

 prohibited. Pasture is not allowed in forests aiid animals found running 

 loose are impounded. 



