120 THE FOREST LANDS OF FINLAND. 
these, and the administration requisite for the develop- 
ment of their resources; and on 2d November 1865 were 
issued special instructions from the Economical Department 
of the Imperial Senate of Finland to the Commission which 
had thus been appointed to enquire into all matters 
relating to the Crown forests in Finland. 
' Of these Commissioners it was required that, having made 
themselves acquainted with the Imperial Forest Ordinance 
of the 9th September 1851, the Imperial notification 
relative to the forest establishment of 7th May 1859, and 
the Imperial instructions relative to the management of 
the Government forests and the land surveying regula- 
tions of the 15th May 1848, they should endeavour to 
obtain trustworthy information in regard to the Crown 
forests in Abo and Bjérneborgs, Tavastehus, Wasa, Ulei- 
borg, and Kuopio léns (counties or districts) ; enquiring 
into the general condition of the forests which thus far had 
not been constituted Crown parks, and enquiring particu- 
larly (1) concerning the authority or ground upon which 
the population living in these forests had established 
themselves there, and were prosecuting agricultural opera- 
tions, and to what extent and upon what conditions, more 
or less of that population might on that ground claim in 
whole or in part a continued enjoyment of the advantages 
which they then possessed. 
(2) Which and what of the Crown lands, in view of 
their character, position, and climatal conditions, ought 
more especially to be reserved on account of the Crown. 
(8) What disposition should be made of Crown forests 
which had not been constituted Crown parks, and all that 
related thereto in regard to 
(a) Their fitness for Crown buildings and Crown crofts, 
(0) Their fitness for being occupied for a time by private 
persons for agricultural purposes, and the terms on which 
this should be done, and to what extent and on what con- 
ditions the greater part of the Crown forests should either 
be let to private parties on a wood rent or a capitation 
tax, or be otherwise disposed of by the Crown. 
