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FOREST ADMINISTRATION. MI 
& EXPENDITURE, eet 
: : Finnish Marks, 
From 1860 to 1875, inclusive, - - - 6,819,581 89 
1876, eS E : : 572,513 75 
1877, - . Z 5 : 574,507 32 
1878, - . - - - 608,339 44 
1879, . - - - - 684,716 31 
1880, . - : - - 683,604 67 
1881, - - - . - 690,102 71 
1882, - - - - - 690,102 71 
Total, ‘ 10,823,418 80 
This shéws a net balance of revenue over expen- 
diture of 3,447.598 marks 38 pfennings during the period 
of twenty-two years. This is altogether avery small clear 
revenue from so great an extent of forest ; but the causes of 
its being so are numerous. Amongst others, the Government 
did not wish to sell much, as within the time embraced 
by this account the delivery from private’ forests was 
very great; on the other hand, the Crown forests will, 
within the immediate future, yield a very greatly increased 
produce through this restriction of the felling of them ; and 
from the deferred sale it is possible more money may be 
realised than will compensate for the loss of interest. — 
In St. Petersburg, to which there is ready access from 
most places in Finland by water, there is, as has already 
been intimated, a constant demand for wood; there, both 
firewood and timber are becoming scarcer than they were, 
and prices have risen greatly. This is attributable, not to 
an increased demand, but to a diminished supply, and 
supplies are being brought from ever-increasing distances, 
The price of firewood in St. Petersburg has been steadily 
advancing for a long time; it is now more expensive than 
is coal brought from Britain; and this is coming into 
extensive use both in manufactories and in domestic 
economy. . 
But, along with the consideration of this, there comes 
up another phase of the subject. It is the case that, by 
giving more attention to considerate thinning, and more 
skilful conservation, and mote scientific exploitation, the 
