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the good will of the inhabitants in the neighbourhood 

 of his woods. 



In addition, therefore, to considerable botanical 

 and zoological knowledge, the executive officer must 

 possess some acquaintance with the laws of his country, 

 civil and criminal, and, when there are such, of the 

 special forest laws. A correct appreciation of the 

 value of geological knowledge as it relates to soils, 

 meteorology as it affects development, etc., of species, 

 is of course a sine qua non. Finally, the management of 

 his office will necessitate a knowledge of book-keeping 

 and accounts generally. 



With this brief examination of some of the most 

 important aspects of forest work enough has perhaps 

 been said to indicate the nature of the duties of the 

 forester, and of the peculiar charm attaching to them 

 for the lover of the open-air life. 



It will be apparent that the work above described 

 could be undertaken by the properly trained woman. 



We come now to our third point — the chances of 

 posts for women as foresters. 



This is a more difficult feature of the question to 

 deal with than the other two because here we are 

 treading upon new ground. But this war has brought 

 into prominence so much new ground which will have 

 to be ventured upon, that a few remarks upon the sub- 

 ject may be attempted here. 



It will be necessary to eliminate from consideration 

 at the present all Government posts in the Forest 

 Services of India and the Colonies. There remain 

 posts in this country. 



They may be divided into two classes, higher execu- 



