LETTER' OF TRANSMITTAL 



Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry, 



Office of the Chief of Bureau, 



Manila, June SO, 1904.. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscript ^of 

 "The Forest Manual," containing The Forest Act, extracts from other 

 laws relating to the forest service, the forest regulations, and notes, and 

 recommend its puTsjlication. 

 Very respectfully, 



George P. Ahern, 

 Captain Ninth United States Infantry, 



Chief of Bureau of Forestry. 

 The Secretary of the Interior, Manila, P. I. 



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