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8. Education of rangers and foresters at governmental expense, 

 often in connection with military service; 



9. Measures tending to improve the position, the standing, the 

 efficiency of forestry officials; 



ID. Plant supply from governmental nurseries, at cost, upon ap- 

 plication by private owners; 



11. Systematic forest researches through governmental experi- 

 ment stations; 



12. Opening all forests for public enjoyment. 



INDIA. 



1855 Lord Dalhousie outlines a permanent policy for forest admin- 

 istrations. 



1856 Dietrich Brandis appointed superintendent of forests in Pegu. 



1864 Office of "Inspector-General of Forests to the Government of 

 India" created. 



1865 First Indian Forest Act passed. 



1873 Establishment of a "Forest Survey Branch" 



1878 Ranger school at Dehra Dun. 



1878 Revised Indian Forest Act, promulgating rules for State forest 

 reserves and for State Forest merely demarkated for protec- 

 tion; providing for village forests (ineffectively); allowing con- 

 trol over private holdings, if public welfare is at stake. 



1884 Dr. Wm. Schlich establishes a "Working-Plans Branch." 



1884 Forest School at Coopers Hill, England, in connection with the 

 Royal Indian Engineering College under Dr. Wm. Schlich. 



1898 Reserves aggregate, 81,414 square miles. 

 Protected forests, 8,84s square miles. 

 Working plans exist for 201 square miles. 

 Working plans are being prepared for 1,101 square miles. 



1902 Staff: 



(a) Administrative: 19 conservators. 



122 deputy conservators. 

 170 assistant conservators. 



(b) Executive: 437 rangers. 



(c) Protective: 1226 deputy rangers and foresters. 



8S33 guards. 



