ADDENDA 
Impressions of European Forestry 
By Ralph S. Hosmer 
Since the republication of these letters in book form the attention of the 
author has been called to certain inaccuracies in a few of his statements. 
He is glad to take this means of correcting these errors. 
Chapter 2, pp. 21, 23, 24. Sweden. In a letter dated October 20, 1922, 
Hon. Karl Fredenberg, General Direktér of the Kungl. Domanstyrelsen, says: 
“Referring to your excellent description of forests and forestry in Sweden I 
beg to make herewith a few remarks: 
“You say that the organization in Sweden is strictly centralized so that 
even questions of minor import go to Stockholm for decision. This depends 
of course on what means by minor questions. I wish to remind you that, 
for example, a forester (jagmastare) has the right of accepting sale bids up 
to an amount of 1000 Swedish kronors’ value, and the district inspector 
(6verjagmastare) up to 10,000 kronors. In questions of principle it is, how- 
ever, possible that even small questions are put to the central office for de- 
cision. 
“Referring to the ‘protection forest’ laws, a private owner cannot appeal 
to the government to buy his land on the ground that he is: displeased with 
the blazing obtained, but he has the right to do so when it has been considered 
necessary to so restrict the cutting as to include even his privilege of taking 
timber for his private needs. 
“The General law of 1903 does not apply to the whole of Sweden. The 
two most northern provinces (lin) are excepted from it, where the more se- 
vere forest laws are in force. In consequence there are no local forest com- 
missions (skogsvardsstyrelse) there, as these latter laws are handled by the 
central office.” 
On page 24, through a typographic error, 10 acres is given as the equiva- 
lent of 2 hectare. One hectare=2.47 acres. 
Chapter 5, p. 44. Forestry in France. The title of Theodore Salisbury 
Woolsey, Jr., the author of “Studies in French Forestry’, is Lt. Colonel, not 
Major. 
Chapter 8, pp. 79 and 80. Forest Schools in Great Britain. In regard to 
the statement covering the Forestry Department of the University of Aber- 
deen, Mr. Fraser Story, Education Officer and University Examiner, British 
Forestry Commission, writes under the date of Sept. 16, 1922: 
“As regards your comments on British Universities, I must say I am 
doubtful if you are right in conveying the impression that more advanced 
courses are offered at Oxford and Cambridge than elsewhere. Aberdeen Uni- 
versity and the University of Wales (Bangor) provide courses of a standard 
quite equal to those of the older Universities and Dr. Borthwick (Sec’y of 
the Forestry Commission, Scotland), to whom I have just put the question, is 
of my opinion. You may have got a different impression because the Commis- 
sioners are anxious to develop forestry teaching at Oxford and, in course of 
time, I have no doubt better facilities will be forth-coming at that centre but, 
at present, I am personally convinced no distinction can be made.” 
Further on this point, Mr. P. Leslie, Head of the Department of Forestry 
at Aberdeen, says, Oct. 17, 1922: 
“Aberdeen is a very old university, going back to nearly 1400, although 
our forestry school was not started until 1908; William Dawson, now of Cam- 
bridge, being the first member of the Lectureship.. As regards the type of 
men turned out at Aberdeen, they are sometimes already graduates before 
they enter the forestry courses, although it is not compulsory that they should 
be so. One of the Research men of the Forestry Commission was a graduate 
student who received his forestry training wholly with us.” 
