Protective Forest Law. 227% 
unreserved forests. Owners of the latter are, however, at 
liberty to prepare their own. plans subject to approval. 
Appeal from decisions of the Forest Committees lies 
through the Committee to the Minister of Crown lands 
and Minister of the Interior. 
In addition to the above cited and other restrictive 
measures, some ameliorative provisions are also found. 
All protective forests are free from taxes forever; those 
artificially planted, for 30 years; also any expenses aris- 
ing from measures ordered are chargeable to the Crown, 
if the owner objects ; but in that case the Minister of Do- 
mains has the right to expropriate such properties, the 
owner having the right of redemption within 10 years by 
payment of the expropriation price and costs of the 
operations with 6% added. 
Some of the best forest officials are detailed to give 
advice gratuitously to forest owners (forest revisor—in- 
structors) and prizes are given for the best results of 
silvicultural operations. At the recommendation of 
the Forest Committees medals or money rewards or other 
distinctions are given to the forest guards and forest 
managers of private as well as public forests. Plant 
material is distributed free or at cost price, and working 
plans for protective forests are made free of charge. 
The Imperial Loan Bank advances long term loans on 
forests, based upon detailed working plans made by the 
State, which insure a conservative management. In 
1900 over 7,000,000 acres were in this way mortgaged 
under such management. 
The minutest details are elaborated in the instructions 
for the execution of this most comprehensive law. How 
far this law is really executed and what its results so far 
have been, it would be difficult to ascertain. 
