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a rather amusing anticipation. These jeremiads, how- 
ever, after an unsatisfactory attempt at legislation in 
1793, led in 1798 to the appointment of a commission 
which reported after 5 years of investigation. A new 
set of forest regulations was enacted as a result in 1805. 
In further prosecution of these attempts at regulating 
forest use a commissioner, Prof. F. W. Radloff, was sent 
to Germany in 1809, to study methods employed in that 
country. Long before that time, about 1760, some of the 
iron masters, owning large forest areas had imported a 
commission of German forest experts (among them von 
Langen and Zanthier) with a view of systematizing the 
forest use; but apparently without result. 
After much discussion of Radloff’s report and consul- 
tation with the provincial governors, who suggested the 
propriety of different plans for different localities, new 
legislation was had in 1810, 1818, 1823, and new regu- 
lations for the crown forests were issued in 1824. 
Yet at this very time not only the partition of the 
communal forests but also the sale of town forests was 
ordered; and this policy of dismemberment lasted till 
1866, over 1 million acres having been sold by that time. 
Nor was any diminution in wasteful practices to be 
noted as a result of legislation, and it seems that while 
on the one hand restrictive policies were discussed and 
enacted, on the other hand unconservative methods were 
encouraged. Indeed, in 1846, the then existing restric- 
tions of the export trade were removed; apparently a 
reversion of restrictive policy had set in, and exploitation 
increased, in the belief of inexhaustible supplies. On 
the other hand, encouragement of reforestation was 
sought by giving bounties for planting waste land and 
