38 AN AUSTRALIAN STUDY OF AMERICAN FORESTRY. 
4. A Forest Assessor— 
Assistant lecturer in bushcraft, scaling and cruising, forest assessment 
and surveying, lumbering and administration. 
Supervisor for the school forest. 
Investigator and compiler—in administrative problems, logging, 
milling, appraisals, and general forest studies. 
5. A Secretary— 
General record and correspondence clerk, stenographer, mimeographer 
and compiler, &c. 
6. Special Lecturers— 
Visiting scientists and experts. 
Local and visiting forest officers. 
Local high school teachers to teach languages and elective subjects. 
Local doctor, to teach first aid. 
7. General Labour— 
A cook. 
A nursery labourer—to act as assessor’s assistant, planter, gardener, 
and handy man at the school. 
Cook’s assistant and house help. 
A rough sketch of the general outlay involved under this scheme indicates 
a capital cost of £3,400, and an annual maintenance charge of much the same 
amount, vide the following :— 
Capital Cost— 
Principal’s residence ... ae ais ans = ... about £800 
School—2 lecture rooms, 2 offices, a herbarium and 
museum, &c., and a large drafting room 3s 600 
Six bunk-houses and bath-houses_ . tas oan WER. 0555 500 
Kitchen and dining hall... oh ae oe ie 9 200 
School equipment and furnishing ... we ae Se. ae 250 
Tents, tools, and field equipment Fe 100 
Additional "residence is ake, 5 500 
Water supply and small sawing and seasoning plant ee ees 300 
Clearing and laying out grounds ... = oe sate sy 150 
Total e's ang ae 4 ta we £3,400 
Maintenance Cost— 
Interest on capital at 6 per cent. ... wis es a8 .. £204 
Salaries : 
Principal ... a ag 23 ae te ee 600 
Forest engineer ... ins i see ee sy 400 
Science master ... es we hea ee a 300 
Forest assessor ... sss ie nee sis ie 300 
Visiting lecturers = ‘is age re cs 200 
Labour... si ae se 500 
Students (12) allowances, ‘at 10s. per week ... Ge ves 312 
Food, &c. ... : ‘ ee aoe re 500 
General... 4 aes sas at 288 yi i 184 
otal acu. al Se, Oe. Oe «| eS 
