VI. AUSTRALIAN RECOMMENDATIONS. 
My proposals are— 
24, That the new position of resident overseer of a State Forest, analogous 
to that of District Ranger of the United States of America, be created; and 
that a forest overseer be appointed to each important State Forest, to take 
immediate charge of all operations thereon, from supervision of timbergetting 
and grazing to foremanship of forest improvement and fire protection crews. 
25. That returned soldiers of suitable bent be given preference in such 
appointments. 
26. That each appointee be given a short course of training at the Forest 
School before taking up duty. 
27. That qualified forest officers be charged with the direct management 
of groups-of State forests under the style of Forest Supervisors, and be given 
immediate control of the work of the forest overseers. 
28. That each State be divided ultimately into forestry districts controlled 
by district foresters in accordance with the policy and general direction of the 
Director of Forestry. 
29. That as the business of the Department grows sufficiently, the 
Director of Forests have the services of inspectors to assist him. Ag far as 
possible, decentralisation should be aimed at. 
30. That the Forest Assessment staff be extended by the appointment of 
a party in each Forestry District. 
31. That forest surveyors be appointed to carry out the secondary control 
survey work of the State. 
32. That the nucleus of a branch of forest engineering be established, 
whose duty shall be to direct the work of forest survey (but not assessment), 
road-planning and building, quarters construction, water supply, &c., &c. 
33. That similarly the nucleus be established of a Working Plans Branch, 
charged with the duty of timber sale, assessment, sylvicultural experiment, 
and working plans, &c. Jt would work in collaboration with the Forest 
Institute. 
34, That a forest badge be designed and issued to and worn by Forest 
Officers as an emblem of their authority as such, 
ORGANISATION OF THE STATE FORESTS. 
Organisation of the State forests themselves must follow closely 
on the organisation of the administration. 
35. The first measures must be the carrying-out of detailed and accurate 
topographic forest surveys, and the preparation of forest maps to form a 
Forest Atlas. 
36. The State forests must be subdivided into convenient units of 
management and operation, and the timber estimates prepared in accordance 
with those subdivisions. 
37, Administrative sites should be selected on each State forest for the 
establishment of Forest Stations. 
38. Road and track systems must be planned, and construction proceeded 
with in order of urgency. All areas under operation should be made thoroughly 
accessible in order to cheapen transport and increase stumpage values. 
39. Tanks, dams, bores, or other forms of water supply must be provided 
at Forest Stations and throughout the forests where required for purposes of 
effective administration and exploitation of the timber and forage resources. 
40. Under the unavoidable conditions of bullock team logging of 
Australian forests, the provision of grass paddocks, &c., is of primary import- 
ance. Apart from reasons of necessity, the forest revenue may be increased 
considerably by the provision. 
