RULES FOR FOREST POLICE. 
Work. 
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1. The working hours are from J a.m. to j p.m . daily, Sundays 
excepted. . • 
2. The Corporal and his men must return to their respective stations 
before j p.m., otherwise they will be considered as being absent. 
3. It is the duty of the Corporal and his men to collect and preserve 
specimens of all trees, shrubs and other plants when in flower or fruit, and 
also to collect all good timber seeds. 
4. It will be the duty of the Corporal to write the report of each day’s 
work in the Report Book on arrival from duty, every day. 
5. Weekly reports of work are to be furnished by Corporals from 
their respective stations once a week (Saturday). 
Fires. 
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1. In cases of fire occuring within the Forest Reserves, the duty of 
the Corporal and his men is at once to do their very utmost in extinguishing 
the fire. 
2. They must also, without delay, fully investigate the matter with a 
view to the arrest of any one known or suspected of having caused the fire. 
3. Under any circumstances,- neither the Corporal nor his men must 
leave the fire until such time as it be totally extinguished. The reports to 
head-quarters must be made subsequently. 
Arrest. 
1. Any person or persons found cutting or removing live or dead 
timber, grass, charcoal-ashes, stones, gravels, under-forest, cutting or strip¬ 
ping bark or lighting fires in the forest, should be at once arrested and 
taken to the nearest Police Station with whatever is found in the offender’s 
hands and a specimen of the trees, grass, &c., &c., together with the ap¬ 
paratus of carrying or tying the same. 
2. Any horses, cattle, goats, or buffaloes found grazing in any Forest 
Reserve must be at once seized and taken to the nearest Police Pound. 
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3. In all cases of cutting or removing timber or underforest, or other 
forest-produce, depasturing or encroachments, the Corporals must at once 
come on to head-quarters and report the matter either to the Director or 
to the Overseer of Forests, and in giving evidence before the Magistrate to 
state exactly and clearly what occurred without adding or altering or conceal¬ 
ing anything. If any Forest Corporals or watchmen are found giving false 
evidence either before any Magistrate or to their superior officers they will 
be liable to 6 months’ imprisonment. 
Gratuities. 
1. It having come to the knowledge of the Director that several of 
the Forest Watchmen have endeavoured to extort bribes form Chinese 
squatters, Forest Corporals and Watchmen are hereby warned that, as 
public servants, they are liable to three years’ imprisonment for accepting or 
obtaining any such gratifications- 
H. N. RIDLEY, 
Director of Cardens and Forests. 
