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Under this system the successful carrying-out of the national forest policy and of the administration of the Stale forests would fall entirely upon the executive officer. The forest technicians on I\m Advisory Board would function simply as advisers. This is the system proposed by the Royal New Zealand Commission on Forestry, 1913. Id commendation, of the. Writer. —Your adviser has no hesitation in strongly recommending plan No. 1, for that is the system that has been proven by experience to result in the most efficient and most economical method of national forest administration, II secures a direct line of authority and responsibility from the Minister, through the Director, right down to the forest guard. Moreover, it is the one which assures unity of control, direction, inspiration, and responsibility. Graphic Expose. There is graphically exposed herewith the relative positions, duties, and responsibilities of the organization for the New Zealand Forest Service according to plans Nos. I, 2, and 3. Plan No. 1. —Organization of Personnel as recommended foe tub New Zealand Forest Service by your Advisee. minister in charge. I DIRECTOR. General management, administration, research, operation, silviculture, and general. r i Consultative Forest Board. Secretary. (Ten to fifteen members.) Secretariat; records; fiscal; Advisory duties (honorary). acceountancy, revenue, expenditure, office administration. Chief Inspector. Research, Operation, Management, Scenic reserves, investigation, protection, silviculture, national parks, &c. staff organization, timber-measurement, educational reserves, &c, timber administration, semi-public &c. plantations, &c. x Conservation Conservation Conservation Conservation Conservation Conservation Conservation Region No. 1 : Region No. 2 : Region No. 3 : Region No. 4 : Region No. 5 : Region No. ti: Region No. 7 Auckland. Rotorua. Wellington and Nelson. Wcstland. Otago-Canterbury. . Southland. Gisborne District. Staff: Staff: Staff: Staff: Staff: Staff: Staff: Conservator, Conservator,* Conservator, Warden Con- Conservator, Conservator,* Warden ConWarden, Warden, Warden, servator, Warden, Warden, sorvator, Clerk-typist, Plantation main- Clerk-typist, Ranger, Rangers, Rangers, Ranger, Bangers, tenance staff, Draughtsman, Clerk-typist, Clerk-typist, Plantation main- Clerk-typist, Guards, Guards, Rangers, Draughtsman, Guards. tenance staff, Draughtsman, Draughtsman. Draughtsman. Guards. Guards. Guards. Guards. * To act us detailed officer when in other conservations. I'lan No. 1. —Organization of Work as recommended for the New Zealand Forest Sbrvioi bt your Adviser. MINISTER IN CHARGE. Director of Forest Service. Consultative Forest Board. Secretary. To advise on methods procedure, Secretariat; rocoids, office; fiscal! timber sales, protection, co- sawmilling licenses; permits > operation, education, forest- royalties; supplios; purchases > extension, royalties, research, property; collections, &c. > scenic reserves, &o. law. Chief Inspector. I ( • Research. Operation. Management. Scenic, Reserves. Investigation into utilization Staff organization; forest Silviculture j timber sales; .National parks; eduoaforest products; mensura- protection; permanent timber administration; tional endowments; tion ; silvicultural rcgula- improvements; publicity; cutting control; trcs fish and game protections ; statistical surveys ; co - operation In forest- pass; survey and demar- tion, &c. forestation; grazing studies; extension ; engineering ; cation; royalty investiprotrction problems; dif- semi - public Plantation gation; timber-measure-fusion forest knowledg ', &c.; Boards, &c. ment; boundary survoys, Porest Products Laboratory. &o.

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