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CONTENTS PAGE Chapter I. —Post-war Forest Policy .. .. .. .. 4 Chapter ll.—Administration ~ .. .. .. .. 16 Chapter lll.—Constitution of State Forests .. .. .. .. .. 18 Chapter IV.—Forest Management .. .. .. .. .. 18 Chapter V. —Silviculture .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Chapter VI. —Forest Protection .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Chapter VII. —Forest Engineering .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Chapter VIII. —Extraction and Commercial Development .. .. .. 27 Chapter IX.—Timber Trade .. .. .. .. .. 31 Chapter X.—Utilization Technology .. .. .. .. .. 35 Chapter XI. —Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 39 Chapter XII. —Timber Control .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Appendix I.—Area of State Forests as at 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. 48 Appendix ll.—Summary of Planting and Silvicultural Operations in State Forests as at 31st March, 1947 .. .. .. .. .. 49 Appendix 111. —Creosoted Forest Produce .. .. .. .. .. 50 Appendix IV.—lmports of Sawn Timber and other Forest Produce .. .. 50 Appendix V.—Exports of Sawn Timber and other Forest Produce .. .. 51 Appendix VI. —Payments and Receipts for Year ended 31st March, 1947 .. 52 Appendix Vll.—Sawmilling and Sash and Door Manufacturing 1945-46.. 53-55 Appendix VIII. —Sawmills registered under the Sawmill Registration Regulations 1942 .. .. .. .. .. ..57 Appendix IX.—Forest Offences, 1946-47 .. .. .. .. 57 Appendix X.—Localities of Managed Forests .. .. ~ .. 58 Appendix Xl.—Training and Recruitment, 1946-47 .. ~ .. .. 59 Glossary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60

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