Abstract
IN a Dispatch of the Governor-General in Council, India (dated Nov. 1, 1862), which merits a closer study than some parts of the Empire and Commonwealth appear to have given it, the formation of an Indian Forest Service with an inspector-general of forests at its head as adviser to the Governor-General was advocated, in order to check the excessive exploitment and waste of the forests of that country, which had been greatly intensified with the increased demand following the establishment of ordered rule, and to reserve and conserve selected forest areas. In sanctioning the proposals, the Secretary of State for India wrote that whereas capital expenditure might and would be justifiably spent in ameliorating ruined forests and in opening out inaccessible ones, he was assured that the work projected would result ins a valuable forest estate accruing, which in due course, in addition to being of the greatest benefit to the people, would bring in an increasing revenue to the Government. This inspired prophecy was abundantly fulfilled.
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