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 Signed Cholmondeley Upjohn, Thomas Tumbler, Cholmondeley Upjohn p.p., Excelsior Jones."
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+=====Why Cultivate Forest Lands?=====
+By Arbores Australis.
+Last month we saw that trees should not be promisciuously cut down because (among other things) their destruction leads to soil erosion and drought, the water being no longer retained by the spongy mass of roots and running off carrying the soil away with it and also removing the source of permanent moisture from which the smaller streams are formed.
+The same facts are a reason why forest lands should be cultivated when they have deteriorated or been destroyed. Unfortunately, too often the damage has been done, and governments have to spend enormous sums of money to reclaim and replace under forest, lands which have become virtual deserts.
+This is the first reason far the cultivation of forests. The second is the need for conservation of our timber supplies. Too often, the rapacity of this age of materialism causes the timber-miller to rush into a forest with his timber mills, to take out the best trees, and then leave it without any thought of the future generation which will require timber. On the west coast of New Zealand hundreds of miles of marvellous forests have in this way been transformed into deserts of gorse and blackberry. Until recently our Forestry Department had been largely concerned with collecting royalties from timber millers rather then with (1) conserving the forests until their maximum value is attained, and (2) replacing the timber taken out by the saw-millers. Today it does its best to conserve the forests and re-plant or regenerate the timber. But it is an uphill task, for under the cry of "war work" timber millers often think they are free to destroy the timber resources of the State. The censcientious forest officer has to be on his guard the whole time against the saw miller who under the cover of patriotism, (which cloaks so many sins) finds a golden opportunity to take timber before it is fully grown. However, although the Forestry Department may be successful against the patriots, it is unfortanately too late to restore the valuable cedar and hoop pine forests which were destreyed long before the present War.
+The difficulty about forest cultivation from the point of view of the ordinary individual, is that trees take so long to mature there is seldom a worthwhile return during the lifetime of any one person, and few people are willing to outlay money in the hope that their children will reap the benefit. Forestry is obviously one of those public services which only a State or Local Council can usually undertake successfully. We have State Forestry Departments in Australia but the possibility of Local and Community forestry enterprises has not been exploited, and yet this is something that the ordinary citizen like ourselves could take up successfully.
+Miss Jocelyn Henderson has drawn up a forestry scheme which she hopes to persuade country local Councils to put into practice for the purpose of supplying timber for local building purposes and firewood, creation of employment, controlling erosion and regulating water flow, and providing recreational centres, beauty spots and bird sanctuaries. She has gathered together many facts as to the success of such community forests in U.S.A. and Europe. For example, before the War in the Jura district community forests freed the local inhabitants from payment of rates and provided them with a yearly dividend of 100 to 200 francs. In La Chauz des Cretonay not only were there no local taxes but the forests paid each individual, including infants, a dividend of 150 francs while each family received free firewood on such a generous scale that usually half of it was sold.
+If any individual wished to build a house he received free ground, and free stone and sand. And this was all out of the dividends from the community forests which have also provided recreational facilities and bird sanctuaries.
+The cultivation of forests on a small scale may seem to have little to do with bushwalking, but among the objects of bushwalking movement is the conservation of the bushlands, and when these have been destroyed, conservation must include restoration. Anyhow, when we think of camping near to towns, as we often have to do, what a world of difference if there was always a local community forest which offered camping facilities as well as other benefits, in return for a small fee.
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-WHY CULTIVATE FOREST LANDS?
-By lo?bores
-Last month we saw that trees should not be promiscizously out ao'm because (among other things) their destruction leads to soil ovoEion ana drought, the water being no longer retained by the spongy riaso of roots and running off carrying the soil away with it and also removing the source of permanent moisture from which the smaller streams arc formed.
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-The samo facts arc a reason why forest lands should be cultiveted when they havo deteriorated or boon destroyed.. Unfortunetely, too ofteL tho damage has been done, and Lovernments have to spond enormeas sums of money to reclaim and replace under ferest, lands which have become virtual deserts.
-This is the first reason far the cultivation of forests, The LT,' 0_n-6_ is thc need for conservation of our timber supplies. Too often, nae rapacity of this ago of materialism causos the timber-miller to rubh into a forest with his timber mills, to take at the bust trees, and then leave it without any thought of the futuro gcnerE'tion which will require timber. On
-the west coast of Now Zealand hundreds of miles of marvelleuhl t'erests have in this way been transformed into deserts of gorse and loiart ley, Until recently our Forestry Department had been largely cencernc(1 with collecting royalties from timber millers rather then with (1) conserving the forests
-until their maximum value is attained, and (2) replacing the timber taken
-eat by the saw-millers. Today it does its best to conserve the forests and re-plant or regenerate the tiJuber. But it is an uphill task, for under the cry of "war work" timber millers often think they are free to destroy the timber resources of the State. The censcientioas forest fficer has to be on his guard the whole time against the saw miller who under the cover Of patriotism, (which cloaks so many sins) finds a golden opportunity to take timber before it is fully grown. However, althoagh the Forestry Department may be successful against the patriots, it is unfortanately too late to restore the valuable cedar and hoop pine forests which were dcstreyed long before the present War.
-The difficalty abmt forest cultivation from the point of view of the ordinary individual, is that trees take so long to =tare there is seldom a worthwhile return daring the lifetime of any one person, and few people are willing to outlay money in the hope that their children will reap the benefit. Forestry is obviously one of those public services which only a State or Local Council can asaally undertake successfully. 'aco have State Forestry Departments in Australia but the possibility of Local and Community forestry enterprises has not been exploited, and yet this is same- thing that the ordinary citizen like ourselves could take up successfully.
-Miss Jocelyn Henderson has drawn up a forestry scheme which she hopes to persuade country local Councils to,put into practice for the purposo of supplying timber for local building purposes and firewood, creation of employment, controlling crsion and regulating water flow, md providing rocreati-nal centres, beauty spots and bird sanctuaries. &he has gathere& together many facts as to the succoss of such community forests in U.S.A. and Europe. For example, before the jar in the Jura district community forests freed the local inhabitants from paym ent of rates and provided
-them with a yearly dividend of 100 to 200 francs. In La Cheaz des Crotonay not only were there no local taxes bat the forests paid each individual, including infants, a dividend of 150 francs while each family received free firewood on such a generoas scale that usually half of it was sold.
-If any individual wished to build a house he received free grenL, and free steno end sand. And this was all out of the dividends fr_m the comm unity forests which have also provided recreational facilities and bird. sanctuaries.
-The cultivation of forests on a small scale may seem to hove little to do with bushwelking, but amonc the objects of bushwalkin, movement is the conservation of the bushlands, and when these have been destroyed, con-
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-o--vootion must include restoration. Arocrhow, whea we think of campin[floor to towns, as we often have to do, what a world of difference if there -T.s always a local community forest which offered cmpinc facilities as well as other bonofits, in return for a small ,fcc.
 T./.1.10-3ING0.
 by Stoddy Senior.