1 ( 3 )
2 7. The deorease in the Bhageruttee Division is entirely due to the proper amount
3 not having been allowed for the price of sleepers delivered, owing to no rates having
4 been fixed by Government.
5 8. In the Goruckporo Division there is a decrease under head I. of Rs. 1,800,
6 owing to the logs in the Sukhni Depdt having deteriorated and not fetching as much
7 as was oxpected. The revenuo under the remaining headings (taken together) show
8 an increase of Rs. 100.
9 9, The revcnue expected from the Jhansie Division was evidently over-esti-
10 mated throughout, for it is less than the regular estimate under nearly every heading.
11 10. As compared with the revenue of the previous year (1870-71), that of the
12 year under review contrasts favourably,—
13 Rs.
14 The revenue for 1870-71 being oe wee 3,638,788
15 Revenue for 1871-72 ce ! wun one 7,31,208
16 Increase a 3,67,420
17 The following divisions contribute towards this increase :— Rs.
18 Direction een eee eee eee 10
19 Kumaon eee eee cee ove 4,551
20 Gurhwal ‘ue a eee nee 18,633
21 Dehra Doon TT) eee eee 64,877
22 Jounsar one eee eee sas 33,859
23 Bhageruttee — one ove 2,62,989
24 J hansie eee ee0e ees eee 1 ] 2
25 Total increase < 3,85,031
26 Deducted from which must be tho decrease in the following divisions :—
27 Rs,
28 Goruckpore os. ove eos eee 3,887
29 Rohilkhund eee ose eco eae 13,724
30 Total decreaso was 17,611
31 Net increase in favour of the ycar compared with 1870-71, 3,67,420
32 11. This increase is due to the supply of sleepers to the Rajpootana State Rail-
33 way, and to the gradually increasing revenue from nearly all the forests. A lump snm
34 of Rs. 2,70,000 was credited to the Forest Department on account of sleepors delivered
35 up to the end of March, 1872. This sum is considerably below tho actual price of the
36 sleepors, and the account will have to be adjusted as soon as the rates are decided by
37 the Government of India. |
38 12. Tho decrease in Goruckpore is owing to about half the forests having beon
39 made over to the Revenue Department last year, and in Rohilkhund to the most valu-
40 able forests having been handed over to Rai Himmut Singh according to a decreo of
41 the High Court.
42 13. The details of the year’s work will now be explained in the following order :—
43 I.—Inspection ; I1.—Conservancy; I11.—Maps and boundaries; IV.—Roads ;
44 V.—Timber operations ; V1.—Financo; VII.—General remarks.
45 I.— Inspection.
46 14. I commenced my tour on the 28th August, 1871, and continued it up to the
47 Ist July, 1872.
48 During that timo I visited all the Forest Divisions once, and some of the most
49 important oftencr. For instance, I saw tho Jounsar works three times, the Bhuge-
50 ruttee works twice, Dehra Doon three times, and Raneekhet three times.