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2 304, To this also add free grants of value Rs. 660 per annum, made to the
3 cer winees OE Gnabcie support of two bridges of boats, and also the larre deduc-
4 duce to support bridges of tion practically made from Miscellaneous Forest Revenue to
5 soe support various Native Cavalry and other Regiments. . In
6 Deduction of nearly the Lahore District, there are over 24,000 acres of the
7 Hees et ame finest land taken from us ; in Jhelam I estimated 500 acres
8 to Miltary. of fine planting land, and in Rawalpindi an area yielding
9 at least Rs 7,000, so that assuming 12 annas an acre income, our revenue really
10 Other provinces have not 20868 annually between 25 and 30,000 Rupees. ‘The above
11 such deductions against are deductions to which I am not aware that any other
12 he provincial revenue is subjected.
13 805. lam now to offer some remarks on the Form No. 28, which exhibits
14 Form 28, Result exhi: not only the actual receipts and expenses of the year, but
15 bited. the position financially of the Department as regards its
16 total assets.
17 807. The value of stock was at the beginning of the year 5,27,344 Rupees
18 in timber, and Rs. 24,823 in value of dead stock and
19 buildings ; this stock has heen increased by lis, 3,24,392, be-
20 ing Rs. 3,20,180 in timber stock, and Ks. 4,212 in dead stock and buildings.
21 Value of stock.
22 308. The rest of the assets are nearly all recoverable, the sales outstandings
23 Ontstandings on Sale Still exhibit a few of the old debts of doubtful recovery,
24 Accounts. notably one of Rs. 9,178 due by the Madhopir workshops,
25 which is refused on the ground that woe owe more to them. ‘The outstandings
26 due by contractors have already been noticed.
27 309. There is therefore, taking the surplus in revenue and difforence of
28 Balance in favor of the a@sSets in favor of this year, a balance in favor of the year
29 yeur. of 3,70,397 lupees.
30 310. I have here briefly to allude to what is the greatest improvement in
31 Now system of realizing the year. This Department having become a Levenue
32 Revenue. Department under the Civil Secretariat, all its revenue
33 from leases, and indeed everything, except sales at depot, is realized by revenue
34 process direct through District Officers to whoma ‘“ Demand Statement” is
35 sent, The District Officer collects the revenue absolutely as he does Canal
36 Revenue, and objectors are referred to this Department.
37 GENERAL REMARKS.
38 QE Cie ED
39 $811. This Department ceased to be under the Public Works Department
40 Transfer to Civil Depart- from Ist August 1871, and isnowa Kevonue Depart-
41 mavate ment.
42 312. In concluding I may remark that a conference of Forest Officers was
43 Conferonce of 1871-73. held in January 1872. It has always been necessary to
44 have a number of Officers meet the Conservator from time
45 Origin of the plan. to time at Lahore, as numerous questions are settled better
46 by a personal interview than by any amount of writing. To develop this into a
47 couple of days’ regular discussion of forest subjects, including the reading of
48 papers and exhibition of objects connected with forest work, appeared to me
49 Sanctioned by Govern. Very desirable, and I was thankful to receive the Govern-
50 ment ment sanction to my proposal. The opposition or in-
51 difference which efforts to increase tho technical knowledge of Forest Officers
52 Opposition to writing far receive, and the way in which endeavours by members of
53 beneitt of forest htersture. the profession to write for the information of other officers