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2 SECTION IV.
3 YIELD OF THE FORESTS BEYOND TIIE FRONTIER, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE
4 Kaport REevenveE STATION.
5 167. — the year teak timber was imported to the following extent
6 from the Forests beyond the frontier.
7 Logs. Tons.
8 By the Salween river tothe Kadoe Revenue Station ...... 88,417 Lc ccccencecces 081,343
9 Pieces.
10 By tho Derive: 2ivGr a pois oyxsacwas coe cays venen eave anne < cence 2.011 and 1,631..,.... 1,814
11 * SRIERAEIE RIVET pas yy xka vans mcakivecsiicprarvasmwisresncan yma ee. Dae ec gi 15,253
12 105,657 1,749 98,409
13 Except in one instance the above figures exhibit a considerable increase over
14 the quantities imported in 1870-71 by these routes into the Pegu and Tenasserim
15 Divisions.
16 168. By the Irrawaddie river, there has been a steady decrease in the im-
17 portation of Teak timber since 1868-69 ; the decrease during the past year as
18 compared with the importation in 1870-71 amounted to 3,113 tons.
19 If any reliance is to be placed in the reports regarding the extensive re-
20 sources of the Forests in Burmese territory, the falling off, in the importation of
21 timber by the [rrawaddie, must be attributed to increased difficulties in the ex-
22 traction of timber from tracts more distant and difficult of access, and to the
23 introduction of a direct system of working the Forests in bchalf of the King,
24 who has taken, into his service, a European, under the designation of Deputy
25 Conservator of Forests, for the collection of Revenue on timber.
26 169. An increase of 15,248 logs took place in the Foreign timber brought
27 down the Salween river, as compared with tha quantity imported in 1870-71.
28 This is almost entirely due to the greater vigor displayed in working the Myne-
29 loongyee Forests, the outturn from which exhibited an increase over the previ-
30 ous year, of 14,222 logs.
31 Owing to the rapid exhaustion of the Siamese Thoungyeen Forests, and
32 the unsettled state of affairs in parts of the Karennee Forests. there can be no
33 doubt that the Myneloongyee Forests, under the Zimmay Chief, will form the
34 main source of supply for Foreign timber for several years.
35 170. The importation of timber by the Sittang river exhibits an increase
36 of 3,962 logs, or 5,020 tons, over that of 1870-71,—the result, doubtless, of
37 extended operations on the part of the Lease Holders of the Ningyan Forests—
38 the Bombay Burma Trading Corporation Limited of Rangoon, consequent on
39 their having obtained renewal of their Lease from the King. In converted
40 timber there is a falling off to the extent of 1,323 pieces.
41 171. The subjoined figures exhibit the annual importation of Foreign Teak
42 timber during the past 4 years :—
43 1868-69. 1869-70. 1870-71. 1871 72,
44 nee oe J en wee oe * -—=*n
45 Loqa. Tons, Logs. Tons Logs. Tons. Loga. Tons.
46 By Salween... ... 62,625 57,415 44,962 40,721 73,169 67,315 88,417 81,343
47 » Sittang ...... 8,337 8,337 5,62) 5,62) 11,355 10,232 15,547 15,262
48 » lLrrawaddie... 29,623 11,151 11,660 6,815 17,390 4,937 3,642 1,814
49 In calculating the tonnage, inatead of adopting | os formerly a yenorul average over the whola it bas been deemad proferuble te
50 fx a separate average for each description of Forvigu timer,