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2 sleepers for the contemplated Mysore Railway. As the work was then represented as
3 urgent, the whole of the Kurubars were shortly after put on to fell the wood in the
4 Berambadi and Bandiptir forests. Early in February orders were recéived putting a
5 stop to the work, the railway not having been sanctioned. 4,458 pieces of timber had
6 meanwhilo been cut, but were not carted into Mysore. A large pandal was put up
7 at’ Mysore to receive the wood, and to protect it while seasoning. The total expenses
8 incurred were :—
9 Re, A. P,
10 To felling. ; 308 5 O
11 To felling and carting in of sample sleepers 209 13 4
12 To cost of Pandal . : 188 2 38
13 Cutting up sample sleepers. 342 «#0
14 Pay of Mutsaddi employed 83 9 11
15 Total Rs. 724 ae 6
16 . The accounts werc rendered to the Deputy Accountant General, being kept distinct
17 from the ordinary work of the Department, and debited against the ordinary expenses of
18 forests.
19 64. An expenditure of Rs. 412—0—0 was incurred in planting avenue trees and
20 clumps on Nandidroog hill within the fort walls. The amount was debited to head
21 VI, plantations.
22 65. TheGovernment of India having called for information to be given it from time
23 to time on the progress made in avenue and tépe planting in Mysore, I was lately
24 directed to embody what information could now be furnished by the Revenue authorities
25 in my Progress Report for 1871—-72, and to take steps to insure the information being
26 collected in a better shape next year. This is now submitted but is very vague. The
27 information for next year will be as directed in better form, as the returns will be
28 more precise. The work is entirely carried out by the Revenue authorities.
29 Number of miles of | Remaining tobe | Number of sced!
30 District road planted up. planted. and een Remarks.
31 Mysoro % .| Every mile of road
32 : planted up. None, 196,625. Reported to be thriving,
33 Heaan =... 5d 47 139,941 Reported to bo generally thriving.
34 Bangalore... say Not given. Not given. Not given Almost all the roads are rep rad to havo been planted
35 and to be generally thriving.
36 Kolar ' ce Do Do 7,638 Put down ; 1871-72 in former plantings not given. but
37 about the whole length of roads 352 miles is report-
38 ed to be finished thriving.
39 Toomkoor ... ‘ae Do Do Not given. Almest eer mile reported to be planted up and
40 riving.
41 Kase si sae - cet Pu ia tt =
42 imo bes we ’ Reported as gene thriving,
43 Do 78,807 ai : si
44 Chituldroog ae Not given.
45 inten een inte ene eed
46 Besides the avenue plantings, topes were planted near almost every village in the’
47 Bangalore District, and the Deputy Superintendent estimates the number ot trees at
48 about 75,000.
49 On the rear slopes of the tank bunds, between 70,000 and 80,000 honge (Ponga-
50 nia glabra) trees were also put down in this District.
51 Though not mentioned by the Deputy Superintendent, I may add that in the
52 Hassan District, village topes have been formed in a very large number of villages.
53 CoNTEMPLATED OPERATIONS.
54 66. The work for 1872-73 will be—
55 (a.) To collect and sell in Nagar Range 28,000c. £. teak,18,000 of jungle-wood,
56 1,000 teak poles and a proportion of branch pieces. Sandal 200 tons.
57 F