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2 §. The demarcation of the State-forests has progressed satisfactorily sinco the
3 appointment of Mr. Ring to relieve Mr. Hunter in the post of Assistant Conservator.
4 6. The total length of boundary demarcated during the year was 413 miles, of
5 which 384 miles wero nearly completed to the full width of 21 feet, and 3} miles similar-
6 ly to the half width of 103 feet.
7 The total cost incurred was Rs. 720, the average cost per milo varying from
8 Rs. 6—10—6, to Rs. 20—12—0, according tothe character of the forest through which
9 the line was run.
10 7, The progress made in this important work, as thus shown, is fair, and the cost
11 incurred, moderate.
12 R. The erection of posts along the line should be carried out as soon as such can
13 Fe done without interfering with the progress of the demarcation work itself, which it is
14 of the utmost importance to complete as quickly as possible, and which must on no
15 account be relaxed.
16 SECOND SECTION.
17 9. The proposed arrangements described in this section for meeting the
18 requirements of the population mm the vicmity of the State-forests, and for enforcing the
19 reservation of the latter without hardship to the people, which have formed the subject
20 of alate correspondence, appear to be judicious and suitable.
21 10. Much, however, will depend on the conciliatory and considerate spirit by
22 which the Forest Department is guided in this matter ; and it will be necessary for its
23 Officers to realize from the first, that harsh and summary measures on the part of them-
24 rolves or their subordinates, will inevitably aronse a spirit of resistance and opposition
25 amongst the people with whom they have to deal, that cannot but lead to disappointing
26 results.
27 11, Indeed, success in the measures proposed to bo adopted can hardly be looked
28 for, unless the Patéls and head-men generally, give them their hearty support; and it
29 will be well worth while to make some sacrifice, from a Forest Department point of view,
30 to secure this result.
31 THIND SECTION.
32 PROTECTION OF THE Forests,
33 12. Tho question of the establishments required for the due protection, &c., of the
34 State-forests, need not be discussed here. No doubt the extension of the reserved
35 forest tracts will necessitate an increase in this respect; but the absolute need for such
36 increase must be clearly shewn in the caso of cach forest.
37 13. The cost of the additional establishment required might probably, as regards
38 the subordinate portion of 2t, be considerably reduced by the employment of persons of the
39 locality, and such an arrangement would probably prove advantageous in other respects.
40 FOURTII SECTION.
41 IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE JI'orEstTs.
42 14, The completion of the demarcation of the forests is a work of the first impor-
43 tance, and nothing should be allowed to interfere with the progress of this work. The
44 extent of demarcation carned out during the year has been already stated in para 6 of
45 these remarks,