466 REVIEWS OF BOOKS. [April 



INDIAX FOKEST SERVICE REPORTS. 



1. Progress Ec2wrt of Forest Administration in Coorg for 1883—84. 



By F. B. Dickinson, Esquire, Deputy-Conservator of Forests. 

 With a Eeview by the Cliief Commissioner, and Orders by the 

 Government of India. 1885. 



2. Progress Ilcport of the Forest Survey Branch for 1883-84. By 



W. H. Reynolds, Esquire, Officiating Superintendent of Forest 

 Surveys. With Remarks by the Surveyor-General of India, 

 and with the Orders of the Government of India. 188.T. 



3. Progress Fi,eport of Forest Administration in Bengal for 1883—84. 



By A. L. HoRNE, Esq., Conservator of Forests. With a Review 

 by the Lieutenant-Governor, and Orders by the Government of 

 India. 1885. 



4. Progress Report of Forest AdministrcUion in the Hgdcralad Assigned 



Districts for 1883-84. By A. T. Drysdale, Esq., Conser- 

 vator of Forests. With a Review by the President, and 

 Orders by the Government of India. 1884. 



In Coorg, areas of 126 and 107 acres respectively were added to 

 the teak and sandalwood plantations ; while, from transfers to 

 regular plantations, only 33 acres of other cultural operations were 

 added during the year. The sales of sandalwood during the year 

 amounted only to 36;^ tons, in opposition to 192^ tons during the 

 previous season. The cau.ses of this lack of demand are not accu- 

 rately known. The Government propose, meanwhile, to replace as 

 much sandalwood as is annually removed from the forests, either by 

 natural reproduction or artificial plantations. These diminished 

 sales have involved a deficiency of Rs. 50,200. 



The greater part of the field work of the season's forest survey 

 took place in the Melgat Forest of Berar, and that of Garhwal, 

 •while only 74 square miles of detailed, 4 inches to a mile, survey 

 were turned out against 361 in the year 1882-83, most of the 

 time spent in Berar being occupied, preparatory to such detailed 

 work, ia triangulations and traverses. The introduction of a labour- 

 saviug scale, or diagram, called a "Traverse Indicator," for computa- 

 tions in the Office, has combined economy with accuracy. 



The important Report on Bengal shall be referred to again at 

 greater length; meanwhile we note that 358 square miles have 

 been added, and 852 square miles excluded, leaving a total area 

 xmder review of 11,260 square miles. There has been a surplus 

 of 5254 rupees, 



