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forest revenue is derived from this minor product. The value of ihe 

 sandalwood lies in the sweetly scented oil it contains. 



The average annual imports and exports of timber for the five yaars 

 ending 1918-19 are as follows: 



In addition to the above, tea chests to the value of nearly one and a 

 half, and matches to the value of nearly 7 million dollars were imported. 



Estimate of the annual increment of the timber and fuel in Govern- 

 ment forests in India. The area of forests under the control of Gov- 

 ernment is 126,309 square miles. Taking the annual increment of 

 timljer producing woods to be 15 cubic feet per acre, a very conserva- 

 tive estimate, total gross annual increment in the log from this area 

 amounts to 1.212.5 million cubic feet. This is only three and a half 

 times the present yield. 



Allowing for the following loss from fire, and waste, decay, etc. : 



Cubic feet 



Fire 14,000,000 



Waste and decay 21,500,000 



Total 35,500 000 



the net annual increment of the forest of India, under the control of 

 Government, is 1.187,000,000 cubic feet solid in the log.^ 



' Two cubic feet in the log := 1 cubic foot converted. 



