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KEPORT — 1851. 



ing that they may be self-supporting, from an article in the Calcutta Review 

 (No. 23), by Captain R. Baird Smith, Bengal Engineers: — 



" The formation of plantations early occupied the attention of the British 

 Superintendents of the Western Jumna Canal. Something was done by 

 Captains Blane and Tickell ; but it was left to Colonel Colvin to proceed 

 systematically in this useful duty. An allowance originally of 2000 rupees, 

 afterwards increased to 2000 rupees per annum, was allotted to the plan- 

 tations, and they have been spread over all parts of the canals to which water 

 could reach. The trees planted are chiefly the Sissu, the Toon, the Kikur, 

 the Cirrus, the Saul, and the Teak, all furnishing wood of value for cecono- 

 mical purposes. The revenue derived from the plantations, although not 

 large, has more than covered all expenditure upon them ; and their ultimate 

 value will be very considerable. The details of the kind, number and esti- 

 mated present value of the trees on the 30th April 184-7, are shown below : — 



Kikur ( Vachelliafarnesiana) 

 Bambus {Bamhusa, var. sp.) . 

 Jamun (^Eugenia Janiboi'). . . 



Kutchna (^Bauhinia) 



Mangos (JSIarigifera indica) . 

 Mulberry (^Morus, var. sp.) . 



Nim (Melia AzaderacJi) 



Cirrus (Acacia Serissa) 



Sissu (jDalbergia Sissoo) . . . 



Toon ( Cedrela toona) 



Sundry 



Total. 



91,520 

 4,420 

 6,914 

 1,771 

 1,060 



18,746 

 7.126 



13,966 

 1,84,252 



35,487 

 9,990 



3,75,252 



"The estimated value of these trees is 5,66,998 5 4 rupees, and the total 

 expenditure by Government up to the present time amounts to only 

 27,363 5 7 rupees, or about one-fourth of the revenue derived from the plan- 

 tations, as shown in the annexed statement : — 



" Statement of Revenue from Sale of Wood, Grass, <^c. from the Plan- 

 tations of the Western Jumna Canals : — 



RUPEES. 



1835-36 4,957 11 9 



1836-37 2,245 6 



1837-38 5,221 8 8 



1838-39 6,171 4 2 



1839-40 4,822 14 10 



1840-41 5,481 6 



1841-42 5,607 3 7 



1842-43 6,756 12 2 



1843-4-4 4,827 5 3 



1844-45 5,149 11 1 



1845-46 7,056 1 



1846-47 10,167 10 4 



RUPEES. 



1820-21 635 11 



1821-22 1180 



1822-23 741 



1823-24 656 



1824-25 545 



1825-26 370 



1826-27 713 



1827-28 1460 



1828-29 1289 



1829-30 1142 15 



1830-31 1265 



1831-32 2127 



1832-33 2651 



1833-34 3894 



1834-35 3,682 



Grand total 90,822 6 4 



" The plantations on the Eastern Jumna Canal were commenced simul- 



