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their views, which are opposed to the summary ejectment of these 

 tribes by the undeniable argument that it is always necessary to 

 sacrifice revenue to the suppression of crime. 



They very rightly point out that the principal tribes, who are 

 dependent on this rude mode of culture, are a qtidsi-haibaxoxiB lot, 

 who shun the civilized world; but that, though rude and ignorant, 

 they are not destitute of spirit, and that to attempt summarily to 

 deprive them of this their only mode of livelihood, would simply 

 drive them to despair, and act as a stimulus to cattle-lifting and 

 other crime, if not to open rebellion; — while, if they fled the country, 

 the last state of the forests would be worse than the first. There 

 is no doubt but the arguments advanced on both sides are sound, 

 and deserving of consideration. The system, then, that suggests 

 itself to me as one most likely to meet the requirements of both 

 departments, is to teach these predatory tribes, by example, to appre- 

 ciate a higher class of agriculture. This is not, of course, the work 

 of a day, or even a year, but it is to be accomplished by a little per- 

 severance and kindness ; and the first move towards working the 

 reform will be to secure the services of these hill tribes, in considera- 

 tion of free grants of land and other privileges they are known to 

 appreciate. This is the system I have often followed, and found 

 to answer admirably well. 



12. We have now reached a part of the Irrawaddy that requires 



no great stretch of imagination to recall 

 orSSdT 18 ykmB and extensive to memory some of the more charm- 

 ing views on the Rhine — near the 

 castle of Drachenfels ; — the orchards of carica, papaya, custard- 

 apples, and pomegranates, forming a substitute for the artistically- 

 grown vineyards that yield the well-known " Drachen-blut" or 

 Dragon's-blood wine. It is from here, we are told at page 9 of 

 Yule's Ava, that the vegetation begins to lose its tropical character — 

 a conclusion apparently arrived at by the sparse and stunted habits 

 of its growth. I am not prepared, however, to endorse this opinion, 

 but attribute the parched, unhealthy character of the trees to 

 geological causes, rather than to clhnatic influence. Groves of 

 palms may still be seen growing in luxuriant profusion, while the 

 cocoanut also thrives. 



13. Besides these were noted the following trees : — Shorearobusta, 

 „ , , , Urtica fructibus, teak, tamarind, Ficus, 



Trees and grasses noted. -r% * n •» • n -i i -1 



Bombax gardenia jionounda ; and, among 



the more common species, Struvadimn, Arostichum diforme, and 



Epiphytical orchiden; while by far the greater portion of the short 



turf grass, is formed of Andropogon acicularis, Cynodon Dacti/ton, 



and, in sandy places, Imperata cylvndrica. Where the soil is wetter, 



