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house-building, providing rafters for the roof and 

 uprights for the wall, and is, therefore, worthy of 

 protection along with the other species of so-called 

 "red" mangrove. 



The three main principles upon which I think 

 mangrove forests should be contrulled are as 

 follows: (1) The barking of all trees in an area 

 should be prohibited ; mature trees should be left 

 at intervals of a few yards for the purpose of pro- 

 ducing seedlings for the restoration of the forest. 

 (2) An area worked through should be closed for 

 ten years or until such time as the growth of the 

 forest has been restored. (3) A marginal reserve 

 of 30 feet should be left to prevent the banks 

 being washed away. 



