OTHER BRITISH POSSESSIONS 

 AND COLONIES. 



Under the influence of the Indian forest service, or 

 stimulated by its success, some of the other British 

 Colonial governments in Africa and Australia have 

 attempted and sometimes succeeded in establishing a 

 forest policy. 



Of East Indian territories, Ceylon, the nearest 

 neighbor to India, with over 25,000 square miles, of 

 which 42 per cent, wooded, mostly with second growth 

 forest of small value, attempted long ago an organi- 

 zation with the aid of Indian foresters, but by 1900 

 had of over 10,000 square miles only 431 in reserves, 

 in addition to nearly 1800 acres planted. One Con- 

 servator and 8 Assistant Conservators produce a net 

 revenue of less than $30,000, there being an import of 

 $250,000 necessary to eke out the wood requirements 

 of the 3.5 million people. 



The Straits Settlement, an area of 1526 square miles, 

 had, by 1900,a reserved state forest area of 138 square 

 miles under an experienced Indian forest officer. 

 Gutta percha, rubber and gums are here the most 

 valuable products. 



The Federated Malay States, with 26,350 square 

 miles, and heavily wooded, after a report by the In- 

 dian Inspector-General, have begun to reserve forest 



