79. The Hossakumbi round is partly within the organized area and 

 partly outside it. This round official will not have his jurisdiction changed 

 under the new proposals as regards the portion outside the organized area. 

 The new proposals resolve themselves into having two more guards up the 

 Kodalgadda valley and the formation of a new round in Block XXV to control 

 the Shavkar and Halvalli valleys which are at present under the nominal charge 

 of the Bamanguli Round Official, whose head-quarters and work up the 

 Kodalgadda valley take him far away from these forests. 



80. It is extremely difficult to frame an estimate 

 of the probable revenue. 



From the past fellings covering a period of 10 years, given in paragraph 22 

 of this report, we get the following figures : 



Forecast of financial results. 



Not including sleepers. 



Taking the above figures as the normal volume of each species and putting 

 the value of the wood at a somewhat low figure we get the following results : 



It is probable that it will not be possible to sell all the 670 Kindal at 

 present, though there seems every prospect of it being possible to do so in the 

 near future. 



To the above must be added the other trees to be felled, such as Teak, 

 Sissum, Heddi, Houni, etc., together with the wood sold from the improvement 

 fellings, which should fetch a net profit of at least Rs. 5,800 a year, bringing 

 the total up to Rs. 40,000 net profit per annum, which figure will probably' 

 greatly increase in the near future. 



81. Forms 2, 3 and 4 as prescribed in the Forest Department Code must 



be carefully kept. Special notes should be kept of 

 *** the number of Matti trees felled which are affected by 

 the " water-blister " and the cubical contents of the same. Remarks should 

 also be recorded as to whether the prescribed number of trees are easily found 

 or not. Care should be taken to record correctly what work has been under- 

 taken in each compartment under the improvement fellings. 



It would be well to fix half a dozen experimental sample plots well distri- 

 buted over the area in which annual measurements of each tree should be taketK 

 so as to fix the rate of growth of the more important species, especially in 

 advanced age. 



RALPH S. PEARSON, I.F.S., F.L.S., 



Divisional Forest Officer, 

 Working Plans, S. C. 



