10. 'Appendix II shows the results of measurements taken in sample 

 Rate of growth given by i plots. They confirm the impressions already prevalent 



.ample plo j 



it grows in the Jalpaiguri Division, the growth in Muraghat being more 

 rapid than that in Tondu and a long away ahead of the growth in Apalchand 

 Forest. The difference in growth between trees in untouched forest and the 

 standards in coppiced coupes is remarkable. This difference is not so great 

 as one would be led to expect from the appearance of the position of the trees 

 in both cases, particularly when it is taken into consideration that the 

 standards selected are the best grown and healthiest trees, whereas no discri- 

 mination was made in the case of the trees in the untouched forest over half of 

 which would have been removed. Bad only trees which would have been 

 reserved as standards been measured in the latter case, it would have 

 been interesting to note the result. 



11. The area statement is given in Appendix I. 



Section 6- Injuries to which the crop is liable. 



12. Fires. A list of fires which occurred during the last eight year* 

 is given in Appendix VII. 



Creepers. The work done in cutting climbers is given in Appendix III, 



Frost. Frost injured numbers of malola trees where they were expos- 

 ed in grass areas during February 1905. 



Hail. A hail storm in April 1900 defoliated all sal trees in North. 

 Tondu forest. 



Storm, A cyclonic storm in April 1904 uprooted some 3,000 sal trees 

 a large proportion being over 6 feet in girth. 



Insects. Defoliators have constantly attacked sal. The year 1899 being a 

 particularly bad one; after the cyclone in 1904 a number of standing sal trees 

 were killed by beetles which attacked them, and many of the windfalls were 

 found to be full of larvae. 



CHAPTER III. SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT. 



Section 1. Past and present system of management. 



13. The past system of management is clearly explained in the work- 

 ing-plan now under revision and the present system of management is that 

 laid down in Part II. below. 



Section 2. Special works of improvement undertaken. 



14. These are also prescribed in the plan under revision. Appendix III. 

 shows the work done in creeper cutting. 



Section 3. Past revenue and expenditure. 



15. The revenue and expenditure of the Division from 1896-97 are 

 detailed in Appendix V. and the averages of the 9 years were as follows: 



Average yearly revenue ... 58,251 

 ,, expenditure ... 35,738 



surplus ... 22,513 



