Special works of Improvement undertaken. 



21. Protection from fire has been attempted with varied success. There is an outer fire 



line 49 miles long cleared and burned annually at a cost of Rs. 3 

 Fire prote ^ m \\c. B es jdes this there are three interior fire lines maintain- 



ed at a cost of Rs. 4 per mile. one running from Katie to Sitabuldi through Kanha, a dis- 

 tance of 14! miles, a second from Kanha to Sarwantal, a distance of 3^ miles, and a third from 

 Misli to Indri, a distance of one mile. There are also 7 paths having a total length of 27 

 miles which are annually cleared at a cost of Re. i per mile. 



22. There are three teak plantations which have been mapped and have a total acreage 



of 17 acres. Two of these plantations are found in mixed forest 

 and one in sal forest. They were made in 1882 by planting out 



teak which had been raised in nurseries: the planting seems to have been carried out with 

 great care, the results have been partially successful. The teak planted in the mixed forest 

 areas has thriven and will later on reproduce itself. The teak planted in sal forest has 

 thriven and is as vigorous as surrounding sal regeneration, the trees in small openings have 

 attained a height of 2O feet. Teak planted in the open adjoining the sal forest has been 

 frosted back and has only a height of 6 feet, it has nevertheless succeeded better than 

 naturally sown sal on the same area. 



23. Sisso and khair were also planted in the same year ; no signs of the sisso have 



been found, but the khair is still existing. Khair was planted as 

 a shelter wood under which, when established, it was hoped that 



the sal would succeed in regenerating itself naturally, after which the khair was to have been 

 utilized as a set off against the initial expenses of planting. The experiment, however, was 

 a failure. The " khair" trees still exist, but have not thriven, and as this species is, at all times, 

 a poor shelter wood, and, moreover, is not found elsewhere in grass lands, its choice was not a 

 happy one. Young sal found under the khair trees do not at present show any improvement 

 over sal growing in the open. 



24. A road from Kisli to Bailwani through Kanha and another from Kanha to Sondhar 



were constructed in 1886. These roads were well constructed and 

 can be repaired at small cost. 



In 1901 a road was constructed from Kisli to Nainpur and the road from Kisli to 

 Kanha repaired. In the same year a number of small forest roads were made for the 

 extraction of sleepers. Most of these will shortly disappear, but two at any rate, namely, 

 from Kisli to Julk and Kisli to Gortara, will remain serviceable for a number of years. 



25. Buildings. In 1902 a large and comfortable forest bungalow 

 was constructed at Kisli and close to it a well was dug. 



26. Below are given the average figures of the past 5 years of revenue and expendi- 

 ture for the reserve, that is to say, from 1895 to 1900. The years 



Past revenue and expenditure. i j j , , 



1901 and 1903 have not been included, as during them the sleeper 

 works were in progress and consequently the figures for these years are abnormal. 



REVENUE. 



Rs a. p 



RI ... ... ... ... ... 5'9 i 9 



R II c ... ... ... ... ... ii 10 7 



R II a ... ... ... ... ... 48 7 9 



R II e ... ... ... ... ... 35 o o 



R Vc ... ... ... ... ... 34 15 5 



Total ... ... ... ... 649 3 6 



EXPENDITURE. 



Ale ... ... ... ... ... 100 



A I e ... ... ... ... ... 158 ii o 



A II ... ... ... ... ... 146 



A VI c ... ... ... ... ... 132 



A VII a ... ... ... ... ... 8 13 3 



A VII b ... ... ... ... ... 37 7 6 



A Vile ... ... ... ... ... 462 



A VIII a ... ... ... ... ... 3 14 4 



A VIII d ... ,.. ... ... ... 29 15 4 



A VI1I/ ... ... ... ... ... 1,088 12 10 



AVIII^ ... ... ... ... ... 2 9 8 



A IX b ... ... ... ... 527 



Total ... ... ... .... 1,343 4 4 



