1 7- The forests are fully demarcated by means of cleared lines 30 feet wide 

 marked with stone cairns at suitable distances and salient 

 points, each with a numbered post except where the 



boundary runs along a nala or a river. The numbering of the pillars is mauzawar. 



The lines are cleared annually. 



18. The Bijna, Baruband, Sherkamar, Nerbada, Rajarwada, Kakartola, 

 Hiranbhata, Rotto, Bharwa Kachhar and Dhooma blocks 

 were notified " Reserves " under Section 34 of the Indian 



Forest Act (VII of 1878) in the Central Provinces Gazette of 20th February 

 1879, by Notification No. 885, and Tendpani and Amoda by Notification 

 No. 888. 



From these areas the following were transferred to B-I class for the introduc- 

 tion and extension of cultivation under the authority noted below : 



Areas. Ac-es. 



Baruband Chief Commissioner's Resolutions Nos. 2282, 618 

 and 4213, dated 28th June 1895, 3rd February 1897, and 

 28th November 1898, repectively ... ... 2,896 



Bijna Chief Commissioner's Notification No. 2386-131, dated 

 the isth April 1891 ... ... 



Sherkamar Chief Commissioner's Resolution No. 4213, dated 



the 28th November 1898 ... ... 3,111 



Hiranbhata Secretary to Chief Commissioner's No. 1974- 



194, dated the 7th April 1890 ... ... 768 



Rotto Secretary to Chief Commissioner's No. 3170, dated the 

 5th August 1899... ... ... 4,357 



Dhooma Secretary to Chief Commissioner's No. 3f70, dated the 



5th August 1899... 3> 8 74 



Nerbada Secretary to Chief Commissioner's No. 1974-194, 



dated the 7th April 1890 ... ... 65 



Bharwa Kachhar Secretary to Chief Commissioner's No. 3170, 



dated the 5th August 1899 2 7 



Total ... 21,158 



Only the above areas have not as yet been disforested. The rest of the areas 

 were made A class forests under the authority given below : 



Baruband Chief Commissioner's Resolution No. 618, dated 3rd 

 February 1897. 



Bijna Chief Commissioner's Resolution No. 2386-131, dated isth 

 April 1891. 



Hiranbhata, Kakartola, Rajarwada and Nerbada Secretary to Chief 

 Commissioner's No. 1974-194, dated the 7th April 1890. 



Rotto, Bharwa Kachar, Dhooma, Tendpani or Udaipur, Amoda Secre- 

 tary to Chief Commissioner's No. 3170, dated the 5th August 1899. 



Sherkamar Secretary to Chief Commissioner's No. 3433-341, dated the 

 6th June 1889. 



Amoda, Tendpani or Udaipur Secretary to Chief Commissioner's 

 letter No. 3170, dated the 5th August 1899. 



The rest of the forests of the Chhapara Range have been notified under 

 Section 4 of the Indian Forest Act (VII of 1878) and those of the Dhooma and 

 Nerbada Ranges are unclassed forests. 



