FORESTS ON THE DNIEPER. 



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up to this time trees have been planted. The following is 

 the revenue from the great estates 



Sold for, 



Disposed of at a reduced tax, - 

 Given gratis, .... 

 From leases and sun dry, - 

 Received arrears, ... 



,, duty for billets, 



,, interest, - 



17,854 22,999 25,700 25,136 



' The smallness of the revenue from the sale of wood is 

 principally because the greater part of the wood is 

 destined to be given to the peasants at a reduced price, in 

 consequence of which there is not a proper state of affairs 

 in the wood trade on the local markets. As a character- 

 istic of the difference between the sales at a reduced price 

 and free sales, I adduce the following ciphers : 



' From the sales at a reduced price or tax in 1866 was 

 received 20,181 roubles, which, with the total area of 

 forests of 48,496 desatins, makes for each desatin 41 

 kopecs income ; but from sales much more was 

 received : 



' For instance, in the Rostov forest district there is a 

 crown estate, Leontiev-Boerak, of which the area is ],064 

 desatins, and the revenue received from it was 



From sales, 



2 per cent, money, 



Stamp duty, 



Fines, 



For illegal felling, 



3,179 roubles, 52 kopecs. 

 64 65 

 21 - 

 86 65 

 3 20 



3,354 roubles, 43 kopecs. 



That is, more than 3 roubles per desatin, or eight times 

 more than where the timber is given at a reduced rate. 



