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White Chuglain. — Oars. 

 Pyimina. — Thwarts. 

 Thitinin. — Masts and spars. 

 Chooi. — Ribs of small boats. 



For furniture, Padouk and Koko are chiefly used. Didu is the only species 

 utilised for the manufacture of tea-boxes at Port Blair. Bark for tanning 

 purposes is obtained from various species of Mangrove and from Terminalia 

 procera. Mangrove also gives the most suitable wood for use in the furnaces 

 of the Settlement steam-launches. 



Firewood for ordinary purposes is obtained from all hard-wood species 

 other than those in demand for timber. 



Gurjan oil is obtained from three species of Dipierocarpus. The tapping 

 operations extend from ist January to 30th April. The daily outturn averages 

 7 lbs. per man, the greatest flow of oil taking place in the month of March. 

 The mixture used for steeping house-shingles consists of 3 lbs. of gurjan oil to 

 I lb. of earth oil and i lb. of Alford's metallic paint. 



The minor produce of the Andamans comprises several useful species of 

 bamboo and cane, used in house-building and in the construction of furniture, 

 rattan roots for walking-sticks, and two species of palm {Nipa fruticans and 

 Licuala peltatd)^ the leaves of which are used for thatching. 



The inner bark of Sterculia villosa is used for making ropes for timber- 

 dragging purposes. 



With regard to the capabilities of the forests for export purposes, there is an 

 abundance of mature and over-mature Padouk throughout the Andamans. 

 Gurjan oil trees, Gangaw (the Assam "Iron wood"), suitable for sleepers, and 

 Didu, suitable for tea-box planking, are extremely abundant. For the extrac- 

 tion of these species labour alone is required. 



The forests are situated, in most cases, on the coast, or on or near to 

 navigable creeks leading to the sea, and are capable of easy and economical 

 working. — Andaman and Nicobar Gazette. 



