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Grazing will, therefore, be disallowed for ten years in Circle No. I in those 

 compartments that have been felled over. The whole Circle II will be closed t* 

 grazing till the year 1910 and for the period of this rotation cattle will be prohi- 

 bited in Circle III. Thus the minimum area that will be eventually open to 

 grazing is represented by half of Circle I, i5>654 acres, and the whole of 

 Circle IV, 75,981 acres, equal to 91,635 acres. 



It has been shown above that annually about 36,561 buffaloes and oxen are 

 dependent on the forest for grazing. It follows, therefore, that the open area will 

 supply 2'5 acres per head. In addition to the grazing supplied by the Govern- 

 ment forests, it will be seen from the statement attached to this report as 

 Appendix B, that the villages in the immediate neighbourhood lying within two 

 miles of the range in all directions possess waste lands aggregating 74,098 acres. 

 Moreover, in the hot weather it is customary for the people to send all their 

 milch cattle and part of their surplus stock to Mandla and Balaghat for the 

 superior pasture found in those districts. Goats will be excluded from Circles I, 

 II and III and will be confined to the grazing circle only. 



Up to date part of the range aggregating 23 square miles have been 

 improvement common to brought under fire protection for the first time, and the 

 the whole area. remainder of the range will be gradually placed under 



this treatment during the next five years. But it shall be discretional with the 

 Divisional Officer whether the form of protection applied shall be special or 

 partial. As a general rule only the latter kind of protection should be applied 



to aei'es outside the followirrg^clrcles._^ ite&no 



C a 



4/ 34. The difficult nature of the country and stoniness of the soil neces- 



Road sitate annual repairs to all cart tracks. The outlay on 



these need not at any time be heavy, as beyond filling 



up ruts, removing stones, improving the nala crossings, &c., nothing more sub- 

 stantial is required Repairs need only be confined to aU roads and karas tracks 

 tapping the following^, circles and bamboo blocks, ^fa^ta 



t J* 



, There are four sub-ranges and 20 beat guards. At the head-quarters 

 of each of the sub-ranges more substantial and commo- 



Buildmgs. .. , .. ,. & 



dious buildings than there are at present should be con- 

 structed. Beat guards' nakas should be built of a more durable character. The 

 Range Officer's quarters were only lately constructed and are adequate for the 

 purpose. 



CHAPTER X. 

 MISCELLANEOUS. 



Miscellaneous prescriptions. W . +. Prescribed codal forms 2, 3 and 33 will be kept 



up for each circle separately. 



For several years an attempt was made to combine this range with the 

 Changes proposed in the Sillewani Range, but the charge being too large to be 



managed satisfactorily, it led to disastrous results. 



Since March 1899 the Ambara Range has been held by a separate officer. 

 Forest Guards act as Sub -Range Officers. These should when circumstances 

 permit be replaced by Foresters. No changes are proposed among the Forest 

 Guards. 



The estimated receipts for timber and fuel are based on the present 

 Financial results of the pro- rates, vide para. 2o of this plan; those for bamboos 

 posed working. on ^ average sales of previous years, so also for 



drift-wood, minor produce, grazing and grass : 



Estimated Receipts. 



Rs. 



10.172 teak poles, excluding fellings, at Rs. 12-8-0 per 1,270 



100. 



10.173 miscellaneous poles at Rs. ^-4-0 per 100 ... 635 



