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Government. This arrangement has worked admirably 

 wherever it has been honestl}' tried. 



Simultaneously with the selection and demarcation of the 

 reserved State forests a proper system of protection and 

 management was commenced and gradually improved. The 

 progress in this respect has been very great. The first and 

 most urgent work was the completion of the forest settlement 

 of the reserved State forests. Out of the total area of reserved 

 and protected forests the settlement has now been completed 

 in the case of 96,466 square miles. In this connection it may 

 be mentioned that up to date no less than 161,846 miles of 

 boundary lines have been actually demarcated. 



A special Survey Department was started in 1871 and 

 organised by Captain (now Colonel) F. Bailey, E.E. Up to 

 date 61,855 square miles have been surveyed on a scale of 

 4 inches to the mile or over. 



Protection against fire claimed early attention. Sporadic 

 efforts were made at an early stage, especially in South India, 

 but the first really successful protection of a considerable 

 area, extending over a long period of time, was commenced in 

 the Central Provinces by Colonel Pearson about the year 

 1860. Now, an area of 35,000 square miles is effectively 

 protected against fire. This area represents 36 per cent, of 

 the area of reserved forests. It is intended to increase the 

 protected area gradually. 



Next, working plans were prepared for the forests beginning 

 with those of greatest value. Up to date, such plans have been 

 drawn up for an area of 30,771) square miles, while plans for 

 10,564 square miles are under preparation. 



Although the regeneration of the bulk of the Indian forests 

 must be effected by natural means, still there are extensive 

 areas where planting or sowing must help to restock the 

 forests. Planting operations were commenced some 60 years 

 ago, and up to date the area of plantations amounts to 

 128,286 acres. About half the area are so-called toungya 

 teak plantations made in Burma, which will considerably 



