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I have prepared a table giving the names of the 

 chief divisions of India and the number of districts 

 in each division which possesses forests, which are 

 large, or considerable, or insignificant, or where there 

 are no forests, and also the percentage of forest 

 land to the total area and to the area under crops 

 (see Table I, p. 62). 



The total area of India under direct British rule, 

 as given in Agricultural Statistics, 1919-20, is 625 

 million acres, as given in Financial Statistics for the 

 year 1918-19 (published 1920) is 692 million acres. 



In Financial Statistics the following figures are 

 given : 



British India, including native state?, total 



area in square miles . . . . . . . . . . 1,080,794 



Forest area in square miles 



Reserved . . . . . . . . . . 101,639 



Protected 8,557 



" Unclassed State " includes many areas 



of waste devoid of trees . . . . 141,272 



Total 251,468 



Proportion of forest area to total area of British India, about 

 " 23 " per cent. 



The combined reserved and protected areas, 110,000 

 square miles, equal to about 70,000,000 acres, and the 

 251,000 square miles, equal to about 161,000,000 acres, 

 should be compared with the 88,000,000 acres given in 

 Agricultural Statistics, and the proportion of forest area 

 given as " 23 " per cent., must be compared with the 

 14 per cent, given in Agricultural Statistics. 



The Imperial Gazetteer of India, published under 

 the authority of the Secretary of State in 1909, 



