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CHAPTER XII. THE MANAGEMENT OF BAMBOO FORESTS- (concld.). 



Supplementary silvicultural regulations . . . 177 



The congestion of bamboo clumps . . 178 



The propagation of bamboos . . . 179 



CHAPTEK XIII. CONTROL OF WORKING PLANS - 



Control forms ... . . . 180 



The compartment history . ... 181 



Divisional Note Book . .... 181 



Orders regarding control forms . 



Examples of compartment history and control forms . 184 



CHAPTER XIV. FIRE CONSERVANCY 



The necessity for fire conservancy . . . 196 



The scope and cost of fire conservancy . . 196 



A. Measures to prevent outbreak of fires. 



(1) External firelines ...... 198 



(2) Firelines and fire-patrols along roads . . .199 



(3) Camping grounds .... . 199 

 '4) Publicity. Fire notices ..... 



B. Measures to suppress and control outbreaks of fire. 



(1) The organisation for immediate communication of 



outbreaks ....... 199 



(2) The organisation for immediate concentration of 



labour to fight the flames .... 200 



(3) Beating out fires and counterfiring. The general 



technique ....... 201 



(4) Internal firelines. Plains . . . 201 



(5) The protective establishmeni .... 201 

 <6) Arrangements for food, drink, etc., for men engaged 



in extinguishing fires ..... 202 

 (7) Prevention of subsequent outbreaks when the fire 



has been brought under control . . . 202 

 C 1 . Measures to limit tl>e damage done l>y fires. 

 (1) Departmental burning, before fire season, of 



areas whose protection is not essential . . 202 

 <2) Departmental burning of slash, felling debris, etc.. 203 



