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forests, but dragging from the stump being sometimes necessary, and 

 boats are employed in the south. From a few divisions timber may be ob- 

 tained, but reliable estimates of the amount available annually have not 

 yet been made in most of them. Some figures regarding extraction are 

 given below. The royalty is R6 per khandy of 12^ cubic feet in Kanara. 



In the Rajpipla State the tree occurs in most of the hill forests, 

 being occasionally as plentiful as 25 trees to the acre, and attaining a 

 girth of 36 inches. During the years 1904 to 1909, 20,000 cubic feet 

 were extracted and the quantity available annually in future is estimated 

 at 5,000 cubic feet, the duty levied by the State being 3 annas per cubic 

 foot. Converted timber can be delivered 'at about three times the rates 

 quoted for rough timber in the table below. The logs are extracted by 

 Bhils and when possible are floated down the Nerbudda, most of them 

 finding their way to Baroda, Ahmedabad, or North Gujrat. 



In Baroda it is scarce, but sells for S3 per cart-load of 12 cubic feet 

 when available. 



Division or 



State. 



Market rate. 



Eate for delivery. 



1 B 



