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NOTE ON DHAURA OR BAKLI. 



the forests. In Gonda the tree is considered mature on attaining a girth 

 of six feet. Logs are exported in the round as it is difficult to saw by 

 hand, the coupes being sold to contractors, as usual in these Provinces. 



The following table gives the available details : - 



(vii) Bengal. 



Vernacular names. Dhoura, Hesel (Santal Parganas), Dhau, 

 Dhaunta, Saia. 



Local distribution. The tree is fairly common in all the forests of 

 Bengal and Orissa except in Kurseong, Tista and Darjeeling in the north 

 where it is not found. It favours the drier hills forming a large propor- 

 tion of the growing stock in Chota Nugpur, and ascending as high as 

 3,000 feet growing usually with Sal, Terminalias and other deciduous 

 trees, in Orissa trees 7 feet in girth are occasionally found, but further 

 north the limit is usually 5 feet and the commonest size 3 to 4 feet. Its 

 greatest height is 60 feet with a clear bole of 40 feet. 



Extraction. In Sambalpur, Santal Parganas and Puri Coppice 

 fellings are carried out and elsewhere trees are selected as required, a 



