TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ..." ... 1 



CHAPTER. 



I. Physical and economic importance of forests ... ... 3 



II. -The effects of disforestment ... ... ... 5 



III. The past and present policy of Government regarding 



afforestation ... ... ... ... 11 



JV. Tne method of afforestation ... ... ... 19 



V. Financial ... ... ... ... * ... 25 



VI. -Bibliography ... ... ... ... 29 



A fpENDlCES. 



I. Extract from the revenue settlement reports and Gazetteers 



of the Agra and Bundelkhand districts, United Provinces... 1 A 

 II. Letter 110. 39-C., dated the 6th January, 1912, from P. H. Clut- 

 ter-bud : , Esq., Conservator of Forests, Eastern circle, to the 

 Chief Secretary to Government, United Provinces ... 6A 



III. -Resolution no. 348, dated the 26th August, 1912 ... SA 



IV. Report of Messrs. Courthope and Nevill on the Etawah dis- 



trict, 1913 . ... ... ... ... lf A 



V. Proceedings of the Etawah Conference, July, 1913 ... 31 A 



VI. Letter no. 175-L., dated the 30th September, 1914, from the 

 Chief Secretary to Government, United Provinces, to the 

 Director of Land Records and Agriculture, Unite 1 Provinces 38A 



VII. Resolution no. 971, dated the 21st December, 1914 ... 4l A 

 VIII. Report on the ravine lands of Bundelkhand uud Muttra 



districts . ..- ... ... ... 49 A 



IX. Report on the ravines of the Bhadawar Estato, Agra district 76 v 

 X Letter no. 259-L., dated the 6th August, 19 ! 5, from the Chief 

 Secretary to Government, United Provinces, to the Director 

 of Land Records and Agriculture, United Provinces ... 89 A 



XI. Agreement deed between Government and the owners of 



ravine waste land in the Etawah district ... ... gj A 



XII. Note on the possibilities of afforestation in the Meerut dist rict 95A 



XIII. Note on the financial aspects of afforestation .. ... gg A 



XIV. --Ravine reclamation aud famine relief ... ... IOG A 



XV. Extracts from Mr. Nelson's final famine report of the Ktawah 



district (1919; ... ... ... ... 120 A 



XVI. List of the Forest officers employed on afforestation ... 125 A 

 XVII.-Copy ofG. 0. no. 1503/XIII 142 of the 9th September, 



1920. on the future policy of Government with regard to 

 afforestation ... ... ... J26A 



XVIII. Revised agreement with owners of waste land as approved 



by G. O. no. 1608/XIV 142 of the 2nd October, 1920 ... i29 A 



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