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government, being on the boundary of the forest belt of the 

 Dnieper basin, promise a considerable increase of revenue 

 from forests. The following data may give an idea of the 

 importance of the wood trade on the crown estates of this 

 government : 



1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. 



Roubles. Roubles. Roubles. Roubles. Roubles. 



Sold, .... 39,288 29,727 35,800 59,720 86,662 



Sold at a reduced tax, - 918 960 860 1,301 3,156 



Given gratis, - - - 4,532 3,544 6,774 8,677 20,116 



'The northern group of forests of the Kiev govern- 

 ment comprise the following 



Kiev, 1st District, - 

 2nd, - - 

 Radonisk, 1st, 



2nd, - 



3rd, 



The southern group 



Tchigivirin District, 15,632 1 158 656 13,812 : 



Tcherkaszy, - - 28,204 160 68 539 : 



2nd, - 10,425 13 11 114 



Svenigorod, - - 16,704 558 30 



' Besides these forest districts there is also the 

 Berdicher, which by its position, and conditions of sales, I 

 forms part of the Jitomir forest district governments of 

 Volhinia, and is not a separate forest district of the 

 government of Kiev,' 



