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3. Area of the Forests. 

 The following division of the land of the island is given 



The more accessible areas of the merchantable forests have been 

 considerably over-exploited in the past. Taking this fact into 

 consideration, their area would represent not more than about 

 12 per cent, instead of 19 per cent. 



4. Ownership of the Forests. 



State Forests for Timber Production . 

 Other State Forests 



Total State Forests 

 Corporation Forests 

 Private Forests 



Total Forest Area 



S(i\iare Miles 



4,216 

 11,299 



15,515 



4,682 

 164 



20,361 



Per rent, of 

 Total Area. 



21 



55 



76 



23 



1 



100 



The Corporation forests belong to Buddhist Temples and to the 

 municipalities of Colombo, Kandi, Galle, Nuwara, Eliya and 

 Ratnapura ; the private forests belong to Native Chiefs and 

 Planters. 



The area of State Timber forests includes 8 square miles of 

 plantations, planted chiefly with teak in the low country, and 

 with Eucalypts, Acacia Melanoxylon and a few conifers in the 

 mountains. 



5. Important Forest Produce. 



There are about 60 important species of timber trees, most 

 of which have been mentioned above. In addition, a number of 



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