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3. Area and Ownership of the Forests. 



Agricultural Land 



Forests, Merchantable 

 Forests, Unmerchantable 



Total Forests 

 Other Land 



Grand Total. 



18,300 

 73,200 



Square Miles 



2,209 



91,500 

 58,791 



152,500 



Per cent, of 

 Total Area. 



1-5 



12-0 



48-0 



60-0 

 38-5 



100-0 



The different types of forest participate in the area as follows :- 



Type la. Khaya forests 



Type lb. Cussonia and Eugenia 



Type 2a. Baikgea 



Type 2b. Copaifera 



Type 2c. Brachystegia . 



Forest of exotic Trees 



Square Miles. 



2 



20 



9,141 



18,285 



64,048 



4 



Total 91,500 



The division of the area according to proprietorship, is as 

 follows : — 



State Forests : 



For Timber production 



Other Forests 



Total State Forests 

 Corporation Forests . 

 Forests of Private Individuals 



Total . 



Square Miles. 



36,600 



Per cent, of 

 Forest Area. 



40 



91,500 



100 



4. Lmportant Timbers and Other Produce. 



The most important timbers are : — 



Lovoa Swynnertonii, called " brown mahogany," a huge tree 

 attaining up to 160 feet in height with a straight bole up to 

 90 feet long and a diameter up to 6 feet. Heartwood very durable. 



Khaya nyasica, red mahogany, a huge tree of the same class 

 timber with handsome grain and durable. 



