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3. Area and Ownership of the Forests. 



The whole area of the private forests is likely to be cleared 

 for cultivation. 



4. Relationship of the State to the Forests. 



Legislation. — Under the Land Regulations the Governor may- 

 set aside land for the estabhshment of Forest Reserves, and he 

 may also release such land from reservation. The local Legisla- 

 ture may by law prescribe the penalties for certain acts committed 

 on Crown lands without sufficient licence. The Forest Ordinance, 

 No. 42 of 1915, prescribes these penalties. They are higher in 

 the case of illegal acts committed in reserved forests than on other 

 Government lands. 



Administrative Methods. — On the advice of Mr. F. A. Lodge, of 

 the Indian Forest Service, given in the year 1900, over 300 square 

 miles were selected and demarcated as Reserves, principally 

 designed for the conservation of the water supply, and for protec- 

 tion against wind for the benefit of agriculture. The greater part 

 of these reserves is available for the production of timber, but 

 some areas are inaccessible, while others have poor soil. The fire 



