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Santhla (403), Saleti (83), Aloli I and II (62), Kandbari (5066), 

 Soupdhar and Pundban (10,831), Boh (7834), Narwana (151), and 

 Chanderban (4484). 



Simla. The Division is practically all situated in the hills, 

 the forests being mainly in Native States. The Deputy Com- 

 missioner, as Political Officer, issues passes for shooting, which 

 cover everything outside certain specified preserves. 



The patch of sal-forest known as Kalesar at the foot of the 

 Simla Hills on the west bank of the Jumna River, area 11,570 

 acres, is closed to all shooting, as is also the Jagadhari or 

 Kalanour plantation, an area of 197 acres. So also no shooting- 

 is permitted in the forests of the Simla Catchment Area. The 

 forests of the rest of the division are open. Kalesar contains 

 sambhar and chital, hog-deer and kakar; the Jagadhari plantation 

 pheasants etc. ; and the Simla Catchment Area gural, serow, 

 pheasants, and chukor. 



Lahore. The areas closed to shooting in the Lahore Division are 

 mostly plantations. In the well-known Changa Manga planta- 

 tion of Sissu and Mulberry, situated at about 40 miles from Lahore, 

 Blocks III and XIV (area 4424 acres) are closed to shooting, as 

 is also Shahdara Plantation close to Lahore (1828 acres) and tlie 

 Shadhanwali Plantation area (3059 acres). 



It will be seen from the above that in the Punjab considerable 

 progress has been made in the endeavour to protect the game of 

 the Province. 



The game to be protected is nilgai in Changa Manga and 

 game birds etc. elsewhere. 



3. United Provinces. 



Curiously enough, there are as yet no Game Sanctuaries in the 

 United Provinces, and this in spite of the fact that many of the 

 forests are probably amongst the most intensely shot over in the 

 country. It is understood that this question is now receiving 

 the consideration of the Lieutenant Governor and his Conser- 

 vators of Forests, and it is probable that before long the game 

 of the United Provinces will be given that amount of protection 

 which is essential if its deterioration and disappearance is to be 

 prevented. Were it possible to close blocks of considerable size 

 in shooting grounds like those, e. g., of the Dun (Siwalik Division), 

 there might possibly be some hope of saving the wild animal fauna 

 from extinction ; that it is perilously near this, all who are 

 familiar with the conditions and the absurd so-called shooting 

 "rights" these forests are burdened with are well aware. 



With Sir John Hewett, the Lieutenant Governor, I would 

 advocate the closing of blocks of forest in every shooting division 

 in the Province for periods of two (T advocate preferably three) 

 years, the areas to be carefully selected and listed and closed 

 and opened in rotation. If an example as to the necessity of this 

 step being taken is required, it is only necessary to compare, say, 

 the Patli Dun with the ruined Dehra Dun forests as an example 

 of what unrestricted shooting, without protection, must lead to. 



