88 _ THE FOREST LANDS OF FINLAND. 
‘5. Sulia—In Sulia there is much young teak and 
blackwood coming on, under the supervision of Mr 
Thompson, forest overseer, who resides at Putér, and 
any application for Koomaree land in the neighbourhood 
might be submitted 'to him for previous report. 
°6. North Canara,—In North Canara (Supah and Yella- 
pur), where there is much most valuable timber, and the 
eonservancy of which is financially profitable, I would be 
more eareful. I would disallow all Koomaree without pre- 
vious sanction. The sub-collectors at Sirce and Honore, 
if not able personally to examine the spot, could refer the 
question to Mr Miiller, assistant conservator at Shadshegur, 
or to the forest overseer at Halldl: permission being granted 
in each case by the European revenue authorities. Great 
supplies of timber have been made to public departments 
from these two taluks, and the railway pressure is now 
heavy upon them. We cannot afford to give up any of 
the fine forests for Koomaree. There are here and there 
pieces of inferior jungle where Koomaree might probably 
be allowed without much mischief, but the spot should 
always be first inspected. 
‘7. Permanent Cultivation preferable—With reference 
to par. 4 of the Pro. of Government under reply, there 
cannot be a doubt that it would be better if cultivation 
was confined to lands permanently cleared, and there is 
every reason to believe that the millets would be pro- 
duced abundantly in the rich soil of the ghats, particularly 
‘if the plots were enriched by cattle and leaf manure. 
Perhaps some of the land now used for Koomaree culture 
would not bear a series of millet crops; but in all proba- 
bility a judicious rotation would obviate the necessity of 
change of a locality. When the cultivation is confined to 
one kind of cereal, the land is impoverished, and nothing 
would answer so well above ghat, after cereals, as potatoes. 
‘8. Result in Mysore.—It was partly at my suggestion, 
in 1846, that the Koomaree culture was prohibited in 
Mysore, and the superintendents of Coorg, Nagar, and 
Astagram, under the Commissioner, have all assured me 
