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SECOND REPORT ON FOREST OPERATIONS 



exceptional, and arose from the necessity of meeting large and 

 emergent military demands, especially for the Belgam barracks, 

 which could not be instantly met by the small staff of employes 

 in the Conservancy Department. 



(1.) Gimd Forest. — Some progress has been made in working 

 this valuable forest, and Captain Taylor, Indian Navy, has 

 explored the Black Eiver and taken the levels. He reports 

 favourably as to the quantity of teak, and that although there is 

 a.succession of small rapids, amounting to a fall of 120 feet in 

 the river, the timber can be floated down, though not without 

 some difficulty.* 



(2.) Wurdah River. — Bafts are being floated down the Wur- 

 dah and Tumbhadra Bivers to Bellari, to meet the requirements 

 of the north-west line of the Madras Bailway. 



(3.) Boads. — The two lines of road specially recommended by 

 the collector (par. 20) would be of great value to the Forest De- 

 partment, and enable us to extend our operations into tracts 

 which at present are inaccessible. 



(4.) Wood in Depot. — The accompanying table shows the 

 quantity of wood in store in different dep6ts ; the proceeds of the 

 auctions will appear in this year's account : — 



* Captain Taylor's letter to Government in Ext. Min. Cons., No. 677, 

 Eev. Dep., 17th May 1859. 



