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ing teak ; but I learn this from the accounts rather than from Mr 

 Miiller's statements. 



In the southern taluks, the overseer, Mr Thompson, collected 

 and sent down to Mangalore 189 logs of jungle-wood, the sale 

 proceeds of which more than doubled the expenditure incurred 

 in saving this wood from destruction. Scattered as it was, I am 

 rather surprised that we succeeded so well, and I should have 

 been satisfied by the mere payment of expenses of an operation 

 which necessarily preceded the introduction of a new system. 

 The timber in the forests from which wood can be floated down 

 to Mangalore, is very much scattered ; but I am now engaged in 

 arranging contracts, from which I hope to obtain a supply of 

 timber for this market. Four contracts are in the course of com- 

 pletion — two satisfactorily so ; the third, however, has in point 

 of fact expired, and some correspondence is now passing between 

 Mr Miiller and me regarding it, as Mr .Miiller does not appear to 

 have put a stop to the contractor's operations, but to have allowed 

 him to proceed with his work, though there is little hope of his 

 ever completing it. 



10. Of the execution of the fourth within the period fixed, Mr 

 Miiller holds out but small hopes. 



11. One new contract has been entered into for the conveyance 

 to the coast of 2000 teak and blackwood trees, girdled in the 

 lower part of the Gund Forest. The rates are Es. 2-11-11 per 

 candy, no distinction on this occasion having been made between 

 selected and rejected timber. 



12. A three years' vaidah (permit) has been recommended by Mr 

 Miiller on account of tbe difficulties the contractor will have to 

 overcome in bringing out his timber, which is scattered over a 

 jungle high up the Black Eiver. The trees having been all spe- 

 cially selected and girdled by the Conservancy establishment; it 

 was thought unnecessary in this instance to make the distinction 

 which contracts hitherto entered into have contained, and the 

 contractor will be paid by the candy, and have no share of any 

 sale proceeds. 



13. From our dep6ts, timber has been furnished to the different 

 public departments (Bombay Dockyard, engineers of Hydrabad, 

 Darwar, Belgam, Lingasugur, Canara, and the Darwar factory) ; 



