THIRD REPOKT ON FOREST OPERATIONS. 



From H. Cleghorn, Esq., M.D., Conservator of Forests, to the 

 Secretary to Government. 



Foet St George, Zlst August 1860, No. 143. 



Sir, — My annual tour commenced on 4th Jan. I860, by an 

 inspection of the sandal-wood tract in Nuggur, Mysore, and then 

 of the railway operations in the neighbourhood of Shemoga. 

 Afterwards I crossed into North Canara, and observed the general 

 state of the forests in the neighbourhood of Sircy and Tellapur ; 

 then I went with Mr Miiller to Hallial, and to the Sidh temple 

 on the Belgam frontier, which has been the subject of old stand- 

 ing controversy. We passed down to the plateau of G-und, 

 where operations are now commencing, and reached Sidashegur 

 by boat. From this my most distant point I was summoned by 

 Sir C. Trevelyan to meet him at Utakamand, and, en route to the 

 Nilgiris, inspected the Nellambur teak plantations. I had the 

 honour of discussing with his Excellency various questions con- 

 nected with the forest management of the mountain ranges, and 

 visited the Australian plantations, Sigur and Mudumalai forests, 

 part of Wainad and Coimbatore. In July, having suffered from 

 the effects of fever, I returned to Madras. 



2. Special Reports despatched during 1859-60, and dates of 

 Orders : — 



Mem. on the Introduction of the ) 



Cinchona Trees, 30th Aug. \ G. 0. 10th Sept. 1859, No. 1397. 

 1859, No. 766. ) 



K An" lSsfNr^ 1011 ' ^ } G " 0l 21st Sept> 1859 ' No - 1272 ' 

 Beport on the Mudumalai Forest, j Q Q mh g 1859 N 

 8th Aug. 1859, No. 744. J r ' 



E Ocf 1859 1 N^ a 820 ^^ "^ } G ' °" 4th Nov ' 1859 ' No - 160 °- 



