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formerly thought useless, but in saving the good trees, especially 

 the kanagalu, now nearly extirpated. The result is a profit, but 

 also an additional work for the establishment. , 



23. I have marked 5000 defective jungle trees for next season ; 

 but the present lot is somewhat better, containing some good 

 trees. They will be disposed of in the same manner as before. 



24. Contracts and Contractors. — The present state of the works 

 of each contractor is as follows : — 



(1.) Messrs Brice and Co.'s contract for 2500 jungle trees for 

 railway sleepers ended 31st Dec. 1859. The forest work was 

 finished within the prescribed time, but the sleepers have not yet 

 been exported. The seignorage due has been paid. 



(2.) Pondshenm, for conveying 3747 teak trees from the Sunk- 

 sal jungles to Gungawalli, had two years for the work, ending 31st 

 March last. Of 6217 logs delivered to contractors, he brought 

 3065 within the stipulated time. The balance (3151 logs) re- 

 main to be brought. Considering the large number of logs to be 

 conveyed from the ghatg to the coast in two seasons, and the 

 otherwise satisfactory working of the contract, I recommended 

 an extension of time till Feb. 1861, before which the logs can be 

 easily brought down, being now collected near the river ready 

 for floating. 



(3.) Vishwanatha. — Contractor for conveying 2000 jungle trees 

 from Sulagiri to Sedashigur. Two years of the three granted 

 for the work have passed without a single log arriving at the 

 depot. In my last report, I stated that this work was in a 

 backward state. This is now more obvious, and the prospect of 

 the contract being fulfilled is much diminished. However, the 

 contractor assures me that he will not fail tp bring the whole 

 next season. 



(4.) Mr Pinto, contractor for 2000 teak and blackwood trees 

 fromthe lower parts of Gund, has his work in an advanced state. 

 He has now collected 2102 logs, of which 502 have arrived at 

 Sedashigur, 



(5.) Venktesha Prabhu's contract for Shivapur feak has been 

 annulled, and the remaining logs in the forest (2268) have been 

 given to a new contractor, Mr Pinto. Two years, ending 31st 

 March 1862, are granted for the completion of the work. 



