104 APPENDIX TO THIRD REPORT ON FOREST OPERATIONS 



The terms of Venktesha Prabhu's contract were : — 



For selected, . Rs. 2-6-7 per candy. — For rejected, As. 2-7 

 Mr Pinto's terms are, 2-5-9 do. Do. . 2-8 



Decrease, . . . 0-0-10 Pie. Increase, . 0-1 Pie. 



From this it would appear that the present terms are lower. 

 Considering, however, that 775 logs were in the Kalanadi, and 

 about 400 are nearly brought down to the foot of the Shivapur 

 Ghat, on which the new contractor will have less expense, the 

 terms are in reality higher. The above 775 logs have arrived at 

 the depot. 



25. Teak Planting has been stopped from want of funds ; 

 7000 seedlings were raised last year. The expense was rather 

 high, considering the small number of seedlings ; however, the 

 same number now will, I hope, not cost half of what they came 

 to last year. 



The planter Abreo* has returned from Nellambur plantation. 

 Want of funds precluded me from spending money in preparing 

 ground for seedlings. The time has now passed, and the work 

 on a larger scale is necessarily deferred to next year. 



26. The present Establishment numbers fifty-one persons, ex- 

 clusive of those in my office, and are classed as under : — 



Temporary hands are not included, as they are required for a few 

 months only ; whereas the above are engaged throughout the year. 

 The .statement of wood unaccounted for shows, that about 48,000 

 candies of timber were taken from the depots during the year. 

 Besides, there have been at least 20,000 logs numbered, mea- 

 sured, and stamped, including stunted teak, defective jungle- 



* Having been fully instructed at the Conolly plantation, I trust that he 

 will introduce the system successfully and economically. — H. C. 



