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10. A fee of A. 1 will be levied on every basket of charcoal 

 made in Government woods. 



11. The village officers are authorised to collect the fee at the 

 rates above set forth, and remit the same to the taluk treasury, 

 like other collections of revenue. Any extra collection, mis- 

 appropriation of the funds, &c, will render them liable to the 

 penalties provided for in Eeg. 9 of 1822. 



12. Every case of evading payment of the fee, and of the un- 

 authorised cutting of wood, will be considered as a fraud, and 

 dealt with accordingly. 



13. The preservation of the Government jungles, topes, fruit, 

 and timber trees from destruction, devolves upon the village 

 officers, who will be held responsible for any breach of these 

 rules ; where the forests are extensive, and cannot be conveniently 

 and efficiently overlooked by them, they will be aided by the 

 taluk establishment. 



14. These rules are applicable to all the taluks, exclusive of 

 the Nilgiri Hills. 



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