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debility, and insisted strongly upon their being supplied with 

 thick cumblies and sleeping on high cots. 



15. Elephants. — There are at present 14 elephants at work in 

 these forests. Eight belonging to the commissariat having 

 dragged to the road the greater part of the logs, will be trans- 

 ferred in the course of this month to Anamalai, where they are 

 much required. 



16. Bullocks. — Of 50 pairs of bullocks received two months ago 

 from Hunsur, 47 pairs are at work, one bullock was killed by a 

 tiger, two died on the ghat, and in two months six untrained 

 animals were lost in the jungle. 



17. Karkhana. — The whole of the buildings are mud edifices. 

 These are Capt. Morgan's hut, the office, bullock-shed, and saw- 

 pits, all roofed in with bamboo mats. I think it might be worth 

 while to build a small brick granary for the remainder of the 

 lease ; the loss and injury to the food supplies (rice, ragi, grain, 

 chillies, cocoa-nuts, &c.) during the monsoon is considerable, 

 and the risk of fire in the dry weather is great. 



18. Tank. — A small tank, constructed by Capt. Morgan, is of 

 great use to the department ; there are now ten feet of water in 

 it, and in the hot weather this gives the sole supply for the ele- 

 phants and establishment. 



19. Roads. — The forest is divided into two parts by a long 

 narrow swamp, in which the elephants often stuck fast, and over 

 which they could not drag the heavy logs. By damming one 

 end of this, the tank beforementioned has been formed, and this 

 band now forms a communication for carts, &c. 



20. A fair cart road has been constructed from the karkhana 

 to Nardi, a distance of 10 miles, and a second road to Kakanala, 

 distance of 7 miles. The road from the karkhana to Tipakadu 

 (8 miles) has been opened and improved, another road to the Gogo- 

 hala valley has been commenced, and will soon be completed. 



21. The working of this rented forest has not hitherto fallen 

 under my supervision, but, in accordance with the order of 

 Government, I beg to offer the following suggestions : — 



(1.) That the management continue as at present under the 

 charge of Capt. Morgan, executive engineer, who shall reserve 

 the best timber for the Wellington barracks and other Govern- 



