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(B.) Extract Letter on the same subject to the Executive Engineer, 

 Wellington Barracks. 



UtaJcwnand, 11th July 1859. 

 There are four forests from which you can receive the required 

 timber for the Wellington works, viz. : — 1. Anamalai ; 2. Sigiir ; 

 3. Mudumalai; 4. Mysore. 



Anamalai. — (1.) The Anamalai timber was tried, and found to 

 be superior, but very expensive, the carriage up the Kunur ghat 

 being most difficult, even for logs of moderate size (as 20 cubic 

 feet) : besides this, the long scantling is peculiarly suited for ship- 

 building, and the short pieces being in great demand for the 

 railway, gun-carriage manufactory, &c, it seems undesirable to 

 have recourse to this source of supply for barrack buildings. 



Sigur. — (2.) The late contractor at Sigur (Husain Bava) has 

 a considerable supply of wood in his yard at Utakamand, and a 

 large quantity at his depot below ghat : the wood is good, but 

 generally of short lengths, averaging 12 feet, which does not suit 

 your purposes ; the cost is f rupee per cubic foot below, and E. 1 

 As. 4, above ghat, in sawn logs. There can be no objection to 

 a selection of such rafters, &c, as are found to suit the required 

 measurements. 



Mudumalai. — (3.) I have visited Mudumalai Forest to enable 

 me to report on the system of management, in accordance with 

 the order of Government, 4th July 1859, No. 1637. The size 

 of the logs there is greater than at Sigur, averaging 16 or 18 

 feet; and I think if Col. Lawford had the same opportuni- 

 ties of judging as I have had when traversing the forests, he 

 would not have condemned the timber. The quality generally 

 appears to be excellent ; the quantity in seasoned logs is not far 

 from 25,000 feet; of this I saw 18,000 feet, which had been 

 dragged to the side of the forest road. 



Mysore. — (4.) There are quarterly auctions held in the town of 

 Mysore, and about 1000 logs are available in the Heggadevin- 

 kota Forest ; the rate of the last sale of teak was E. 1 per c. f. 



