MEMORANDUM ON GQHAVARI TIMBER. 



Mr G-. A. Smith, collector of Rajamandri, reported, 18th 

 August 1838, on the timber of his district (vide " Papers on 

 Teak Forests of India" p. 187), in Eecords of the Bengal Govern- 

 ment, No. IXi 



1. The great depot for the Godavari teak is Koringa, where 

 many vessels are built ; yet even there it is found more profitable 

 to plank vessels chiefly with teak brought from the opposite 

 coast of Pegu. Either from want of means of transport, or the 

 force of habit, the wood-cutters about the Godavari cut short 

 almost every log to a length of 18 or 20 feet, and cut away one- 

 half of the thickness of the finest logs, leaving three projecting 

 pieces (as represented in fig. 1, p. 4), which are pierced for staples^ 

 for convenience in lashing either the yokes of the buffaloes for 

 conveying them from the forest, or in rafts on the water. - The 

 Palmers of Hyderabad at one time farmed teak forests, and sent 

 down some very fine timber ; but the speculation was given up, 

 as their agent at Nellapalle was unable to obtain the prices. 

 Government might perhaps prevent the waste noted by charg- 

 ing an excessive duty on all timber so hacked. It is strange 

 that this waste is only in the teak timber;, and not in woods of an 

 inferior description. 



2. In 1850, Captain Fenwick proceeded on an expedition to 

 investigate and report upon the forests in the valley of Savitri 

 (Sebbery), and the country between it and the Indrawati. The 

 result was not very favourable ; no large teak was said to have 

 been found, and forests of salwood, of various dimensions, were 

 almost all that Captain Fenwick reported. 



3. In 1856, Mr Tuke was sent to explore the Savitri river. 



