West Indian Colonies. 371 
OTHER BRITISH POSSESSIONS AND COLONIES. 
Under the influence of the Indian forest service, or 
stimulated by its success, some of the other British 
Colonial governments in Africa and Australia have 
attempted and sometimes succeeded in establishing a 
forest policy. 
Of West Indian territories Ceylon, the nearest 
neighbor to India, with over 25,000 square miles, of 
which 42 percent wooded, mostly with second growth 
forest of small value, attempted long ago an organi- 
zation with the aid of Indian foresters, but by 1900 had 
of over 10,000 square miles only 431 in reserves, in 
addition to nearly 1800 acres planted. One Conserva- 
tor and 8 Assistant Conservators produce a net revenue 
of less than $30,000, there being an import of $250,000 
necessary to eke out the wood requirements of the 3.5 
million people. 
The Straits Settlement, an area of 1526 square miles, 
had by 1900 a reserved state forest area of 138 square 
miles under an experienced Indian forest officer. 
Gutta percha, rubber and gums are here the most 
valuable products. 
The Federated Malay States, with 26,350 square 
miles, and heavily wooded, after a report by the Indian 
Inspector General have begun to reserve forest areas, 
some 100,000 acres having been set aside, which are 
administered by the Conservator of the Strait Settle- 
ment’s reserves. 
The government of the island of Cyprus also employs 
a forest officer and guards to look after its 700 square 
miles of forest. 
