HATCH : THE KOLAR GOLD-FIELD. 



The timbers chiefly in use are the following :— 



Teak or Sagwani, Kan. {Tectona grandis, Linn.) imported in 

 logs, scantlings and planks, being used for pump-rods, runners 

 and flooring. The price of logs up to 35 feet in length is 

 about R3=8-o per cubic foot, while the price of the scantlings 

 and planking is R4-8=o and R4 per cubic foot, respectively. 



Urupu or Irubogam {Hopea parviflora^ Bedd.) imported in logs, 

 scantlings and planks and used for underground timbering. 

 The price of the logs up to 17 feet is about Ri-n-o per cubic 

 foot and above 17 feet, Ri-13-0. The scantlings are from 6 

 to 12 inches square and cost R2-5-0 per cubic foot. The 

 planks are from Ri-12-0 to R2-5-0 per cubic foot. 



Irul [Xylia dolabriformis, Benth.) imported in \\ to 2-inch 

 planks at Ri-6-0 per cubic foot ; and in poles for underground 

 timbering from 10-inch diameter upwards, the price ranging 

 from 12 annas per cubic foot to R 1-3-0 up to 20-inch diameter 

 and above 20-inch diameter at Ri-9-0 per cubic foot. 



Casuarina or Sura, Kan. [Casuarina equisetifolia, Forst.) 

 imported in poles for underground and surface work at 7 to 

 12 annas per cubic foot. 



Black Matti or Malabar walnut. {Terminalia tomentosa, Bedd.) 

 imported in logs for poppet-head construction at Ri-12-0 per 

 cubic foot. 



White Matti {Terminalia arj'una, Bedd.) imported in one-inch 

 planks for casings, at Ri-12-0 per cubic foot. 



White Cedar or Toon wood, Tundu, Kan. {Cedrela Toona, 

 Roxb.) in one-inch planks for casings at R2-4-0 per cubic 

 foot and in logs for construction work at Ri-12-0, up to 22 

 feet in length, and above 22 feet at R2-14-0. 



Indian Red- wood or Bastard Cedar, Suami, Kan. {Soymida 

 febrifuga, Adr.) in logs, up to 22 feet, at Ri-10-0 per cubic 

 foot, and above 22 feet at R 2-4-0 ; used for mill pulley-wheels, 

 screens, etc. 



Sago-palm or Bhyni {Caryota urens, Linn.) in beams at 

 R2-0-0 per cubic foot, used for mill-guides. 



