Indian Forest Records. 
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in Government forests has been received as a result of questions addressed 
to the Conservators of Forests in India ; — 
No lac is at present produced in the forests 
of this province. 
No lac is exploited in the Southern Circle of the Bombay Presidency 
and the Conservator states that he is not aware 
that it exists in the circle. 
I. Hazara, North-West 
Frontier Province. 
2. Bombay and Sind. 
In the Northern Circle the Conservator states that lac is not a com- 
mercial product of the forests, and although it may be occasionally seen 
on various kinds of trees no steps towards its cultivation appear advis- 
able. 
In the Central Circle of the Presidency lac is present in the West 
Khandesh, Nasik and Satara Divisions. 
In the West Khandesh the area of forest lands yielding lac cannot 
be stated, as the produce is not collected departmentally but on a small 
scale only by Bhils. Zizyphus jujuba. Ficus religiosa and Schleichera 
trijuga are the chief lac-bearing trees. 
In the Nasik Division the area of forest lands from which the product 
is obtainable caimot be given. In three ranges only, viz., Chandvad, 
Kalwan, and Dindori, is it collected, and this collection is undertaken 
entirely by the local inhabitants who cut off the branches and scrape off 
the lac. In Kalwan after collection the lac is boiled and made into cakes. 
The chief trees are the Zizyphus jujuba. Ficus religiosa, Ougeinia dalber- 
gioides, and Veltur {?). 
In the Satara Division also the area caimot be given. The collection 
is small and departmental collection said to be financially impossible. 
The trees are Ficus cordifolia and Xylia dolabriformis. 
The Conservator states that no steps are being taken to increase the 
area under lac anywhere and no royalty is obtained from it in the circle. 
Lac is not cultivated in the Punjab forests, and the Forest Depart- 
ment derives no revenue from the product. 
3. Punjab. Conservator states that no steps are taken 
by Government to increase the outturn of lac, and as there is no lac in 
the forests under the Department, no attention has been paid by the 
latter to the matter. The trees on which the insect lives are Zizyphus 
jujuba. Acacia arabica, Butea frondosa, and to a small extent Ficus 
religiosa and other figs. 
