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Part I.] Pearson : Antiseptic treatment of Sleepers. 
{vii) ‘ Kindal,’ Terminalia paniculata. 
A tree confined to the West Coast and Southern Deccan from Goa 
southwards. It is much more plentiful than ‘ Sain ’ and similar in 
strength and structure to that timber. Figures of outturn are not avail- 
able, though probably from 300,000 to 400,000 c.ft. would be available 
annually from the Kanara and Malabar Divisions, at about 25 per cent, 
below ‘ Sain ’ rates. The use of ‘ Kindal ’ for sleeper treatment presents 
a sound proposition, which deserves far more attention than has been 
given it in the past. 
(viii) ‘ Hollock,’ Terminalia myriocarpa. 
A timber found in the North-East of Assam, growing in very fine 
stands. This species has not been worked much in the past, so that very 
considerable quantities are available. Were a demand to arise, there 
would be little difficulty in gradually working iip to an outturn of from 
100.000 to 150,000 Metre Gauge sleepers per annum. 
(ix) ‘ In,’ Dipterocarpus tuber ciilatus. 
Mr. Troup writing in Forest Pamphlet No. 13, dealing with ‘ In ’ 
timber, states that probably at least 70,000 tons of ‘ In ’ timber are 
extracted annually from Burma. He further states that future supplies 
will depend largely on the steps taken to protect ‘ Indaing ’ forests and 
on the developments of forest roads. He estimates that the quantity 
of ‘ In ’ available for export for many years wiU be well over 50,000 
tons per annum. 
{x) ‘ Gurjan,’ Dipterocarpus iurhinatus. 
‘ Gurjan ’ timber is found in large quantities in Burma, the Andam»ns, 
the Chittagong Hill Tracts and on the West Coast. Figures are not to 
hand as to the supplies available, though they are known to be very 
considerable. 
(xi) ‘ Kanyin,’ Dipterocarpus alatus. 
Some time ago figures were collected as to supplies of ‘ Kanyin ’ 
available for treatment, which show that the Pyinmana Division could 
supply some 150,000 Broad Gauge sleepers for 5 years, and that the 
Rangoon Division could supply 20,000 Metre Gauge sleepers annually 
for the same period. The Tenasserim Circle of Burma could supply 
2.000 tons or more annually, while it is estimated that were the four 
Dipterocarpus found in the Andamans to be worked, and sawmills, 
labour and shipping available, as many as 300,000 Broad Gauge sleepers 
could be supplied annually. 
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