Zl 
Indian Forest Records. 
[Yol. YI 
“ The following list shows the amounts paid for monopolies and the 
estimated outturn of the 10 years 1901-02 to 1910-11:— 
Katha Division. 
Years. 
Price of mono¬ 
polies. 
Estimated 
outturn as 
per annual 
reports. 
Rs. 
(viss.) 
1901-02 . 
274 
4,354 
1902-03 . 
140 
2,700 
1903-04 . 
195 
1,950 
1904-05 . 
248 
2,598 
1905-06 . 
435 
1,014 
1906-07 . 
358 
3,577 
1907-08 . 
530 
5,300 
1908-09 . 
600 
6,000 
1909-10 . 
Nil. 
Nil. 
1910-11 . 
Nil. 
Nil. 
Total 
2,780 
27,493 
Average 
278 
2,749 
(1 viss=3'6 lbs.) 
“ The outturn is probably very much below the actual mark. Lately 
the demand for thitsi has fallen off considerably and this year 
(1911-12) only one monopoly was sold for Es. 100 while, during the 
two years previous, there was no offer for thitsi at all.” 
“ The amount which one man can collect, viz., 100 viss (360 lbs.) per 
annum is generally agreed upon by other forest officers and may be 
taken as approximately correct, although it would be advisable to 
carry out experiments to verify this figure. 
“ In the absence of further figures, I have taken this as the basis of 
my calculations for estimating the price at which the varnish could be 
exported to Rangoon and to England. 
Price of extracting 100 viss (360 lbs.) . 
Cost of kerodne oil tins, etc. 
Extraction to Katha riverside or railway 
Freight to Rangoon by steamer . 
Contingencies ..... 
♦ 
Total cost of extracting 100 
Taking 622 viss=l ton, total cost of 1 ton 
Royalty on 1 ton, at Re. 1 per 10 viss . 
Rs. 
A. 
p. 
• . , 
120 
0 
0 
7 
8 
0 
• • 
5 
0 
0 
• • • 
2 
14 
0 
. 
* 1 
10 
0 
VISS . 
137 
0 
0 
852 
0 
0 
. 
62 
0 
0 
Total 
914 
0 
0 
==£61 
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