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Indian Forest Records 
[Vol. VI 
TABLE XXXIII. 
Record of experimental sleepers of Indian Timbers, creosoted by Messrs. 
Millar's Timber and Trading Co., laid down in the North-Western 
Railway. 
Species. 
No. of 
sleepers 
laid down. 
Locality 
where laid 
down. 
Date of 
laying 
down. 
Date of 
last inspec¬ 
tion. 
Inspection notes. 
Abies Pindrow, 
* Silver fir.’ 
6 B.G. 
Ranipur Sta¬ 
tion, mile 
261/89 N. W. 
Railway. 
22nd March 
1912. 
22nd April 1917. 
Four having been 
found heavily 
damaged by white- 4 
ants were removed 
from the road in 
December 1916. 
Two left now are 
alright. Slight ten¬ 
dency to cut under 
the bearing-plate. 
Ptcea Morinda, 
‘Spruce/ 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
One was removed 
previously having 
badly cracked. Four 
were removed in 
December 1916 
having been eaten 
by white-ants, the 
last now removed 
badly damaged. 
Pxnus longifolia, 
* Chir/ 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
9th October 
1914. 
General condition 
good. Spikes on 
bearing-plates hold¬ 
ing well. No white- 
ants. There is a 
marked tendency 
to warp ; while the 
small surface cracks 
which have ap¬ 
peared are of no 
account. There is a 
slight tendency for 
the bearing-plate to 
cut into the seat. 
Pznus excelsa, 
• Kail/ 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Very good condition 
generally. 
The silver fir and spruce have been heavily attacked by white- 
ants, due no doubt to the very small quantity of oil they absorbed 
during treatment. 
(v) Record of Creopine sleepers laid in the Bengal and North- 
Western Railway. 
In 1906-07, the Bengal and North-Western Railway laid down at 
mile 27 of the Mansi-Bhaptiahi Extension of their system, a consignment 
of creosoted pine obtained from Europe. The exact species of pine 
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