Part ij Lindsay And IIardow : Lac and Shellac i*9 
managed by the Forest Department for demonstration purposes and 
for the supply of brood-lac. 
Bihar. 
Small quantities of lac are produced throughout most of the Bihar 
districts, but it is doubtful whether its cultivation is capable of much 
extension. Palas and Ber are found in parts of the area, but the 
climate appears to be far from favourable, particularly in the cold 
weather, and, though the production is undoubtedly capable of 
expansion, the possible total is not likely to be sufficient to warrant 
any special measure. 
At present, a certain amount of lac is marketed annually at 
Chapra and some also arrives at Pakaur from Purnea and adjacent 
districts. In both cases the totals are, however, quite small. 
Gaya. 
The importance of Gaya district lies chiefly in the shellac manu¬ 
facture carried on at Imamganj (including Raniganj), a village lying 
in the angle of country between Hazaribagh and Palamau districts. 
Lac is grown in this area, and along the southern border of the dis¬ 
trict. A small quantity is produced near Daudnagar on the Sone 
river, and in other parts of the district. 
The methods of cultivation employed are similar to those in 
Chota Nagpur but are rather more primitive. Important cultivators 
are :— 
Akhbar Hussain Khan of Kothi, P. S. Imamganj. 
The Raja of Kunda (Hazaribagh), Proprietor of Raniganj. 
Abdul Kadir Khan of Malhari, P. S. Imamganj. 
Abdul Rahman Khan of Malhari, P. S. Imamganj. 
Chhatardhari Sahu of Bihopur. 
Jagu Singh and Nagesar Singh of Jamuna. 
Sharafat Khan of Kothi, P. S. Imamganj. 
Imamganj is the only markePof any importance. It appears to 
receive about 40,000 maunds of Baisakhi, 20,000 of Katki and small 
quantities only of Kusmi and Jethwi, Much of this lac, however, 
comes from adjoining areas in Palamau and Hazaribagh districts, and 
Gaya district itself produces 25,000 maunds annually. 
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