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Markets of less importance are at Bilaspur, Champa, Raigarh 
(Feudatory State) and Akaltara, and a market is developing at Kota. 
These markets together produce about half the yield at Pendra. 
The principal dealers in Pendra are:— 
Manik Ram Mahadeo, Marwari 
Somaru Ram Rambaros 
Sita Ram Kanaiya Lai 
Alladad Imam Din 
Madhu Rangnandan Prasad, agent of Kashi Prasad, of Jhalda 
and Mirzapur. 
There are no very large suppliers to the market. Sales are 
usually by open auction based on the chaori content. 
The lac actually grown in Bilaspur is probably half the Pendra 
yield, the other half coming from the Feudatory States of Sirguja 
and Korea. 
Very little lac cultivation is carried on in Government Forest. 
There are three Ranges, two of which, East and West Lormi, are 
unworked for lac ; the third Pantora being leased out to a contractor 
for a small sum. He, however, has too little capital to be able to 
undertake much by way of extensions. The work should be taken 
over departmentally in all Ranges. 
The zamindari system usually means the sale of the monopoly 
to a contractor. The zamindars of Matin and Pendra have revenue 
stations where royalty on export is collected at Rs. 2-2-0 per maund. 
The chief problem in Bilaspur, as in most districts, is the supply 
of brood-lac. The large zamindaris of Matin, Uprora and Korba 
might be encouraged to start lac nurseries and a beginning might 
be made with Pendra which is under the Court of Wards. One 
large Malguzar, Khushal Singh of Kargi near Tendwa, is now ex¬ 
tending cultivation and can supply brood-lac in the west of the district. 
Raipur. 
The Mahanadi river roughly divides Raipur district into plain and 
hills. To the west is the plain, open, cultivated land containing little 
tree growth and of no importance as a lac-producing area. East of 
the Mahanadi the country is hilly and generally well wooded, and 
in this area is to be found the bulk of the lac grown in the district. 
In the northern portion, lac is principally grown on Palas and in 
the southern on Kusum. 
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