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The principal markets are :— 
State. 
... Changbhakar. 
... Korea and Sirguja (south-west). 
Sirguja (north-east). 
"| Jashpur. 
| Udaipur, Sakti, Raigarh, Sarangarh and 
I Sirguja. 
... Kawardha. 
’** | Chhuikhadan, Nandgaon and Khairagarh. 
... Ranker and Bastar. 
No action is proposed by Government. Most of the States have 
their own trained Forest Staff and are aware of the importance of lac 
as a source of revenue; they may generally be relied upon to take 
the necessary steps to stimulate the industry. 
Drug. 
This district is small and not of very great importance. Lac, how¬ 
ever, is found throughout the district except in the Drug Tahsil. 
The south-eastern part including the Balod Forest Range is chiefly 
Kusum, the remainder being mostly Palas. 
The principal market is Balod which is included with Dhamtari 
in Raipur district. A certain quantity finds its way to Rajnandgaon 
(Feudatory State). The zamindar of Khujji has shown considerable 
interest in cultivation, which he has largely extended. 
Government action is hardly necessary in this district. The 
Balod Range Forests are included in South Raipur Division (See 
Raipur notes) and arrangements can probably be made with Khujji 
to supply brood in that locality. 
BHANDARA. 
Bhandara is an important district producing a particularly large 
and high grade Katki crop. The principal and almost only tree is 
Palas, which is found very abundantly in flat country on both sides of 
the narrow gauge railway from Gondia to Chanda and from Gondia 
northwards. Most of this forest is malguzari and zamindari, and 
there are only small patches of Government Forest. The Forest 
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Market. 
Sahdol 
Pendra 
Daltonganj and Garhwa 
Lohardaga 
Raj Gangpur 
Raigarh 
Tilda 
Dongargarh 
Rajnandgaon • ... 
Dhamtari 
