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forests in both localities are very similar, being situated on the 
eastern slopes of the Pegu Yomas. 
From Appendix II it will be seen that the average yield of dry inter¬ 
nodes of both Kyathaung and Tinwa is 39,047 lbs. or 17*6 tons per acre. 
The area of forests covered by these bamboos is 271,372 acres, giving a 
gross yield of 9,596,262,284 lbs. or 4,775,147 tons of dry internodes. 
Estimating that the forests can be cut over once in five years, the 
possible sustained yield of dry internodes works out at 955,029 tons per 
annum. 
(7) Lines of export. 
The bamboos will have to be dragged from two to three miles to the 
nearest floating stream, and thence floated down the Ngalaik and 
Yonbin Chaungs to the Sittang river. Floating is only possible in the 
rains, and even then only in times of flood. This would seem to rule out 
these forests as a suitable locality whence the raw material could be 
exploited; on the other hand, very large quantities of teak are floated 
down annually by these streams, and there appears to be no reason why 
bamboos should not also be extracted in the same way. Mr. Leete, 
the Divisional Forest Officer, expressed it as his opinion that the work 
could be carried out without difficulty. On the Sittang floating is 
possible throughout the year. 
The only forest in which it is possible to exploit bamboos by carts is 
the Yanaungmyin Reserve, and this could only be done in the open 
season. 
The various distances over which it will be necessary to float bamboos 
the forest to the Sittang are as follows, the distance from the 
junction of the Sittang and Ngalaik to the mill being 120 miles :— 
(i) The Taungnye Reserve, from 20 to 40 miles. 
(ii) The Ngalaik Reserve, from 45 to 60 miles. 
(in) The Kaing Reserve, from 30 to 40 miles. 
(iv) The Pozaungdaung Reserve, from 20 to 40 miles. 
(v) The Yanaungmyin Reserve, 20 miles. 
(vi) The Pal we Reserve, from 35 to 60 miles. 
(vii) The Yonbin Reserve, from 25 to 50 miles. 
(viii) The Minbyin Reserve, from 29 to 50 miles. 
At present the rafting work on the Ngalaik and Yonbin is done by 
local men, two men bringing down a raft of 150 Kyathaung, or of 200 
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