Part V.J Pearson: Note on the Utilization of Bamboo. 61 
To the east of the Sittang, the Thaukyegat Chaung is the most import¬ 
ant tributary and drains extensive areas of Unreserved Forests, con¬ 
taining much pyinkado and bamboos, as also in places “ Indaing ” 
(Dipterocarpus tuberculatus) in which the bamboo is scarce or en¬ 
tirely absent. To the north of this river occur smaller forests from 
which a certain number of bamboos could also be exploited. 
(3) Area. 
The reserved forests of this Division are very extensive and contain 
masses of bamboos. As was mentioned before, many of these forests 
are remote from good floating streams or floating is not practicable 
along some of the larger rivers, such as the Pyu and Kun, owing to the 
presence of rocky gorges where they enter the plains. For this reason, 
the areas from which bamboos can be exploited are relatively small as 
compared with the total areas under forest. 
The forests from which bamboos can be extracted are as follows:— 
Name of Reserve. 
Actual area of 
Reserved Forests, 
in acres. 
Forests from 
which bamboos 
can be exploited, 
in acres. 
fBondaung Reserve . 
23,757 
10,330 
Kabaung drainage 
J Kabaung Reserve . 
j 
188,934 
17,240 
1 
(^Unreserved Forest . 
Not known. 
10,000 
{ East Swa Reserve . 
13,555 
Swa drainage 
( Lower Saing Yane Reserve 
70,176 
15,000 
Thaukyegat drain¬ 
( Unreserved Forest, cast 
Not known but 
10,000 
age. 
| of the Sittang. 
very large. 
Drainage of six 
C Unreserved Forest on east 
Ditto 
12,000 
small feeders of 
< bank of the Sittang and 
the Sittang. 
( north of Toungoo. 
74,570 
Both Mr. Borie, the Divisional Forest Officer, and the writer of this report 
consider the estimate of 74,570 acres to be a low one, and well on the 
safe side. 
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