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Indian Forest Llecovds. 
[Vol. IV. 
(12) Fuel 
Fuel is plentiful in this Division, and a certain amount could always 
be procured from the many saw-mills along the Sittang. It can also 
be obtained by floating it down the river from the Unreserved Forests. 
It would probably cost from Es. 8 to Es. 10 per ton landed at the mill. 
(13) Miscellaneous. 
The remarks made on page 59 regarding the possibility of floating out 
bamboos in conjunction with pyinkado apply with equal force to this 
Division. The great advantage of utilizing these forests for the supply 
of raw materials lies in the fact that floating can be carried out throughout 
the year down the Thankyegat Chaung. 
Myozo is a healthy place, though the forests during November and 
December are by no means healthy. The most difficult point to be 
settled is the labour question, about which it is difficult to obtain re¬ 
liable information. 
Burma Area No. Y. 
Arakan Division. 
(1) Name and Situation. 
The conditions which indicate the feasibility of extracting bamboo for 
paper-pulp in other districts of Burma, which have been described 
above, differ in toto in Arakan. The species of bamboo is different to 
that found in Burma proper, while the local conditions are peculiar to 
Arakan, and will therefore require to be described in detail. 
The forests from which bamboos can be extracted cover the various 
catchment areas, the drainage of which finds an outlet at or near the sea¬ 
port of Akyab (see map). This part of the district lies north and north¬ 
east of Akyab a Ed is drained by three large rivers, namely the Mayu 
to the west, the K.aladan in the centre and the Lemru to the east. The 
Arakan coast-line here runs more or less north-west and south-east, 
while the three above-mentioned rivers run from north to south converg¬ 
ing on Akyab, and are separated by parallel lines of hills rising to about 
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