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second offence, should forfeit the privileges granted him 
by the regulations. Copies of the regulations should be 
sent to the Indian Missions and Police-stations on the 
rivers. 
As only very small quantities of greenheart are to be 
had at present below the falls, and that of an inferior 
quality, if the timber trade is not to cease entirely owing 
to this tract of forest being exhausted, some other means 
must be devised to maintain the supply. This can only 
be done by getting the timber from above the falls. 
On the Essequibo River, above the falls, there are 
many millions of cubic feet of the best timber growing 
very near the edge of the water. Its proximity to the 
water is a material circumstance, as every log has to be 
hauled to the river or creek by gangs of men. Cattle or 
mules in such localities suffer much from the attacks of 
bats, and must be fed on hay and oats, as no suitable 
fodder can be found in the forest in sufficient quantity 
to feed them ; thus they are seldom if ever employed. 
The land between the Essequibo and the Demerara 
Rivers is comparatively low, and some of the creeks 
from both rivers have their sources in the same savan- 
nahs ; so that if the upper parts of the creek were cleared 
it would be possible in the wet season to go right across 
from river to river, by ascending one creek and descending 
another. All the large creeks on the respective rivers 
have their sources very near each other, and by con- 
necting two of these creeks by means of a canal I 
think the desired end would be gained, supposing the 
positions of the creeks to be suitable. The creek on the 
Essequibo must enter that river above the series of falls 
