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FORESTRY.

form of culture, generally speaking, disastrous to the forests
and soil and prolific in causes of litigation as to ownership—
thus tending still further to shrink the forest area to its
present proportions.

MOUNTAIN FOREST SCENE.

Following the organization of the Forest Department in
Ceylon, restrictions were placed upon the wholesale exploitation
 of the Colony’s most valuable woods, but the actual
value realized by sale of forest produce is best expressed by
the following table, which indicates the revenue by sale of
forest produce during fourteen years :—
Table of Forest Revenue for Fourteen Years,

Ra

1888 ... 224.500
1889 ... 325.920
1890 ... 501.816
1891 ... 374.450
1892 ... 458003

Rs.
1893 ... 360,595
1894 ... 878,250
1895 -... 413,361
1896 .. 465,264
1897... 477.871
Total ... Rs. 5,719,475

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Rs.
1898 ... 500,219
1899 ... 486,420
1900 ... 383,179
1901 ... 869.627