'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1902-1903' [‎33v] (60/106)

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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1902.1903,
Chap. IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
Empress and Bund
Gardens.
The gardens under the management of the Agri-horticultural Society of Western India
continued to maintain the steady progress shown during the past few years. The sales of
seeds, cut flowers, and plants especially increased considerably and evinced the popularity of the
Institution. The useful and ornamental character of the gardens was maintained up to a hio-^
standard and careful administration resulted in a net profit of about Rs. 2 , 200 . The Society
proposed to make a further extension of experiments and Government have agreed to help to the
extent of Rs. 3,000 per annum in this direction.
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4. irorests.
-Northern Circle.
Area.
Boundaries.
Working Plans.
Forest offences.
Forest fires.
Free grants.
Plantations.
Communications and
buildings.
Financial results.
Area.
Boundaries.
Working Plans.
ForeA offences.
Forest fires,
riant it ions.
Free grants.
Communications and
buildings.
1 ' inancial results.
Area.
During the year the area of reserved forest increased by 8 square miles and the area of
protected forest decreased by 120 acres. The Dang forests were differentiated into ^Reserved”
and “ Protected ” with revised areas respectively of 217 and 435 square miles.
The outer boundary was cleared for 220 miles, and 631 miles were demarcated by cairns in
Tirana, Surat and Panch Mahdls, The total cost of these operations, including repairs amounted
to Rs. 7,542. '
268 coupes with an acreage of 14,033 were demarcated in Thflna for exploitation at a cost
of Rs. 473.
Prosecutions before Magistrates decreased in number from 166 to 140, with a percentage of
85 convictions as against 84 in 1901-1902. 738 cases were compounded and Rs. 1,459 received
in compensation. The number of cattle impounded rose from 6,363 to 7,457.
The area actually protected rose from 800,037 to 855,461 acres, while the cost decreased
byMirff 8 ' wll0 ^ e area Dang forests was said to be traversed
1902^ iee ^ iants ^ m ^ er value of Rs. 4,504 were made as against Rs. 3,988 in 1901-
n , successful plantations were made in Central Thdna. Artificial reproduction in the
Bubar, Chikhh and Mdndvi Ranges of Surat showed good results. The total expenditure under
ooodTpanch , Nat ” al ( £ e P r « duct ‘ 0 “ of teak was good in South Thana and very
to ooa in ranch Mahdls, but poor m Surat and Central Thana. ^
in thf Dd“gs. f KS ‘ 19,744 WaS Spent 0n r0ads and buildin g s > of which about one-half was spent
Es i ! oH^ tUr % a Qm U ?ao d , t0 S, S - 4 > 47 ’ 211 and Rs - S.19.0S0 as compared with
4 ’ dl ' 4dl and Rs - 3 >0fi465 m 1901-1902, The net surplus decreased by Rs. 1 , 788 .
2.-—Central Circle.
»a £2 i'JXwtS'bj.Si'Tss 4 ' 102 ““
No demarcation
for the PooSTted! W^T f ° r 4® babul reserves of Ahmednagar was sanctioned and one
197 clr.fnd f Tu S 18 under eonsidera t lon - The field establ.shment laid out on the around
197 compartments wrth an aggregate acreage of 18,183 at a total cost of Es. 861> 0n tne * rountl
° f 87 “fictions. The
cattle impounded fell from 131,661 to’l27,790. S ° r Rs-8)842 oompensation. The number of
8 per F i r nt WrSed 667,21 ° a ° reS a = ainsfc 979)874 » the previous year, a decrease of
nursery at Manjri raised 1 ! iO^OSO^lams a” ° Yei ' an i are - a i.°^« 16 ’ 51i aCre8 ‘ Tbe central
seeded plentifully i n Khdndesh’hU-el l ®? mpa ff d wlth 7 ’ S3fi . 370 in 1901-1902. Trees
heat still retarded the reproductive powere dTmost speefes.^ ^ previous y ®”’ 8 drou & ht and
Tree grants of timber to the value of Rs. 4,411 were made.
year. A PoreftOffiTer’s'bmig^ow at'jJhuha 611 by Public VYoi ' ks De P ar tment during the
galow at -Uhnlia was under construction.
expenditure floTRri'Icyslo&^^'lh !’ 5 ' 821 “ 1901 - 1902 to 3,52,028 and the
^ Southern Circle.
forest decreased by 269 acres during ttm year" ^ Wl ^ es acres an ^ that of protected